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  IBM preps SmartCloud for real-time analytics

  Deploying an update of its DB2 database, IBM is pitching its SmartCloud infrastructure as a service (IaaS) for use in data reporting and analysis.

  By Joab Jackson | 23 May, 2013 20:34

  Tags: databases, applications, IBM, software, cloud computing, internet, Infrastructure services

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  IBM's Watson: From game shows to game changer in the enterprise

  IBM's Watson artificial intelligence technology – perhaps most famous for its 2011 victory in US game show Jeopardy! – will be used by ANZ Bank to deliver faster financial recommendations to customers.

  By Rohan Pearce | 22 May, 2013 10:38

  Tags: anz bank, IBM

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  IBM launches Watson customer service smart bot

  Yoking cognitive computing with customer service, IBM has launched a system that can reference large amounts of unstructured data to help companies better field customer phone calls.

  By Joab Jackson | 21 May, 2013 16:51

  Tags: applications, Customer Relationship Management, IBM, software

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  BMC set to go private in $US6.9 billion deal

  BMC has agreed to be acquired by a private investment consortium headed by Bain Capital and Golden Capital, in a deal worth about $US6.9 billion.

  By Chris Kanaracus | 06 May, 2013 15:02

  Tags: Bain Capital, CA Technologies, business issues, bmc, IBM, Golden Gate Capital, software, IT management, Hewlett-Packard, Mergers and acquisitions, system management

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  Apple breaks into Fortune 500's top 10

  Apple climbed the Fortune 500 this year to the No. 6 spot, its highest-ever ranking, its first time in the top 10, and the top technology company on the influential list, replacing sagging HP.

  By Gregg Keizer | 06 May, 2013 14:41

  Tags: IT industry, IBM, ios, operating systems, Oracle, Hewlett-Packard, HP, Exxon Mobil, Apple, Dell, Google, Microsoft, Macintosh, software, intel

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  What to expect at SAP's Sapphire

  SAP's Sapphire conference kicks off next week in Orlando, setting the stage for the company to sell customers on its visions for cloud-based applications, in-memory computing and mobility.

  By Chris Kanaracus | 09 May, 2013 17:32

  Tags: business issues, Internet-based applications and services, IBM, Salesforce.com, SAP, software, cloud computing, internet

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  BMC going private could be the right move at the right time

  BMC has agreed to be acquired by a private investment consortium headed by Bain Capital and Golden Capital, in a deal worth about $US6.9 billion.

  By Chris Kanaracus | 06 May, 2013 19:57

  Tags: Bain Capital, CA Technologies, business issues, bmc, IBM, Golden Gate Capital, software, IT management, Hewlett-Packard, Mergers and acquisitions, system management

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  What IBM's x86 exit may mean for rivals

  IBM's reported interest in selling parts of its x86 server business to Lenovo may bring major changes to the global market.

  By Patrick Thibodeau | 19 April, 2013 18:32

  Tags: IT industry, applications, servers, IBM, hardware systems, software, Lenovo, Hewlett-Packard, business intelligence, HP, Dell, Business Intelligence/Analytics, IDC

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  Cloud computing's big debt to NASA

  IBM's decision this week to base its cloud services on OpenStack may help establish this open source platform as the standard in enterprises.

  By Patrick Thibodeau | 08 March, 2013 11:08

  Tags: Government IT, NASA, IBM, Swift, Red Hat, cloud computing, internet, OpenStack, rackspace, Hewlett-Packard, Kemp, Dell

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  Top users of H-1B visas are offshore outsourcers, Computerworld study finds

  The biggest users of H-1B visas are offshore outsourcers, many based in India, or U.S.-based companies whose employees are mostly located overseas, according to government data obtained and analyzed by Computerworld.

  By Patrick Thibodeau, Sharon Machlis | 25 February, 2013 11:18

  Tags: Gov't Legislation/Regulation, IBM, Microsoft, regulation, Industries, IT careers, government, Government/Industries

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