Tag: IBM

  • IBM Beefs Up System X Channel Program

    Jessica Davis

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    Looking to broaden its mid-market presence for its System X line of storage servers, IBM in 2006 invested $100 million to recruit 5,000 partners around the world. IBM embarked on this mission to improve its market share with one of the fastest growing segments—SMBs. The company’s market share in the space was not as high… Read more

  • IBM Researchers Predict More Vulnerabilities in ’07

    IBM Researchers Predict More Vulnerabilities in ’07

    Matt Hines

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    New research indicates that enterprises will continue to grapple with long lists of dangerous software vulnerabilities during 2007, with experts at IBM predicting continued growth in the number of flaws found in popular products over the next twelve months. According to a report published by IBM’s ISS (Internet Security Systems) X-Force research team on Jan.… Read more

  • IBM Enters Social Scene

    Darryl K. Taft

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    IBM’s Lotus Division is taking on Microsoft in the highly competitive market of social software for businesses with its new Lotus Connections products. Speaking at the Lotusphere show here Jan. 22, Michael Rhodin, general manager of IBM Lotus, said the announcements represented the “most dramatic expansion of collaborative technology ever,” particularly in comparison with competitive… Read more

  • IBM Acquires Data Migrator Softek

    IBM Acquires Data Migrator Softek

    Chris Preimesberger

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    IBM Jan. 29 said it has agreed to acquire privately held Softek Storage Solutions, of Vienna, Va., to bolster the offerings within its Global Technology Services group. The purchase price was not disclosed. Softek, a host-based data migration software provider founded in April 2000 as a subsidiary of the former Amdahl, provides software and services… Read more

  • IBM on TAP for New Technology

    IBM on TAP for New Technology

    Darryl K. Taft

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    ORLANDO, Fla.—IBM’s Technology Adoption Plan, which has helped turn many research and early versions of IBM technology into finished products. At Lotusphere 2007 here, IBM showcased its TAP program, which calls on an internal community of innovators and early adopters to try new and beta versions of IBM technologies and give feedback to shape the… Read more

  • IBM Software Aims to Prevent Online Identity Theft

    IBM Software Aims to Prevent Online Identity Theft

    Brian Prince

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    Researchers at IBM have created a new shield for personal information in an effort to prevent identity theft online. Code named Identity Mixer, or Idemix for short, the software was crafted by IBM researchers at the company’s laboratory in Zurich, Switzerland, and will let customers purchase goods and services online without revealing their personal information.… Read more