IBM to Help MSP Store, Manage Cloud Data
IBM has signed a deal to provide managed services provider Cyber Network management and storage technologies intended to help the Switzerland-based company manage information technology base and grow its cloud enterprise. Cyber Network has implemented IBM’s Flex System and Storwize V7000 storage system in each of its data centers in Geneva in an effort to [...]
IBM Launches Software to Help Businesses Run Apps on Cloud, Web, Mobile Platforms
May 20, 2013 No Comment
IBM Corp. has launched new software designed to help enterprises move their existing mainframe business applications to cloud, Web and mobile platforms. Scheduled for delivery later in the second quarter, the common business-oriented language for z/OS version 5.1 provides Java 7 support, supports new z/OS system management facilities monitoring and enhances XML document control, IBM [...]
Continue reading …
General Dynamics Fidelis Adds IBM Platform to Cyber Appliance; Tom Lyons Comments
May 6, 2013 No Comment
A General Dynamics subsidiary has combined its network security appliance with an IBM security information and event management platform, intending to help organizations protect their assets from cyber threats. Fidelis XPS integrates with IBM QRadar to monitor network traffic and report malicious activities in real-time, General Dynamics Fidelis Cybersecurity Solutions said Monday. The combined offering [...]
Continue reading …
IBM has developed new software and services intended to help enterprises adopt and integrate cloud, big data, mobile and social technologies to manage business processes. MessageSight aims to help organizations connect their existing infrastructures with billions of mobile devices and sensors embedded inside automobiles, traffic management systems, buildings and home appliances, the company said Monday. [...]
Continue reading …
IBM has acquired Cleveland-based software company UrbanCode for an undisclosed amount in a bid to help enterprise customers manage their applications and services. UrbanCode’s technology will integrate into IBM’s SmartCloud and MobileFirst offerings, intending to help customers develop and deliver applications for different platform and work with middleware, databases and business intelligence, IBM said Monday. [...]
Continue reading …
Lenovo Group Ltd. is in preliminary discussions with IBM to buy the latter’s x86 server business unit in a transaction that could be worth between $5 billion and $6 billion. Lenovo is aiming to bolster its enterprise hardware business and shift its strategy to mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets, China Daily Europe reported Saturday. [...]
Continue reading …
IBM Launching New Hadoop, Memory Systems for Big Data; Bob Picciano Comments
April 4, 2013 No CommentIBM has unveiled a new set of technologies and tools intended to help governments and businesses handle structured and unstructured data generated by computers, mobile devices, sensors and social networks. One system, IBM PureData System for Hadoop open source software, designed to organize data such as social media posts, digital pictures and videos, online transaction [...]
Continue reading …
IBM has released a mobile app intended to help citizens in South Africa report water leaks and broken pipes both through the app and via text messaging. The WaterWatchers app is part of the company’s crowdsourcing project aimed at giving citizens tools to help create a map of the country’s water distribution system, IBM said [...]
Continue reading …
IBM has rolled out a new social collaboration management tool for enterprises looking to connect with clients on social media platforms. Notes and Domino Social Edition 9 aims to provide enterprise organizations a single access point for email, group activities, blogs, chat and other social collaboration applications, IBM said Friday. The company says the new [...]
Continue reading …
Lockheed Martin is developing a new type of quantum computer nearly two years after acquiring an early version of the computer from a Canada-based company, the New York Times reports. D-Wave Systems developed the computer’s processor from a set of superconducting wires that run at absolute zero degree temperatures, then receive mathematical equations, according to [...]
Continue reading …