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3 hrs ago | Poughkeepsie Journal

IBM cuts 2,833 in U.S., worker's group calculates

A count of IBMers in the United States who have been told their jobs are disappearing has risen to 2,833.

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Related Topix: Dutchess County, NY, Poughkeepsie, NY

6 hrs ago | ITWorld Canada

BlackBerry Q10 gets thumbs up from financial analysts

Although sales of BlackBerry's Z10 smart phone are slowing, its QWERTY keyboard-equipped sibling is selling better than expected, according to analysts Wall Street analysts are bullish on initial consumer feedback on BlackBerry's QWERTY keyboard-equipped Q10 handset, with many saying that the device is selling better than expected.

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Tue Jun 18, 2013

CRN

IBM Layoffs Said To Be Widespread Throughout Company

IBM is following through on its plans to reduce its workforce, laying off an undisclosed number of employees throughout the company worldwide.

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Related Topix: Somers, NY

TMCnet

IBM to Sell Cloud Directly to Senior-Level Executives

The Armonk, N.Y.-based company's SmartCloud Solutions portfolio now includes more than 100 applications that will be offered to the C-suite.

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Related Topix: CIO News, Armonk, NY, Cloud Computing, Science / Technology, SoftLayer

ZDNet

As end of Q2 nears, IBM employees fret 'resource actions'

IBM appears to be making good on its promise that it will make the bulk of its workforce rebalancing moves in the second quarter.

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WebWire

Mobile Experience is Critical to Business Success but Most CMOs and...

A new IBM sponsored survey of business professionals finds that while chief marketing officers and ecommerce leaders recognize mobile as critical to their business objectives, two-thirds of those same professionals, indicate they don't have a strong understanding of the mobile user experience.

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Related Topix: Marketing

SchaeffersResearch.com

Analyst Upgrades: International Business Machines Corp., The Kroger...

Analysts are weighing in today on tech giant International Business Machines Corp. , grocery store chain The Kroger Co.

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Related Topix: Kroger, Retail, Grocery, Semiconductors, International Business Machines Corporation -- Microelectronics, Electronics, Ralphs Grocery, Day Trading, Financial Markets, Personal Finance

Local Tech Wire

Execs: Cloud-based services, software market increasingly competitive

Cloud software companies can't expect as much profit as traditional vendors because customers increasingly have more choices, Box Inc. Chief Executive Officer Aaron Levie said today.

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Related Topix: Cloud Computing, Science / Technology, Half Moon Bay, CA, Telecom, WorldCom, IT Services, Rackspace, YouSendIt, Startups

Mon Jun 17, 2013

Barron's

IBM: Automation a Bright Spot in Services, Says BMO; M&A Threatens Buybacks

BMO Capital Markets's Keith Bachman today reiterates a Market Perform rating on shares of International Business Machines , and a $220 price target, writing that the company's growth outlook is mixed, with a greater chance for software and services growth than for growth in hardware, and that acquisitions could slow buybacks.

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Related Topix: IBM

Sun Jun 16, 2013

Press & Sun-Bulletin

Economic turmoil casts shadow over state politics

New York's legislative session has been highlighted by flashy proposals to strengthen abortion rights, expand casinos, publicly finance campaigns, and combat corruption and sexual harassment after several scandals.

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Related Topix: Andrew Cuomo, US Governors, New York, New York Government, Armonk, NY, Rick Perry

The Indian Express

IBM starts job cuts, most lay-offs outside US

IBM, the world's largest computer services provider, has initiated a global restructuring plan by laying-off almost 2,800 employees in North America so far and more job cuts are in offing in other nations like India.

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Related Topix: IBM

Mydigitalfc.com

IBM starts job cuts; most lay-offs outside US

IBM, the world's largest computer services provider, has initiated a global restructuring plan by laying-off almost 2,800 employees in North America so far and more job cuts are in offing in other nations like India.

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Related Topix: IBM

Sat Jun 15, 2013

Customer Interaction Solutions

RM: tackling the volume and persistence of paper [KM World]

Wan estimated 2.5 quintillion bytes of data each day, according to IBM estimates, new rules for records and the need to search growing amounts of new records management techand techniques are emergto answer those challenges.

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Related Topix: Knowledge Management, Lexmark, Lexmark International, Computers, Macomb County, MI

Customer Interaction Solutions

International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Use of Contacts...

By Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 15 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent developed by five co-inventors for "use of contacts to create differential stresses on devices."

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Related Topix: WorkLight, Netezza, Host Analytics, Red Bricks Media, Computers, IT Services, Science Applications International, Software

The Motley Fool

Dividend Investment Opportunities

Austin is a member of The Motley Fool Blog Network -- entries represent the personal opinion of the blogger and are not formally edited.

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Related Topix: Blog News, Financial Markets, IBM, Cloud Computing, Science / Technology, Science, Computer Science

Fri Jun 14, 2013

Customer Interaction Solutions

IBM job cuts get underway with hundreds axed in US [Times of Oman]

New York: International Business Machines , the world's largest computer-services provider, has fired at least 1,300 workers in a round of US job cuts that began on Thursday, according to the employee group Alliance@IBM.

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Related Topix: IBM, Oman, World News, Middle East, WorkLight, Marketing, Raleigh, NC

ITWorld Canada

Shopify, others recruit IT workers laid off by IBM

As IBM Canada remains silent over layoffs, online shopping startup Shopify sets up hiring booth outside Big Blue's Ottawa office IBM Canada is still staying largely silent two days after reports that it is laying off staff across North America.

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Related Topix: Marketing, CIO News, Johnson City, NY

Switched

Layoffs Strike

IBM has laid off an undisclosed number of workers this week as the company intensifies its focus on some of some of the technology industry's hottest markets.

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Related Topix: Armonk, NY, Social Software, Science, Computer Science, Consulting, Challenger Gray and Christmas, Hewlett Packard

WVNY

IBM lays off workers as company eyes new markets

Jaenette Coyne estimates she had five minutes to leave home after calling 911 to report forest fire smoke behind her home.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Fire, Iowa, Weather

The Motley Fool

A Cloud Investor Strategy for the NSA Scandal

Dana is a member of The Motley Fool Blog Network -- entries represent the personal opinion of the blogger and are not formally edited.

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Related Topix: Blog News, Amazon, IBM, Red Hat

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