IBM
- IBM among vendors that “Lead the Pack” for large enterprise mobile app services providers
The company has been named a leader by Forrester Research among large enterprise mobile app services providers based on an evaluation of the most significant services providers in the market, which is growing as employees demand support for mobile and companies shift towards using mobile for business.
- IBM growing SoftLayer cloud centers in Australia:
http://idm.net.au/article/0010377-ibm-doubles-cloud-oz - They are also building a hosting center in Quebec:
http://www.computerdealernews.com/news/ibm-opens-billion-dollar-quebec-cloud-centre/40437 - IBM workforce declined 12% in 2014
http://www.computerworld.com/article/2895539/ibm-workforce-declined-12-in-2014-losses-tied-to-corporate-divestitures.html - IBM’s New Mainframe System Is Built to Handle Mobile’s Explosive Growth
IBM’s z13 mainframe computing system is built to tackle the impressive growth of the mobile space and can handle 2.5 billion transactions per day. TheStreet’s Scott Gamm toured IBM’s manufacturing facility in Poughkeepsie, New York to see how the latest generation of mainframes are built. Compared to the company’s previous version, the z13 contains 300% more memory, along with a 40% increase in processing capacity and a 100% jump in bandwidth.
- Adobe and IBM announce partnership
This is an interesting move considering what Adobe is doing with BI and analytics
http://www.cmo.com.au/article/570065/adobe-announces-ibm-accenture-global-services-partners/
Oracle
I have mentioned that Oracle is really tight with the news but this week was especially slow. Their stock is trending neutral this week
- Larry Ellison fast facts:
http://gantdaily.com/2015/03/11/larry-ellison-fast-facts/ - Crazy Rumor: Oracle looking to buy SalesForce
Frankly, I’d be less surprised if there was a rumor about Salesforce buying Oracle in five or six years. That is an outcome I could see: Ellison might be retired or dead, and Benioff would find some twisted solace in buying his former employer. Salesforce would have to continue growing like a weed, and Oracle would have to shrink a lot in order for that to be possible, of course.
http://sdtimes.com/sd-times-blog-crazy-rumor-day-oracle-buy-salesforce/
HP
- HP loses 4 patents in Service Now case
http://www.law360.com/ip/articles/629885/hp-loses-four-patents-under-alice-in-servicenow-suit - HP is creating a new server line for cloud computing:
With rack-scale systems, functions that were previous located in the server, such as cooling and power, may be part of the rack. The systems will likely be deployed in multi-vendor environments, although users want uniformity in controls, said Dave Peterson, group manager of Proliant server products.
http://www.computerworld.com/article/2894733/hp-creates-new-server-line-for-cloud-computing.html