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Closes Outblaze Ltd. Asset Acquisition to deliver Secure Web Mail on LotusLive.com

ARMONK, NY and HONG KONG - 16 Apr 2009: IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced it is establishing the first IBM cloud computing laboratory in Hong Kong. The new facility will provide a global hub for Web-based messaging services to support IBM's emerging LotusLive (www.lotuslive.com/) cloud service portfolio, which offers affordable, company-to-company social networking and online collaboration tools.    » read more »

IBM Helps Ringnes Manage Shipping for Nearly Half a Billion Liters of Beverages Annually

OSLO, NORWAY, and ARMONK, NY - 24 Mar 2009: Ringnes, Norway's largest brewery and a subsidiary of the Carlsberg Group, today announced that the company is using IBM (NYSE: IBM) sensor technology to gain greater visibility into its logistics operations, and in the process, to better serve Norwegian retailers and consumers.

Across Norway, retailers and restaurants rely on Ringnes to provide almost half a billion liters of beverages annually, including beer, soft drinks and bottled water. With shipping volumes as large as these, Ringnes needs to make its deliveries as predictable as possible so retail customers can maintain the right amount of the beverages on their shelves at all times.    » read more »

Sensor Technology Reduces Automaker's Goods Receiving Process to a Single Step

STUTTGART, GERMANY and ARMONK, NY - 24 Mar 2009: IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced it is working with Volkswagen Group, Europe's leading vehicle manufacturer, to improve the automaker's material logistics operations through the use of sensor technology.

The new system will significantly enhance the carmaker's efficiencies in day-to-day operations, for instance at the goods-receiving stage. As a result, Volkswagen is preparing to introduce this technology at its central logistics hall, located at its major plant in Germany.    » read more »

New Offering Addresses Rising Volume of Mortgage Loan Modification Requests

ARMONK, NY - 23 Mar 2009: IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced a new offering that enables mortgage loan servicers to process large volumes of loan modification requests with greater speed, efficiency and accuracy.

A loan modification is a permanent change in one or more of the terms of a loan that allows the loan to be reinstated and results in a payment the borrower can afford. Recent actions by the U.S. Government intended to aid challenged homeowners are creating a substantial increase in the volume of loan modification requests across the mortgage lending industry.    » read more »

WASHINGTON, DC and ARMONK, NEW YORK - 20 Mar 2009: IBM (NYSE: IBM), MedVirginia and the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) today announced a first-of-a-kind electronic records exchange system to help speed the process of granting disability benefits for millions of Americans. Through the use of new software and services, the SSA shaved the amount of time to process requests for medical records needed to evaluate disability benefits from months to minutes.    » read more »

ARMONK, NY - 17 Mar 2009: IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that American Occupational Network (AON) and HyGen Pharmaceuticals are improving patient care by digitizing health records and streamlining their business operations using cloud-based software from IBM Business Partners MedTrak Systems and The System House.    » read more »

Also Announces Scientific Breakthrough in Water Purification

ISTANBUL, TURKEY, WORLD WATER FORUM - 16 Mar 2009: IBM today unveiled its first portfolio of smart water services and technologies, and a scientific breakthrough – a more energy efficient membrane that quickly and reliably filters out salts and deadly toxins, such as arsenic.

Using advanced analytics, developed by mathematicians in IBM’s labs, as well as the company’s information management, technology services, and business consulting capabilities, IBM’s new Strategic Water Management Solutions include the following offerings to help governments, water utilities, and companies monitor and manage water more effectively:    » read more »

New Desalination Membrane Developed in Collaboration with Central Glass, KACST Could Help Remedy World’s Growing Water Shortage

San Jose, CA - 16 Mar 2009: IBM (NYSE: IBM), Tokyo-based Central Glass and the King Abdul Aziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) today unveiled a novel membrane technology that stands to alleviate the growing shortage of drinkable water worldwide.

Scientists at IBM Research, together with collaborators from Central Glass, KACST and the University of Texas, Austin have created a new membrane that filters out salts as well as potentially harmful toxins in water such as arsenic while using less energy than other forms of water purification.    » read more »

VELIZY, FRANCE and MUNICH, GERMANY and ARMONK, NY - 11 Mar 2009: IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Dassault Systèmes (DS) (Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA) today announced BMW's use of a single digital software environment for the design of all BMW engines across its fuel and diesel-powered cars, motorcycles, and its newest line of eco-friendly, hybrid cars including the industry's first hydrogen-powered vehicle.    » read more »

ARMONK, NY - 12 Mar 2009: Amid concerns that the economic downturn could impact their career plans, eight in 10 U.S. college students see a growing need for more IT professionals as technology advances, according to a survey by IBM (NYSE: IBM) and the Marist Institute for Public Opinion.

The survey of more than 1,600 college students reveals that more than 50 percent are seeking to improve their own technology skills before they graduate. Eight in 10 expect to encounter new technology that they will need to learn, adapt to and master once they enter the workforce.

The findings come at a time when nearly one million technology-related jobs are expected to emerge as a result of President Obama's $787 billion "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009."    » read more »

3D Model Shows Each Patient's Current Health Records at a Glance

COPENHAGEN, DENMARK - 10 Mar 2009: An IBM (NYSE: IBM) technology innovation for intelligent electronic patient records, using a 3D model of the human body has proved both practical and valuable in a first test at a Danish Hospital. Using an "avatar" or map of the human body, medical staff at the Thy-Mors Hospital are now able to obtain an up-to-date overview of each patient's record at a glance.

The software, which provides a medical information hub, was created by scientists at IBM's Zurich Research Laboratory in collaboration with experts from IBM Denmark and is a forward-thinking step towards more user-friendly and smarter healthcare.    » read more »

WASHINGTON, DC and ARMONK, NY - 05 Mar 2009: IBM (NYSE: IBM) has introduced the first consulting service designed to help government organizations analyze energy and water use, assess waste management, evaluate overall environmental impact and develop improvement strategies.

The IBM Public Sector Energy and Environment Diagnostic can help governments better understand their overall performance on environmental issues, identify improvements that can increase energy efficiency, reduce environmental impact including greenhouse gas emissions, and help ensure public institutions meet their own rising environmental standards.    » read more »

New IBM Sponsored Study Finds Reducing Electricity Use Biggest Driver of Going Green

ARMONK, NY - 04 Mar 2009: A new global IBM-sponsored (NYSE: IBM) study of mid-size businesses shows that most have initiatives underway that will reduce the environmental impact of their information technology.

Almost two-thirds of all companies say they are currently, or are planning within the next 12 months, to add virtualization technology to their servers, consolidate storage systems, or retrofit their server rooms. Country leaders for each investment category include Brazil for server virtualization and server room retrofitting, and France, Canada, the U.S., and Germany for storage consolidation. About six in 10 say they plan to build brand new server rooms, led by Brazil and Japan.    » read more »

YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, NY - 01 Mar 2009: IBM (NYSE: IBM) Research scientists today announced a landmark study in the field of nanoelectronics; the development and demonstration of novel techniques to measure the distribution of energy and heat in powered carbon nanotube devices.

By employing these techniques, IBM researchers have determined how the energy of electrical currents running through nanotubes is converted into heat and dissipated into collective vibrations of the nanotube's atoms, as well as surface vibrations of the substrate beneath it.    » read more »

IBM Project to create more than 1300 good-paying jobs

February 19, 2009 -- DES MOINES – Green conversion of a Dubuque building for the huge IBM project received a stimulus award today from the Economic Development Board and the Iowa Department of Economic Development as did four manufacturing expansions. IBM is the largest information technology project of its kind for Iowa. New manufacturing vitality is evident from the stimulus awards in Cedar Rapids, Cherokee, Colfax, and Decorah. Further actions today will finance entrepreneurs and small businesses; promote Iowa exports, film and video productions; and develop Iowa’s future technology workforce.    » read more »