Latest IBM news.
IBM lays off 1,315 workers, union says, 05/02/07: IBM Tuesday laid off 1,315 U.S. workers from its global services division, a union group under the Communications Workers of America said Tuesday.
Proposed Microsoft, IBM identity protocol standard spawns controversy,05/02/07: A protocol developed by IBM and Microsoft for standardizing the sharing of user identities between companies was turned over to a standards body on Wednesday amid controversy that it overlaps with similar protocols already recognized as standards.
IBM executive calls for ‘virtual planet’, 05/02/07: As companies look to engage in more virtual business interactions, IBM’s head of innovation called for more integration between the various online virtual worlds where avatars meet.
IBM putting social networking tools to the test, 05/01/07: IBM is putting its social-networking strategy to a live test with developers and partners by rolling out a set of social-networking tools those two groups can use to collaborate.
CEO: SMB to become IBM’s ‘largest industry’, 05/02/07: The head of IBM expects the company’s small-to-midsize business operation to become the vendor’s biggest industry focus within a couple of years.
IBM plans to create SMB blade bundles, 05/02/07: IBM intends to make its blade servers more attractive to small-to-midsize business customers and help its business partners target those users.
Storage in the Enterprise Newsletter: IBM introduces LTO-4 technology, new virtual tape library, 05/01/07: IBM last week bolstered its tape storage portfolio with new media, encryption and data retention capabilities, as well as a new virtual tape library that makes backing up data a more efficient affair.
