http://www.itworld.com/ibm xx http://www.itworld.com/networking/82507/ten-signs-companies-point-upturn Some of the more interesting clues about what's ahead for tech many be in the results of companies with a specialized market focus. Here are 10 data points about the most recent third quarter. http://www.itworld.com/networking/82507/ten-signs-companies-point-upturn#comments Business Business intelligence Hardware Internet Networking SaaS Software News Apple economy environment IBM Intel Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:16:51 -0400 ITworld staff 82507 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/software/82447/collaboration-suite-targets-possible-windows-7-customers Apple isn't the only company hijacking Microsoft's Windows 7 launch. IBM and Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu Linux, also announced this week a cloud- and Linux-based collaboration package that they say is cheaper than Microsoft-based alternatives. http://www.itworld.com/software/82447/collaboration-suite-targets-possible-windows-7-customers#comments SaaS Software Opinion Canonical collaboration IBM Linux Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:35:03 -0400 ITworld staff 82447 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/small-business/82173/google-apps-trump-ibm-lotus-inotes-lame-offering Did you notice Google Apps has a new competitor? Didn't think so. You'd think IBM and Lotus could come up with 1) a better product to compete on Google's turf and 2) figure out a way to make a bigger splash. All we have here are lame offerings created by idiot vice presidents and marketed by other idiot vice presidents. http://www.itworld.com/small-business/82173/google-apps-trump-ibm-lotus-inotes-lame-offering#comments Business Personal tech SaaS Small business Opinion E-mail Google Google Apps IBM Lotus iNotes Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:50:43 -0400 James Gaskin 82173 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/server-and-data-center/81582/inside-ibms-southbury-data-center A glimpse inside IBM's sparkling, new 2,000-square-foot facility http://www.itworld.com/server-and-data-center/81582/inside-ibms-southbury-data-center#comments Server and data center Feature IBM slideshow Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:11:14 -0400 ITworld staff 81780 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/security/81626/security-convergence-equals-network-security-cost-savings Listen to IBM Internet Security Systems' take on network security convergence. Business Business intelligence Internet IT management/strategy Networking Security Server and data center green it IBM network secuirty Tue, 20 Oct 2009 10:14:12 -0400 kalbanese 81626 at http://www.itworld.com