Tag Archives: IBM

Monday’s best web

posted on August 20, 2012 at 9:00 am by Osborne Hazel

Monday’s best web covers the largest global banks, hiring trends among India IT firms, the consequences of the Lonmin mine massacre, BP’s designs to join TANAP, and Indonesia’s plans to close its budget deficit.

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Thursday’s best web

posted on July 12, 2012 at 11:00 am by Osborne Hazel

Thursday’s best web covers General Motors’ plan to reduce IT outsourcing, investors’ preference for ASEAN countries, Bulgaria’s timing in joining the euro, a strong case to stay optimistic about China’s growth prospects, and negotiations for free trade between South Korea and Indonesia.

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Indian IT industry smackdown: Wipro vs Infosys

posted on April 26, 2012 at 9:00 am by Joseph Hogue CFA

Shares in global Indian IT company Wipro (WIT, quote) continued the trend started earlier by Infosys (INFY, quote) with a big drop on earnings. The stock fell 5.5% on Wednesday as investors overlooked consensus earnings to focus on a weak outlook for the second quarter.

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IBM opens first server remanufacturing center in China

posted on March 1, 2012 at 10:40 am by Chris Aylott

IBM (IBM, quote) today announced the opening of the first-ever server remanufacturing center in China. The new center, located in Shenzhen, will reduce the impact of e-waste on the environment by extending the life of older IT equipment that otherwise would go into landfills. IBM will also buy back select IBM Power Systems from clients as they upgrade to new IBM equipment.

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IBM is helping build a smarter city in China

posted on February 24, 2012 at 3:15 pm by Chris Aylott

IBM (IBM, quote) and Zhenjiang, China announced today that IBM is helping to transform the city’s public transportation system. Zhenjiang will use hardware, software, services and technologies from IBM’s labs to create a central point of command for the city’s traffic.

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Emerging markets are key to IBM’s growth

posted on February 16, 2012 at 10:32 am by Chris Aylott

IBM (IBM, quote) seems like the last company that would be the new kid on the block — especially from the perspective of a century-old brokerage firm — but that didn’t stop Sterne Agee from initiating coverage on it in early February. What caught their interest? IBM’s global growth.

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China wants to import 1000 scientists, engineers and executives

posted on February 10, 2012 at 11:20 am by Jonathan Yates

Following the lead of multinationals such as IBM (IBM, quote), Microsoft (MSFT, quote) and Yahoo! Inc (YHOO, quote) that have always relied on talent from abroad, China has announced a plan to import 1000 scientists, engineers and business executives who are foreign nationals.

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Warren Buffett to Japan: I like what I see and I am buying! (IBM, BAC & BRK-A)

posted on November 29, 2011 at 9:59 pm by Jonathan Yates

After investing billions in Bank of America (BAC, quote) and IBM (IBM, quote) earlier this year, Warren Buffett is now looking to acquire assets from Japan for the Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A, quote) portfolio.

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If a Republican wins in 2012, so might Deutsche Telekom (T, S, DTEGY & IBM)

posted on November 27, 2011 at 8:38 pm by Jonathan Yates

AT&T’s (T, quote) bid to acquire T-Mobile from Deutsche Telekom (DETGY, quote) could be rescued the same way the antitrust case against IBM (IBM, quote) was dismissed decades ago.

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