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IBM, the world leader in computer services, has announced the opening of four new development facilities across the globe. The centers opened by IBM will work in collaboration with telecom operators to develop new services that...

The computer hardware giant IBM has once again topped the Green500 list which includes a range of energy efficient supercomputers all around the globe. It has been reported that the company holds 18 of the top 20 positions on the...

One major benefit of virtualisation lies in the consolidation of hardware - or does it? Steve Gold looks at the real economics of virtualisation and explains why the devil is in the detail... Whilst virtualisation clearly means...

IBM, the world’s largest provider of computer services, has announced the launch of a new cloud computing service, on Monday, in a bid to compete with companies like Amazon.com Inc, Google Inc and Microsoft Corp. The cloud...

In what could be seen as the company’s most significant announcement since it was founded back in 1997, Juniper Networks unleashed a comprehensive array of new gears, including software and hardware components for...

Chances are that Cisco, another cash-rich technology giant, could well swoop in before IBM makes up its mind and buy Sun Microsystems. Sun 's share value shot through the roof earlier today, gaining nearly 79 percent and...

Rumours of the impending acquisition of Sun Microsystems by IBM have sent the price of the company stocks soaring reaching $8.40 in pre-market trading, a far cry of the $4.97 at close yesterday. Many expect Sun Microsystems'...

A legal battle between IBM and Apple over an ex employee of IBM, currently employed to serve as Apple’s new boss for devices and hardware engineering has been settled, Apple said on Tuesday.  IBM’s former vice...

Network equipment giant Cisco Systems has confirmed that it will be releasing servers as the battle in the network segment switches from one to make tidy profits to one of survival as the recession bites hard. According to the...

In a move that can be dubbed as a dead aim towards Microsoft, IBM on Thursday has announced a Linux-based virtual PC that is entirely Microsoft-free.  Teaming up with Canonical, IBM has announced an Ubuntu Linux-based...

IBM has added a new range of hardware to its System X family under the "Internet-Scale computing" banner; the iDataplex is geared towards Web 2.0 companies but will certainly be useful for firms looking to cut costs....

Rumours of IBM making a move to snatch beleaguered chip manufacturer AMD have caused the latter's share price to rise by 8 percent. AMD has had an annus horribilis in 2007 as arch-rival Intel has been increasing its lead and...

IBM has flatly refused to open source the once-potential competitor to Microsoft Windows - perhaps because Big Blue does not want yet another operating system to wreck its massive investments in Linux, partly also because any...

IBM announced a definitive agreement to acquire NovusCG, a privately held storage solutions company based in Manassas, Virginia. Financial terms were not disclosed. Novus will become part of the Storage and Data Services business...

IBM has partnered with Taiwan Based Mediatek to create a new chipset that can convey a high definition movie within seconds. Theoretically, a 1.25GB file could be transmitted within 5 sec, offering a bandwidth of 250MB per...