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HP close to buying EDS for $12bn
News Thanks to IBM's Global Services arm, Big Blue can offer back-end hardware such as servers along with long term service contracts. HP, which is due to report its second quarter earnings on Thursday, issued a press release after the close of the... [13 May 2008]
Big Blue opens patent pool to healthcare industry
News IBM is giving the healthcare and education industries free access to its patent portfolio, the company said on Monday. Big Blue is also giving free access to patents for help in developing standards-based applications in the education arena. [25 Oct 2005]
Oracle-Siebel mega-merger: What the analysts say...
News Oracle's mega-merger with Siebel Systems received mixed reviews on Monday from analysts, customers and partners but there were few concerns about the companies' ability to integrate. Microsoft competes with Oracle in the applications market with... [13 Sep 2005]
IBM lends a hand to extend Firefox's reach
News IBM will donate 50,000 lines of code to the Mozilla Foundation's Firefox web browser to make it friendly for people with visual and motor disabilities, Big Blue said on Monday. In addition, developers can work on "rich internet applications... [16 Aug 2005]
IBM facing investigation by the feds
News IBM said on Monday that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched an investigation related to the company's first-quarter earnings and how the company accounted for stock-based compensation. [28 Jun 2005]
IBM to buy Ascential for $1.1bn
News Big Blue said the deal will complement its information integration business, which it said produced triple-digit growth in 2004. Big Blue plans to establish Ascential as a business unit within its information management software division, which is... [14 Mar 2005]
IBM offers 500 patents to open source
News The company plans to grant royalty-free access to more patents in the future for open source use, a representative said on Monday. IBM has decided to let open source developers use 500 software patents without fear of an infringement lawsuit, a new... [11 Jan 2005]
IBM wins supercomputing crown
News In the entire supercomputing market, Big Blue is getting bigger and nearing HP's top rank. After two and a half years at the top of a list of the world's fastest supercomputers, NEC's Earth Simulator has finally been dethroned: IBM's Blue Gene/L... [09 Nov 2004]
IBM profits hit by $320m pensions settlement
News This pattern of moderate expansion continues," Mark Loughridge, IBM's CFO, said in a conference call on Monday. As part of that settlement, Big Blue's potential liability for outstanding related claims was limited to $1.4bn. [19 Oct 2004]
Why do we love to hate Microsoft?
Comment Forget that Big Blue was utterly incompetent in marketing its software against Windows. They were without morals, they were without ethics and on top of everything else, they made lousy software. Microsoft bashing was in vogue long before the US... [16 Aug 2004]
IBM: 'We will not sue' Linux
News IBM's announcement is timely: Open Source Risk Management, an insurance company that sells legal protection for Linux users, said on Monday that IBM holds 60 patents that Linux potentially infringes. IBM has promised not to use its formidable... [05 Aug 2004]
Citigroup pays $126m for Indian IT services outfit
News It is now increasing its stake to 100 per cent, Mumbai-based e-Serve on Monday informed the Bombay Stock Exchange, where it is listed. Big Blue agreed to take over privately held Daksh, India's third largest back-office-services company, in a deal... [13 Apr 2004]
Big Blue fancies itself as Big Brother
News Big Blue will base the service on Watchfire's technology to automatically spot threats to identity information. With the arrangement, IBM said on Monday that it will be able to help businesses protect customer privacy and shield themselves against... [28 Oct 2003]
Oracle's 10g light enough for SMEs
News IBM on Monday announced a new licensing plan for its DB2 Express database. Big Blue will charge $3,899 for an unlimited number of people accessing the database. Oracle on Tuesday revealed features planned for its forthcoming Oracle 10g database... [22 Oct 2003]
SCO gets $50m cash injection
News SCO sells the Unix operating system and licenses it to others, but more controversially, it has sued IBM over Big Blue's treatment of Unix and argues that companies should pay SCO to use Linux. I think we were happy we were building cash and that... [17 Oct 2003]
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