IBM Happenings December 2005
The month of December was another busy one at IBM. The month was filled with a slew of announcements in hardware, software, services, acquisitions, and strategic alliances. The list of announcements made by IBM during the month is below, and the complete Index of IBM Happenings (by year and month) is here. List of Announcements […]
The Internet Division
In the "old days" — ten years ago — we used to say that a month was three or four Internet months or that a year was three or four Internet years. It was a way of expressing how fast things were moving. Now that it has been ten years since the Internet Division was […]
Which Side Are You On?
The new Lenovo Z60 Widescreen ThinkPad is getting high marks. The company has developed a clever website (some images are below) to allow people to "vote" for which model they like better — the one with the black case or the one with the titanium case. If you are not sure which to vote for, […]
IBM Happenings: November 2005
The month of November was another incredibly busy month for IBM, with a slew of announcements in hardware, software, services, acquisitions, and corporate initiatives including one help find a cure for cancer. There have eight acquisitions year-to-date, thirty-five in the past five years, and forty-eight in the past ten years. The announcements made by the […]
A Chat With The SAC
In 1980, while serving as branch manager for IBM in Philadelphia, I had the occasion to visit a senior executive at one of our customers — The Campbell Soup Company in Camden, New Jersey. I don’t remember who I met with or what we talked about but I will never forget the executive’s secretary who […]