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Do you know the original names of these tech companies?

Posted February 14, 2013 - 1:06 pm

On the anniversary of IBM becoming IBM, we’re reminded that many other famous technology companies also started off with a different name. How many of these do you know?
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IBM gives cloud storage controls to corporate users

Posted February 7, 2013 - 9:29 pm

Amid a flurry of news surrounding the Watson supercomputer, IBM this week released major upgrades to three enterprise storage products, including a self-service software portal for end users.
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IBM brings Watson technologies to new Power servers for SMBs

Posted February 5, 2013 - 1:10 am

IBM's Watson supercomputer outperformed humans in the televised game show "Jeopardy." Now the company is moving some of its underlying technologies from the supercomputer into new entry-level servers.
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IBM takes aim at Amazon in the cloud

Posted February 4, 2013 - 8:38 am

In what appears to be a swipe at market leader Amazon Web Services, IBM announced a new version of its public cloud computing offering that provides customers additional support and services to manage enterprise applications in its cloud, such as those from SAP.
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IBM security tool can catch insider threats, fraud

Posted January 30, 2013 - 5:18 pm

IBM today rolled out a tool it says can cull massive terabytes of data, including email -- to help customers detect external attacks aimed at stealing sensitive information or insider threats that might reveal corporate secrets.
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IBM to beef up content management, analytics in Connections enterprise social product

Posted January 28, 2013 - 1:04 am

IBM will launch before mid-year several new and improved collaboration and communication products, including a new suite for human resources tasks and a major upgrade of its Connections enterprise social networking product.
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26 cloud specific IT certifications

Posted January 18, 2013 - 9:00 am

Few areas within the IT industry have seen the kind of growth that cloud computing has. As a result, many IT professionals are now seeking cloud specific certifications. Here is an overview of what is currently available to help you figure out which certification may be best for you.
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IBM cements 20 years of patent dominance

Posted January 10, 2013 - 11:56 am

IBM earned 6,478 utility patents last year, topping the list of patent winners for the 20th year in a row, according to data from IFI CLAIMS Patent Services. With its record haul, Big Blue bested its 2011 patent tally by 5%.
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IBM plans to buy e-discovery firm StoredIQ

Posted December 19, 2012 - 12:10 pm

In a move to expand its portfolio of information governance software, IBM is acquiring e-discovery software vendor StoredIQ.
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Advocating for computer science education

Posted December 19, 2012 - 11:54 am

Computer Science Education Week and the Computer Science Education Act aim to make computer science a core subject in American schools
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Future computers will be able to smell, hear and taste

Posted December 17, 2012 - 3:05 pm

If a computer in five years can make healthy chocolate (or at least something that tastes close to that), I'm all in.
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Mariner 1's $135 million software bug

Posted December 17, 2012 - 12:51 pm

An incorrectly encoded punch card helped to doom the Mariner 1 spacecraft in 1962. Would that bug have been easier to catch today?
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128TB tape cartridges key to kilometer-size telescope

Posted December 6, 2012 - 10:03 am

Astronomers building a kilometer-sized radio telescope are depending on 60-year-old magnetic tape technology to store the 1 million GB of data per day they plan to generate.
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Code as a cultural artifact

Posted December 3, 2012 - 12:02 pm

A new book argues that a computer program is more than a collection of machine commands and has important stories to tell
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In a symbolic shift, IBM's India workforce likely exceeds U.S.

Posted November 29, 2012 - 11:48 am

It has been widely expected over the past year or two that IBM's India workforce was on track to exceed its U.S. workforce, if it hadn't exceeded it already.
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IBM: Companies facing social media conundrum

Posted November 16, 2012 - 1:59 pm

IBM issued a report today that found while most companies are accelerating their social media plans, many are struggling to figure out what it all means.
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Manufacturer sues IBM over SAP project 'disaster'

Posted November 9, 2012 - 2:57 pm

IBM has been slapped with a multimillion dollar lawsuit by chemical products manufacturer Avantor Performance Materials, which alleges that IBM lied about the suitability of a SAP-based software package it sells in order to win Avantor's business.
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IBM moving to replace silicon with carbon nanotubes in computer chips

Posted October 29, 2012 - 2:16 am

IBM has hit a milestone in its quest to come up with a successor to silicon computer chips.
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NEWS FLASH: Software engineers make good money

Posted October 22, 2012 - 11:51 am

New salary survey finds that, among tech companies, Google engineers make the most
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The Weekly Hash - October 19, 2012

Posted October 19, 2012 - 10:26 am

A review of this week's top tech stories, from the space shuttle to Red Lobster
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IBM makes security push with cloud services, products aimed at mobile and Big Data

Posted October 18, 2012 - 1:21 pm

IBM today widened its security offerings with products and cloud-based services focused broadly on both mobile devices and Big Data, both areas where IBM foresees growth as enterprises sort out their strategies toward both.
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From Julia Child to mobile devices: How one group cooks up accessible media technology

Posted October 17, 2012 - 1:31 pm

The National Center for Accessible Media helps develop tools, standards and policies so people with disabilities can access new technology and content
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IBM keeps the mainframe alive

Posted September 10, 2012 - 8:43 pm

IBM's latest mainframe, the zEnterprise EC12, was built with data analytics and hybrid clouds in mind -- and analysts say that's a good thing.
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IBM pumps up high-end mainframe speed, capacity

Posted August 28, 2012 - 3:25 pm

IBM today continued the evolution of its mainframe family by introducing a system it says is 25% faster and has 50% more capacity than the current high-end machine.
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IBM goes big on new mainframe with fastest chip, flash memory

Posted August 28, 2012 - 3:00 pm

IBM's latest mainframe, the zEnterprise zEC12, is big on data analytics and hybrid clouds.
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