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IBM Partner, IBM Resellers, IBM Managed Solutions, Channel Program for IBMChannel Insider provides comprehensive news, reviews and analysis for IBM partners and IBM solutions. This is what VARs, SMBs and solution providers need to know about IBM servers, virtualization storage, software and managed services. IBM Expands Mobility Management, SecurityIBM has unveiled a solution to mitigate the risk that comes with a bring your own device (BYOD) mobility strategy, offering end-point protection that secures and can wipe most mobile devices including Apple iOS and Android. Lenovo, IBM Look to High Schools for Future IT WorkersBig companies such as Lenovo and IBM are looking at high schools to tap into the next generation of IT workers. IBM Sees Profits Rise on Strength of Software, ServicesIBM reported Q4 2011 earnings of 29.5 billion, showing a 4 percent increase in profits -- driven largely by software and services -- despite a dip in mainframe sales. IBM, HTC Partner on Enterprise InitiativeThe tablet and smartphone maker looks to leverage consumer success. IBM Showcases Beta for IBM Docs , Next Gen of Collaborative Suite of Office Business ToolsIBM launches beta of IBM Docs, a cloud-based office productivity suite. IBM Talks Social Business at LotusphereIBM kicks off Lotusphere 2012 with a focus on social business, as actor Michael J. Fox tells the audience how important community and online collaboration have been for him. IBM Security Software Manages Employee Data Access PrivilegesThe new Security Role and Policy Modeler software provides corporations with an efficient and sophisticated approach to managing what information employees can securely access. IBM Unveils New Social Media Initiatives for Business Partners, CustomersIBM has unveiled a series of five new offerings to help its customers and business partners get to the next level with social media, including technical certification programs to help partners demonstrate their knowledge to end customers. IBM Closes on Acquisition of Platform Computing, Snaps Up Green HatPlatform will be integrated into IBM’s Systems and Technology Group, while Green Hat joins IBM’s Rational Software business. IBM's New CEO Makes Key Management ChangesIn one of her first moves as the new CEO of IBM, Virginia Rometty put new blood in new positions in sales, growth markets and services. IBM Acquires Emptoris Supply Chain Procurement Cloud ServiceEmptoris automates the increasingly complex buying, bidding and accounting process for enterprise procurement teams and does it with a global perspective. IBM Launches Apps for iPad, Android TabletsIBM releases eight new apps that help make popular tablets ready for use in enterprise systems. IBM Leads as Server Shipments Grow 7 Percent in Q3: GartnerMost of IBM’s revenue growth came from its Power Systems line with some contribution by System X as well. IBM zEnterprise System to Bring Windows to the MainframeIBM announces that its much-anticipated capability to support Windows integration on the System zEnterprise mainframe will be available on Dec. 16. IBM Brings Data Analytics, Intelligence Capabilities to Security Services SolutionsIBM is extending its data analytics capabilities into the security realm to help clients anticipate threats before they happen by analyzing the data from a variety of sources. IBM's Watson Supercomputer Goes to Harvard, MITIBM took its Watson question-answering computer system to Harvard Business School and MIT s Sloan School of Management as part of a symposium on the future of technology in business. 10 Things Incoming IBM CEO Rometty to Keep IBM SuccessfulIBM‘s current CEO Sam Palmisano will be leaving the company at the end of the year and will be replaced with current IBM senior vice president Virginia Rometty starting January 1. Most say that the appointment of Rometty to the CEO position at IBM is a good one, considering she has played a key role in improving customer relations and setting IBM on a strategic path that has delivered to shareholders some of the best performance the company has ever seen.But simply following in Palmisano’s footsteps won’t be enough for Rometty. Quite the contrary, she has quite a bit of work cut out for her if she wants to keep IBM atop the technology industry. And although she shouldn’t do anything drastic that could potentially put the company in harm’s way, she should consider making several moves that, in the long-run, could improve IBM’s chances of success. Here’s a look at what IBM’s next CEO Virginia Rometty should do Incoming IBM CEO Virginia Rometty: 10 Career FactsWho is Virginia Rometty? Yes, she is the 30-year Big Blue veteran who will be taking the helm of the technology giant on January 1 2012 when current CEO Sam Palmisano retires. The 54-year-old IBM star had quite a career at IBM, helping the company through some of the most major changes in its history. Here’s a look at Rometty and her accomplished career at IBM. IBM, Apple: Stark Contrasts in CEO SuccessionIBM s selection of Virginia Rometty as its next CEO is a testament to Big Blue s corporate culture, and will make the transition easier than what Apple may experience in the wake of Steve Jobs death, analysts say. IBM's Rometty to Take Big Blue Into Next 100 Years as New CEOIBM names Virginia "Ginni" Rometty as president and CEO of IBM to succeed Sam Palmisano, who remains onboard as chairman. Palmisano has displayed his legacy. What will Rometty's be? >> Read More From Our IBM News Archive
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