IBM contractor loses employee data; IBM opens sales center in Second Life

Opinion
May 17, 20071 min

Latest IBM news.

IBM contractor loses employee data, 05/15/07:  An unnamed IBM vendor has lost tapes containing sensitive information on IBM employees, the computer maker confirmed Tuesday.

IBM releases free tool for creating Web apps, 05/16/07:  IBM on Wednesday released a free Web application development tool aimed at users in small businesses who lack the technical skills often needed to build applications.

IBM targets healthcare market with grid computing, 05/16/07:  Hospitals have unique and challenging storage needs, as they are required to store every X-ray and medical record they create, and IBM is reaching out to that market with a system being unveiled Wednesday at a healthcare industry event.

IBM opens sales center in Second Life, 05/15/07:  IBM today is opening a virtual business center at Second Life that will be staffed by IBM sales representatives from around the world.

IBM wires telemedicine network for military hospitals, 05/15/07:  IBM and healthcare technology vendor VISICU are wiring a telemedicine network that will provide remote critical-care support to military hospitals along the Pacific Rim, the companies announced this week.

IBM union calls work stoppage to protest layoffs, 05/14/07:  An IBM labor union is calling for a 15-minute work stoppage to protest job cuts at the company.