IT pioneer William Norris dies at 95
From wartime code-breaking to '60s idealism and '80s corporate clashes, Norris encapsulated the industry's history.
From wartime code-breaking to '60s idealism and '80s corporate clashes, Norris encapsulated the industry's history.
Closing the Linux credibility gap.
Sam Palmisano chooses the virtual world and Beijing to announce $100 million investment into new businesses, found via online brainstorming.Images: IBM chief's 'Second Life' avatar
NEW YORK--IBM is proposing to take a leaf out of Linux's book and open up the design process for its Power processor. At a Big Blue event in Manhattan yesterday, executives said the company plans to offer more information on the architecture of its PowerPC and Power server chips to device makers and software developers.
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has snagged work on the Commonwealth Bank's core banking system replacement project, but a spokesperson for the bank today insisted Indian outsourcing firm was not a key partner like SAP or Accenture.
There's a compelling case to be made for corporate users to bring their own IT to the workplace, but there are hurdles. Here's a tale of what happens when a new laptop meets an alternative office suite and tech support.
IBM and Stanford University this week will outline a green chemistry breakthrough that may lead to biodegradable and biocompatible plastics.In a nutshell, IBM and Stanford have applied "organocatalysis" to green polymer chemistry.
What are some of your favorite tech flop predictions?
The swami's predictions for 1998 are in, and class participation is invited. You'll find one correct answer to each multiple choice question.
It's the next big Linux controversy: Who should be liable if customers wind up using software that was created from misappropriated intellectual property?