• Act Fast: Special Discount for IBM Alumni and Retirees for the Smarter Commerce Global Summit • THINK Exhibit Opens in New York CityAct Fast: Special Discount for IBM Alumni and Retirees for the Smarter Commerce Global SummitThe Smarter Commerce Global Summit 2011 ( … [Read more...]
Are You Leaving Money On The Table?? Find Out More!!
August 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment
USE AN ON DEMAND COMMUNITY SOLUTION OR ACTIVITY KIT AND REQUEST A COMMUNITY GRANT! Have you volunteered with a non-profit organization or school this year? You may be eligible to receive one or two IBM Community Grants!! Community Grants provide cash or IBM products to eligible community … [Read more...]
Big Blue Comes Through With Steady Growth
August 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Getty Images These are good days for International Business Machines (IBM: 171.48, 0.24, 0.14%). Big Blue celebrates its 100th birthday this year -- a happy, if accidental, reminder of the zeroes and ones that populate the digital world it dominates. Earnings are rising nicely, as last week's … [Read more...]
How IBM’s 5150 PC Shaped the Computer Industry
August 17, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Most people in the Western world walk around with a powerful computer in their pocket or purse, otherwise known as a smartphone. It's not unusual to see someone clutching a legal pad-size gadget on airplane flights, such as an iPad, to read books. It's nearly impossible to walk into a coffee shop … [Read more...]
IBM Gear Store Open to Former IBMers and General Consumers
July 13, 2011 By Leave a Comment
If you're interested in purchasing all types of items with an IBM logo, you can visit the following site to register and to browse selections: http://www.ibmlogogear.com/Thank you to Steve Salavarria for providing this link! … [Read more...]
Lessons in Longevity from IBM (N.Y. Times, June 18, 2011)
June 19, 2011 By Leave a Comment
AS it turned 100 last week, I.B.M. was looking remarkably spry. Consumer technologies get all the attention these days, but the company has quietly thrived by selling to corporations and governments. Profits are strong, its portfolio of products and services looks robust, and its shares are near a … [Read more...]
Texas IBMers are Community
June 12, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Ernest Johnson, who sends me a lot of wonderful IBM-related information, has been impressed, as are all of us, with the number of IBM retiree volunteers in Texas making significant contributions to their communities. He recently asked the On Demand Community team (specifically, Michael R. … [Read more...]
IBM: A New CEO for its 100th Birthday? (Bloomberg Businessweek 6/9/11)
June 12, 2011 By Leave a Comment
On June 16, IBM (IBM) will mark its centennial. Five weeks later comes a birthday that could be more significant for Big Blue's future: Chief Executive Officer Sam Palmisano turns 60, the age by which IBM CEOs have traditionally named their successors. Who Palmisano ultimately taps to lead the tech … [Read more...]
IBM’s Centennial Just One Week Away
June 10, 2011 By Leave a Comment
We are just a week away from celebrating IBM's official 100th anniversary. There are many exciting things scheduled for the actual anniversary date of June 16, so be sure to visit the community site at www.greateribm.com (and w3 if you are an IBM employee) so you don't miss a thing.And the … [Read more...]
IBM Researchers Create High-Speed Graphene Circuits (NY Times)
June 10, 2011 By Leave a Comment
I.B.M. researchers said Thursday that they had designed high-speed circuits from graphene, an ultra-thin material that has a host of promising applications, from high-bandwidth communication to a new generation of low-cost smartphone and television displays. I.B.M. An image of a completed … [Read more...]
