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In a major blow to IBM's outsourcing strategy, JP Morgan Chase has canceled its $5 billion, seven-year contract with the technology giant. The deal, signed in 2002, was the largest outsourcing agreement IBM had ever secured and was a key component of CEO Sam Palmisano's growth
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David Fu, a former executive at Equant Network Services, has been appointed as the new vice-president and general manager of Unisys' Greater China business, succeeding John Wen who retired after 21 years with the company. Meanwhile, Eric Kim, Samsung Electronics' former global marketing chief and executive vice-president, will
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Microsoft Virtual Server 2005, Microsoft's first foray into server virtualization, has raised concerns among some customers regarding the complexity of its technological, licensing, and support aspects. A key question is whether Microsoft can overcome these challenges to succeed in the server virtualization market. MassMutual Financial Group, a prominent
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Craig Conway, PeopleSoft's chief executive, unveiled a pivotal partnership with IBM to the company's annual user convention, drawing over 11,000 corporate customers. In the wake of Oracle's $7.7 billion hostile takeover bid, PeopleSoft is banking on this agreement to demonstrate its commitment
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IBM Japan has announced the launch of a Linux-based system for internet service providers (ISPs) and cellular phone service providers to manage and distribute large amounts of e-mail while eliminating spam. The system, which marks the first large-scale e-mail system running on Linux in Japan, combines PC servers by IBM
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IBM researcher John Smith recently demonstrated a computer system called Marvel: MDEG-7 Multimedia Search Engine, which uses statistical techniques to analyze relationships between colors, shapes, patterns, sounds, and other content in video footage. This capability allows users to search for specific frames within large video collections, potentially revolutionizing the way
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In the second quarter, the global server market saw an increase in revenue, with sales reaching $11.5 billion. IBM maintained its position as the market leader, with a 30.7% market share and a 10.8% revenue growth over the same period last year. However, Dell Inc. recorded the
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Compuware Corporation has made a sudden move in its software piracy lawsuit against IBM, submitting an "emergency motion" to the court seeking a favorable ruling in the case. The unexpected motion comes just three months before the trial is set to begin, with Compuware claiming that IBM has
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Leading technology companies BEA Systems, IBM, Microsoft, SAP, and Sun Microsystems have joined forces to submit the latest version of the WS-Addressing specification to the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), marking a significant milestone in the advancement of web services technology. WS-Addressing enables organizations to build reliable and interoperable web
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IBM officials have pinned the second-quarter decline in sales of its iSeries server range to poor timing, citing customer decisions to wait for the release of the new i5. The company is optimistic that the loss will be temporary, expecting a significant increase in orders this month and next, driven
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Small and medium-sized businesses are expected to drive growth in the storage market, with spending outpacing the overall market by at least the end of 2006. Major vendors such as IBM, HP, NetApp, and Dell are making efforts to sell networked storage to this market. Dell is leading the charge
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The software development tools market is experiencing a significant surge in competition with the emergence of powerful new tools from industry leaders. Microsoft and IBM are at the forefront of this development, releasing tools that prioritize collaboration among teams and ease of use. The traditional stronghold of Java tools vendors
