Archive for January, 2006
Saturday, January 28th, 2006
IBM Intranet among the best
User experience research firm, Nielsen Norman Group, have selected IBM’s intranet (w3 On Demand Workplace) as one of “The Year’s 10 Best Intranets”. Apparently IBM was the only IT company listed!
IBM news: IBM intranet named among world’s 10 best
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Wednesday, January 25th, 2006
IBM and the future of crime - podcast
IBM has released the next podcast in their “IBM and the Future of …” series. Hosted by Benjamin Edwards with guests: Dr. Charles Palmer, IBM Research and Bob Bragdon, CSO Magazine.
Podcast: IBM and the Future of Crime podcast
IBM press release: Podcast examines thwarting of cybercrime
The first years of the 21st century have witnessed a watershed […]
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Tuesday, January 24th, 2006
Glen Boreham new IBM Australia & New Zealand CEO
IBM recently announced that Philip Bullock, CEO and Managing Director of IBM Australia & New Zealand, has been promoted to head IBM’s hardware business across the Asia Pacific region. Phil’s new role will be Vice President, IBM Systems & Technology Group Asia Pacific, and will be based in Shanghai, China.
Replacing Phil is Glen Boreham, currently […]
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Monday, January 23rd, 2006
Cool patents from IBM
One of IBM’s recent news articles about patents covers some of the interesting work IBM is doing.
Patents from IBM aid everything from recycling to traffic jams
New ways to recycle plastic bottles, anonymous wireless communities to spread word of traffic jams, hyperlinks in video files – these are just some of the possibilities offered by new […]
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Sunday, January 22nd, 2006
A positive view on IBM’s pension changes
James K. Glassman from TCS Daily writes a well considered article about his take on the announced changes to IBM US pension plans.
IBM announced last week that it would freeze the old-style pension plans it provides to more than 100,000 employees and instead offer an improved version of its 401(k) plan. This is no run-of-the-mill […]
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Saturday, January 21st, 2006
Uncyclopedia’s entry for IBM
Uncyclopedia, “the content-free encyclopedia that anyone can edit”, has an entry for IBM in it’s usual, offbeat style.
IBM - Uncyclopedia
IBM is a non-profit collective of hobbyists who design innovative computer hardware for the common man, whom they refer to as “simpletons” or “dum-dums”.
I’m sure it would be easy enough to add a lot more detail […]
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Friday, January 20th, 2006
IBM 4Q 2005 results
Big news today of course is IBM’s 4th quarter results from 2005. Here is a brief summary of some of the reporting on the announcement.
IBM Press release: IBM Reports 2005 Fourth-Quarter Results
Total diluted earnings per common share of $2.01, including $.10 per diluted share for a one-time pretax charge for pension changes; without the charge, […]
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Friday, January 20th, 2006
How to travel less for work
Fast Company resurrects an old article from their magazine and posts it on their website. It’s still very relevant today.
The article features brief comments from people working for 16 different organisations on how they strive to minimise their time on the road.
The Road Not Taken
Travel is broadening! Travel is exotic! Travel is also exhausting. Which […]
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Thursday, January 19th, 2006
Volunteers get IBM help on demand
IBM in the community: Volunteers get IBM help on demand
To some corporations, reaching out to the community may involve an annual blood drive or a crusade for 100 percent involvement in charity donations. But IBM, long a champion for on demand for its clients, has focused that philosophy on improving its community service.
On Demand Community, […]
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Wednesday, January 18th, 2006
Interview: Mike Rhodin on Domino, Workplace Game Plan
Interesting interview with Mike Rhodin, IBM’s General Manager for Workplace, Portal and Collaboration software in CRN.
IBM’s Collaboration Chief Talks Domino, Workplace Game Plan
Mike Rhodin, IBM Software’s general manager for Workplace, Portal and Collaboration software, sat down this week with CRN Industry Editor Barbara Darrow to talk about Project Hannover, the next release of Lotus […]