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IBM Recruiting MSPs, SAAS Providers
IBM is quietly working to build its MSP channel by creating programs to help traditional VARs add or migrate to the emerging business model and also by recruiting MSPs to its traditional channel program. The quiet moves come amid a time when IBM and other big vendors are talking in broad terms about the cloud…
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IBM’s Watson Supercomputer Beats Humans at Jeopardy!
Although Watson routed the humans in the first "Jeopardy" match, its Final Jeopardy question left everyone scratching their heads. The Final Jeopardy category was "U.S. Cities." Watson said, "What is Toronto?" with multiple question marks denoting its lack of confidence. The clue was: "Its largest airport is named for a World War II hero, its…
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IBM’s Watson Makes Jeopardy! Debut Against Human Champs
While it initially looked like a rout, the humans clawed their way back during the first round of Jeopardy! and forced IBM’s supercomputer to tie for the lead. The first segment of the long-anticipated two-game Jeopardy tournament between former Jeopardy! champions, Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter, and Watson aired on Feb. 14. Watson and Rutter…
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PC Maker Dell Forecasts Fiscal Year Revenue Increase
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 15 (Reuters) – Dell Inc’s (NASDAQ:DELL) quarterly earnings and margins blew past Wall Street expectations as component costs slid and corporations replaced aging technology, propelling its shares 6 percent higher. Its forecast for a 5 to 9 percent rise in current fiscal-year revenue also modestly surpassed Street targets. Dell executives expressed full…
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IBM CEO: Analytics a Big Opportunity for the Future
If Sam Palmisano had just one word for partners, one word, it would probably be "analytics." And he should know. "I don’t bore myself anymore with market research," IBM’s CEO told a packed auditorium of IBM channel partners at the IBM PartnerWorld conference in Orlando, Fla., this week. "The estimates will never be right." Rather,…
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IBM Launches Cloud Specialty, Midmarket Analytics Software at PartnerWorld
For solution providers looking to tap into the lucrative cloud computing and business analytics technology practices, IBM is offering a helping hand. The company announced two new programs for solution providers to help them build their businesses in cloud computing and business analytics at its IBM PartnerWorld 2011 conference in Orlando, Fla. To help partners…