Apple and IBM have followed through on an announcement made earlier this year and delivered a range of mobile applications aimed at large businesses. The IBM MobileFirst for iOS apps rely on IBM’s cloud services, which bring data and analytics tools to enterprise users of Apple’s iPhone and iPad. Apple and IBM are targeting select […]
Apple and IBM today announced a partnership that will see more business-oriented apps developed for iOS, and IBM selling iPhones and iPads directly to its large corporate customers. The two companies will jointly develop the apps, of which there will be about 100, targeted as various industries. IBM is today primarily a software and services […]
According to sources familiar with the matter, IBM is pondering a sale of its semiconductor manufacturing facilities and business. The poorly-performing unit makes chips for IBM’s own servers, as well as a limited amount of chips for other companies, with the major consumer of the chips being Nintendo, which uses POWER chips in its current […]
Twitter has purchased approximately 900 patents from IBM, and has also signed a patent-licensing agreement with the company. IBM accused Twitter last year of infringing on three IBM-held patents. The purchase and cross-licensing agreement are meant to help protect Twitter from patent-related lawsuits down the road. The companies did not immediately place a value on […]
Sources that claim to be familiar with the negotiations are reporting that Lenovo has resumed talks to purchase IBM’s low-end x86 server unit. The move by Lenovo is seen as an attempt to branch out from the sagging computer market, which Lenovo has been weathering better than most. The two firms were in negotiations last […]
Purchases made from iPhones and iPads reportedly accounted for more than 83 percent of online shopping from mobile devices on Christmas Day, according to data published by IBM. Owners of iOS devices also outspent their Android-touting counterparts by a factor of nearly 2:1, with average purchases of approximately $94 versus $48 per order. The latest […]
For the first time since it began compiling its Best Global Brands report in 2000, Interbrand now lists Apple as the world’s most valuable brand. Since the inception of the Interbrand report, Coca-Cola has taken out the top spot for the last thirteen years straight. Apple took second place on the list last year, moving […]
In what is likely retribution for both the US government investigating Huawei and the recent PRISM surveillance program leaks, China’s Ministry of Public Security are looking into US firms IBM, Oracle, and EMC for potential security problems, reports the state-run Shanghai Securities News. The three companies are the latest in a series of investigations by […]
In a move to bolster its cloud computing services, IBM has purchased Dallas company SoftLayer for a reported $2 billion. “The acquisition will strengthen IBM’s leadership position in cloud computing and will help speed business adoption of public and private cloud solutions,” IBM said in announcing the acquisition. SoftLayer is the largest privately held cloud […]
Chinese PC manufacturer Lenovo may be heading back to IBM for yet another purchase, as Bloomberg reports that the company is in talks with IBM to buy its server business. The deal, still very much in the formative stages, could see Lenovo paying between $2.5 and $4.5 billion for IBM’s server division, depending on what […]
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