Gartner Seeks to Define Software-Defined Networking

Apr 04, 2013

Gartner defines software defined networks (SDN), Pica8 and NTT partner for SDN solutions, and IBM enhances its SDN approach for virtual environments.

IBM Advances Big Data Platform, PureData System For Hadoop

Apr 04, 2013

To expand on its Big Data platform, IBM has announced new technologies for data acceleration and new Hadoop System advancements, including an industry-first innovation called "BLU Acceleration," which combines a number of techniques to...

IBM Watson Could be Offered as Technology as a Service

Mar 12, 2013

IBM Watson - a cognitive computer - starred on Jeopardy! a few years ago. Today, IBM is experimenting with offering a way to reach Watson through a cloud service, and recently asked USC students for creative ways to apply Watson to business and...

IBM Announces OpenStack Cloud, Boosting Open Cloud Momentum

Mar 05, 2013

Technology industry heavyweight IBM announced its move into open cloud architecture, which includes a new cloud offering based on the open-source cloud OS, OpenStack. Here’s a look at the notable analysis and commentary from around the web.

Mobile World Congress News from the Hot Mobile Market

Feb 26, 2013

The Mobile World Congress brings multiple announcements from the red-hot mobile market, with news from Intel, IBM and Nokia, and Mellanox and 6WIND.

New IBM PureSystems Tuned For Big Data and Clouds

Feb 06, 2013

IBM has announced major advances to its PureSystem family of integrated systems, directly targeting a big data technology and services market that IDC says will reach $16.9 billion by 2015.

Deal News: Oracle Acquires Acme Packet

Feb 05, 2013

Oracle (ORCL) announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Acme Packet (APKT), a global provider of session border control technology, for approximately $1.7 billion. Plus acquisition news from IBM, Twitter and The 451 Group.

IBM Goes After Enterprise Apps With Its Public SmartCloud

Jan 29, 2013

IBM today announced a global expansion of its enterprise-grade cloud. IBM's infrastructure-as-a-service cloud, SmartCloud Enterprise+ (SCE+), is now live in Japan, Brazil, Canada, France and Australia as well the U.S. and Germany.

Global News: Cisco, SingTel, Juniper, NTT, IBM

Dec 04, 2012

Cisco and SingTel launch Carrier Ethernet Network, NTT selects Juniper for next-generation video, IBM helps India's Nextra Teleservices.

Gartner, IBM See Big Market for Big Data

Oct 19, 2012

This week Gartner and IBM release reports studying the true impact and direction of the big data market, while Teradata (TDC) launched a big data analytics appliance.