Contrasts in IT innovation – IBM vs. HP since 1992

Innovation is a mantra in the information technology sector that typically refers to a new technology and disruptive business model. In 1992, the innovative “starwalkers” were arguably Apple, Dell, Microsoft, Oracle, and Sun.

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: April 1st, 2013 Ernest von Simson

The four big opportunities IBM sees for growth

LAS VEGAS – While IBM Corp. didn’t make much in the way of news on Tuesday at its PartnerWorld Leadership Conference, it did hammer home a consistent message of four key growth areas

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: February 27th, 2013 Jeff Jedras

Big Blue launches mobility strategy

IT companies around the world are honing their mobile strategies as staff and customers spend an increasing amount of their time doing work on tablets, smart phones and laptops. The latest to join

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: February 22nd, 2013 Howard Solomon

New best practices for mobile commerce

Not only is mobile becoming primary, 90 per cent of smartphone users keep their device within arms-length 100 per cent of the time. Businesses need to be part of that, and it will

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: February 8th, 2013 Jeff Jedras

IBM launches its cloud service in Canada

IBM Corp. (NYSE: IBM) has announced global availability on five continents – including in Canada – of IBM Smart Cloud Enterprise+, its new cloud service designed to host SAP applications and other core business operations.

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: January 30th, 2013 Jeff Jedras

IBM tries to resurrect Lotus products for channel opportunity

  IBM's channel partner community will play an important part in rolling out the first major version release to Notes and Domino in five years, according to company executives. IBM Notes 9 and Domino

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: January 29th, 2013 Paolo Del Nibletto

Frigid Canadian winter air cools IBM data centre

As Canadians dig in for a long, cold winter, here's one silver lining to the colder weather: it can help data centre operators reduce their cooling costs.The folks at IBM Corp. (NYSE: IBM)

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: January 7th, 2013 Jeff Jedras

IBM goes bigger on big data

IBM Corp. (NYSE: IBM) furthered its big data strategy this week with the acquisition of StoredIQ Inc., a privately-held developer of big data storage solutions based in Austin, Tex. Terns of the acquisition

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: December 20th, 2012 CDN Staff

In five years: Computers that see, hear, touch, taste and smell

The brains at IBM Corp. (NYSE: IBM) have released a series of five predictions, all focused on what computers will be in five years. And not only will computers not be dead, they'll

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: December 17th, 2012 Jeff Jedras

Zombie Steve Jobs, and other 2013 tech predictions

It's an annual tradition at IT World Canada for the editorial staff to pause before Christmas and offer up its predictions for the world of technology in the year ahead. Usually we argue

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: December 7th, 2012 Jeff Jedras

Enterprise social media a challenge for middle managers: IBM

Social technology and enterprise social media is a trendy topic in IT circles and CIOs are beginning to make investments in platforms, but new research from IBM Corp. indicates getting middle managers to

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: November 21st, 2012 CDN Staff

IBM quietly kills its Lotus brand

It was in 1995 that IBM Corp. (NYSE: IBM) acquired Lotus Development Corp. Now, nearly 20 years and many Lotusphere conferences later, the technology giant is getting around to a rebranding.According to a

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: November 15th, 2012 CDN Staff

IBM announces a new storage system

IBM, with its latest product release, is trying to help small companies tackle the huge problem of Big Data.In a blog post by IBM's Edward Walsh, the vice president, marketing and strategy, IBM

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: November 6th, 2012 CDN Staff

IBM updates its big data strategy

IBM Corp. is pushing the pedal on big data analytics.The company announced new acceleration technology for its portfolio of big data software at its Information on Demand conference in Las Vegas, including a

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: October 24th, 2012 Brian Bloom