Annually, IBM sends out a press release about how many patents it was awarded in the past year, and it’s always many more than any other company. How does IBM get that many patents? It encourages innovation among employees, rewards them and gives them a lot of latitude. Employees have invented everything from a prosthetic eye to a system for predicting which Web pages you’ll want to see next. This week’s A Wider Net story takes you behind the scenes at Big Blue’s idea factory. Big Blue makes the most of its gray matter http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0119patent.html?netAnnually, IBM sends out a press release about how many patents it was awarded in the past year, and it’s always many more than any other company. How does IBM get that many patents? It encourages innovation among employees, rewards them and gives them a lot of latitude. Employees have invented everything from a prosthetic eye to a system for predicting which Web pages you’ll want to see next. This week’s A Wider Net story takes you behind the scenes at Big Blue’s idea factory.Big Blue makes the most of its gray matterhttps://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0119patent.html?net Compression device handles 1,500 remote sitesIf you can’t be with the WAN you love, love the WAN you’re with. That is, if a WAN upgrade is too expensive, you can get more out of the one you have – with compression. That’s the philosophy behind Expand Networks’ latest device. https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0121expand.html?netMicrosoft to detail protocol licensing changesMicrosoft Friday plans to announce changes to a licensing program for software communications protocols it created as part of its landmark antitrust settlement with the U.S. government, the company said Wednesday.https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0122msantit.html?netLinuxWorld: Faster, stronger, better enterprise Linux on show floorSeveral Linux hardware and software makers launched wares on the opening day of the LinuxWorld Expo here. The vendors’ goal: make Linux faster, stronger, better, for large enterprise application deployments. https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0121lworld.html?net Related content news analysis Western Digital keeps HDDs relevant with major capacity boost Western Digital and rival Seagate are finding new ways to pack data onto disk platters, keeping them relevant in the age of solid-state drives (SSD). By Andy Patrizio Dec 06, 2023 4 mins Enterprise Storage Data Center news analysis Global network outage report and internet health check Cisco subsidiary ThousandEyes, which tracks internet and cloud traffic, provides Network World with weekly updates on the performance of ISPs, cloud service providers, and UCaaS providers. By Ann Bednarz and Tim Greene Dec 06, 2023 286 mins Networking news analysis Cisco uncorks AI-based security assistant to streamline enterprise protection With Cisco AI Assistant for Security, enterprises can use natural language to discover policies and get rule recommendations, identify misconfigured policies, and simplify complex workflows. By Michael Cooney Dec 06, 2023 3 mins Firewalls Generative AI Network Security news Nvidia’s new chips for China to be compliant with US curbs: Jensen Huang Nvidia’s AI-focused H20 GPUs bypass US restrictions on China’s silicon access, including limits on-chip performance and density. By Anirban Ghoshal Dec 06, 2023 3 mins CPUs and Processors Technology Industry Podcasts Videos Resources Events NEWSLETTERS Newsletter Promo Module Test Description for newsletter promo module. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe