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How easy will it be for IBM to digest Red Hat?
Imagine our surprise the day before a lunch scheduled with the CTO of Red Hat when IBM announced it was buying his company. Sometimes the journalism gods, those that are left, smile on even the...
View ArticleGerman regulator effectively confirms IBM/T-Systems talks
As it does from time-to-time, German regulator Bundeskartellamt has published a list of mergers and acquisitions which is evaluating. IBM and T-Systems are lucky enough to make the list. Reports of the...
View ArticleVodafone bags Big Blue as $550 million partner
Vodafone Business and IBM have signed-off on a new joint venture which will aim to develop systems to help data and applications flow freely around an organization. The joint-venture, which will be...
View ArticleIBM Vodafone partnership charms leading businesses
IBM and Vodafone announced during Mobile World Congress 2019 that their $550 million cloud and AI partnership has received strong interest from heavy-weight clients. SEAT, a Spanish sub-brand of the...
View ArticleIt’s Red Hat, but not as we know it
Software vendor Red Hat is celebrating the launch of Enterprise Linux 8 and the approval of its acquisition by IBM with a change of wardrobe. As arguably the best known company to be named after an...
View ArticleIBM and Red Hat seal the deal
The $34 billion acquisition of opensource enterprise software vendor Red Hat by venerable tech giant IBM has finally been completed. The mega M&A was first announced last October and, given the...
View ArticleIBM and Google reportedly swap morals for cash in Chinese surveillance JV
IBM and Google executives should be bracing for impact as the comet of controversy heads directly towards their offices. Reports have emerged, via the Intercept, suggesting two of the US’ most...
View ArticleAT&T gets Microsoft and IBM to help with its cloud homework
US telco AT&T has decided it’s time to raise its cloud game and so has entered into strategic partnerships with Microsoft and IBM. The Microsoft deal focuses on non-network applications and enables...
View Article206 days: IBM’s estimate on how long it takes to find a security breach
A new study from IBM suggests it takes 206 days on average for companies to discover a breach and another 73 to fix it. With cybercriminals becoming savvier and assaults becoming much more complex, it...
View ArticleAge-discrimination lawsuit rumbles on as IBM accused of ‘trendy’ objectives
In an on-going age-discrimination lawsuit, a former Big Blue executive has suggested the firm fired old-timers in pursuit of a ‘trendy’ and ‘cool’ image, so it could compete with the likes of Google...
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Google claims quantum computing breakthrough, IBM disagrees
Google says it has achieved ‘quantum supremacy’, as its Sycamore chip performed a calculation, which would have taken the world’s fastest supercomputer 10,000 years, in 200 seconds. It seems quite a...
View ArticleAI and edge computing replaces the Pilgrims in the new Mayflower
IBM’s AI and edge computing technologies are going to guide a crewless boat to chart the same route the Pilgrims did 400 years ago. I was at an IBM analyst event when I met Don Scott, CTO of Marine Ai,...
View ArticleIBM still searching for its place as it targets the edge
IBM’s struggle over the last decade has been well documented, but with a pivot following a pivot, the $34 billion Red Hat acquisition is beginning to make waves. Today marks the launch of IBM’s Think...
View ArticleFinland joins the quest for quantum computing strengths
The Technical Research Centre of Finland is going to build the country’s first quantum computer, joining a growing European contingent to compete at the front of next generation computing technology....
View ArticleIBM exiting facial recognition as police can’t use it responsibly
In a letter to Congress, IBM CEO Arvind Krishna has said the firm would halt the development and sale of facial recognition software, as it is not being deployed in a fair and reasonable manner. As...
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FCC boosts OpenRAN legitimacy with high profile forum
Ajit Pai and his commissioners hosted an online forum on 5G Open Radio Access Network to promote the technology as an opportunity for American companies to regain leadership in the mobile market. The...
View ArticleSamsung and IBM team up to tap private 5G opportunities
The two tech giants are collaborating to develop new edge computing, cloud, and private 5G solutions targeted at the enterprise market. Samsung and IBM announced that they have entered a new...
View ArticleNEC teams up with Red Hat to deliver cloud native 5G solutions
The Japanese telecoms vendor NEC has brought its partnership with IBM-owned open source software solutions provider Red Hat up to date to deliver multicloud capable 5G solutions. The two companies...
View ArticleAT&T sells its cloud soul to Microsoft
US communications group AT&T has thrown in the towel, selling its Network Cloud technology to Microsoft and moving its 5G stuff onto Azure. ‘AT&T will move its 5G mobile network to the...
View ArticleIBM involved in two European 5G deals
IBM this week made two separate announcements regarding its involvement in open 5G networks in Europe. The US-based tech firm on Tuesday revealed it is working with Airspan Networks to set up an Open...
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