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The Weekly Round-Up: 02.11.07
Round-Up Negroponte recently reportedly told The New York Times: "I have to some degree underestimated the difference between shaking the hand of a head of state and having a cheque written. Complaints soon began to hit Apple's support web forums and phone... [02 Nov 2007]
IBM hits server seller with patent suit
News IBM, which filed the suit last week in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, claims Platform Solutions (PSI) has violated the terms of a customer agreement with the technology giant and infringed five patents. [07 Dec 2006]
Big Blue shifts focus to China
News IBM has announced it will move its global procurement HQ to China from its present location in New York. IBM said no jobs will be lost in New York as a result of the move. The new base will be located in Shenzhen, where the company already has 1... [13 Oct 2006]
IBM blade upgrade coming soon
News The launch of the system, confirmed by sources familiar with the plan, is scheduled to take place at a press event in New York. The blade server upgrade is key to Big Blue's attempt to stay ahead in the strategically important and fast-growing market. [31 Jan 2006]
IBM sells PC division
News Worldwide headquarters in New York One senior IBM executive explained part of Big Blue's motivation for the transaction. IBM will sell its PC division to China-based Lenovo and take a minority stake in the former rival in a deal valued at $1.75bn... [08 Dec 2004]
IBM Linux roll-out going slowly
News IBM recently opened a fabrication plant in New York that runs completely on Linux. Big Blue is migrating over to Linux internally but it's taking its time, according to an IBM executive speaking at the Linux User and Developer show in London. [22 Apr 2004]
Leader: Linux comes a long way - but let's be realistic
Leader With all the commotion surrounding the annual LinuxWorld conference in New York this week the issue of Linux on the desktop as a 'Windows-killer' has once again reared its head. Sun's UK MD cheekily offered to help IBM following Big Blue's leaked... [22 Jan 2004]
EMC and IBM get cosy for storage
News IBM, based in Armonk, New York, views the relationship with EMC as a good opportunity to derive revenue from the many storage technology patents it holds. EMC is also licensing technology from IBM to improve compatibility for its customers using... [07 Oct 2003]
IBM rules out PeopleSoft rescue bid
News Steve Mills, senior VP and group executive of IBM's software group, speaking at the company's research headquarters in Westchester, New York said: "We're not in the applications business and we don't plan to be in the applications business. [05 Aug 2003]
IBM in £6.5bn 'on-demand' computing push
News The plans show a complete turnaround from the arrogant bureaucracy IBM had become in the 1980s and has been working for years to change, said Robert Frances Group analyst Ed Broderick, who is attending an analyst conference in Palisades, New York... [01 May 2003]
IBM does deal in Brazil as outsourcing market remains fertile
News For the Armonk, New York-based company as a whole, fourth quarter 2002 revenue from continuing operations reached $23.7bn, up 7 per cent year-over-year. Big Blue said on Tuesday it plans to work with the carrier to consolidate and manage all of its... [09 Apr 2003]
SCO admits business risks of IBM lawsuit
News The move was possible because IBM is incorporated in New York, whereas SCO is incorporated in Delaware. The filing warns of several possible ways the suit could hurt SCO: legal fees are likely to "increase substantially" and revenue from joint... [01 Apr 2003]
IBM: 'Linux is here to stay'
News Steve Mills, the head of IBM's software group, continued the pro-Linux drumbeat on Thursday in a keynote speech at the LinuxWorld Conference and Expo in New York. Big Blue has 4,600 customers buying Linux servers, software or services, he said. [24 Jan 2003]
Mainframes get open source database
News The new version of MySQL is now available for download, and MySQL will show the product next week at the LinuxWorld Conference and Expo in New York. Linux has breathed new life into the zSeries line, a decades-old, venerable family, but not one... [15 Jan 2003]
Latest Lotus captain takes the helm
News Since acquiring Lotus in 1995, Armonk, New York-based IBM has endeavoured to retain the independence of the Lotus division, which was a trailblazer in the PC industry with its 1-2-3 spreadsheet and later with its Lotus Notes collaborative software... [10 Jan 2003]
