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IBM and associate exchange views to plan without Microsoft software computer

August 12, 2008

Time of Beijing of dispatch of sina science and technology on August 7 message, according to foreign media coverage, personage of know the inside story disclosed yesterday, IBM with associate to discuss actively the name is ” Microsoft-Free(does not have Microsoft software) ” plan, the main content of this plan is to be in associate what sell IBM of the installation on computer ” Microsoft-Free ” the client carries software.

Personage of know the inside story discloses, if both sides comes to an agreement, associate the family expenses that possible very fast batch rolls out only fraction to install Windows operating system and business use computer.

IBM ” Microsoft-Free ” end of client of mail of the Lotus Notes that software package includes IBM, Lotus Symphoney and desktop office software, the source can leave in the Linux of Novell, red cap and Canonical move on operating system platform. Some earlier this year moment, IBM announces to be offerred to Europe ” Microsoft-Free ” software package, begin to carry out this software to wrap in American market at Zhou Er. But up to now, this software package offers the component that provides a service to medium and small businesses to sell business only.

Although IBM and the discussion that associate still were not become,finality, but the participation that associate will be offerred greatly ” Microsoft-Free ” the consequence of the plan, will form menace to market of computer of Microsoft pilot desktop. Study the data of company Gartner according to the market, the portion that associates in market of global personal computer is 7.8% .

“Microsoft-Free ” computer is right impoverished individual user and the enterprise user that because insecurity of the sources of energy causes operation pressure,increase have appeal quite. IBM expresses, because every install the computer of Windows operating system to need to pay accredit fee, this charge is gone to by marry again normally on user body, and can obtain freely Linux and Lotus Symphony, because this installation drives cause client,the computer cost of upright software is equivalent to installing the in part of computer of Windows operating system only.

Because Microsoft operating system uses the market to suffer attack more easily in business, just appear associate to be participated in possibly ” Microsoft-Free ” the view of the plan. Considering Microsoft newest Vista operating system needs a large number of hardware resource, compulsive safety precaution and use software with current place incompatible wait for a problem, very rare business upgrades existing system.

Since after associating at buying personal computer business with 1.75 billion dollar 2005, the cooperation of two companies is special all the time and close. Last year, two companies expanded content of global Co-operative Alliance, bilateral collaboration offers compose to build IT system to serve for special industry.

IBM expresses, wait for governmental orgnaization to ask to build the demand of open standard system with inferior cost compose to satisfy the large company such as Russia Aeroflot aviation and department of defense, IBM just began to roll out ” Microsoft-Free ” plan. (Xiao En)

Relevant report:

IBM plans to match carry out to associate in a large-scale the stock is covered show 79.85 million dollar

IBM changeover associates 375 million equity is shown continue undersell intent

IBM undersell associates 116 million are covered show 85.8 million dollar

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IBM will reduce new York state 3500 workers pay

August 11, 2008

Time of Beijing of dispatch of sina science and technology on August 8 message, according to foreign media coverage, , the fulfil of firewood of employee of 3500 semiconductor automation line that IBM plans to issue the standard area of garden of new York Hudson Valley is highest cut down 10% . IBM is 20 thousand people about in the employee sum total of this garden area.

The article says, IBM reduces the object of salary measure this to be East Fishkill, Poughkeepsie and Vermont plant personnel. IBM rejects to divulge will save how many expenditure accordingly.

New York bey wears dimension · the group is special dark (David Paterson) says, trade in the semiconductor chip research and development of IBM and new York city in, this city will provide credit of 140 million dollar to IBM, IBM will invest 1.5 billion dollar to center of this city research and development. The group is special dark express, this trades will bring station of 675 new jobs for new York city.

” Times-Herald Record ” opinion on public affairs of spokesman of office of governor of cite new York says, IBM reduces afore-mentioned salary measure won’t be right trading to cause an effect. (Tang Feng)

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IBM: China is close 9 think into CEO the enterprise will be faced with heavy revolution

June 13, 2008

Xinhua net Beijing on June 12 report (reporter Zhang Yi) company of international business machine (IBM) release a report 12 days to point out, on Chinese market, nearly 9 think into presiding apparitor the enterprise will be faced with heavy revolution. With the whole world photograph of person of the same trade is compared, they long to change more, made more sufficient preparation for this.

IBM company was released 12 days in Beijing 2008 ” global CEO is investigated ” the report about Chinese area. Findings makes clear, the presiding apparitor that there is 89 ％ on Chinese market thinks the enterprise will be faced with heavy revolution, with the world the photograph of person of the same trade of other area is compared, they more actively drives an enterprise to innovate in the conformity of global limits and business mode. In the business that accepts investigation, the domestic company apt that has 78 ％ achieves growth through buying way, and the foreign capital company that has 63 ％ favors oneself develops.

According to introducing, the triplet that this is IBM company ” global CEO is investigated ” . This report is built go up in the base that with the whole world 1130 presiding apparitor cover face-to-face, cover 40 countries and 32 industries. The company that there is 100 Chinas market in interviewing an object is in charge of high, they take office as the state-owned company at 15 industries, demesne enterprise and foreign capital enterprise.

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IBM official says HP buys EDS to won’t affect IBM lead position

June 10, 2008

The analyst thinks, buy this will make HP serves market rank to rise in global IT the 2nd, be next to IBM. The competition that this will make IT serves a field is more intense.

On June 9 message, software tycoon IBM says, HP is bought outside the leadership position that includes service company EDS to won’t challenge its to serve a field in IT. IBM India vice-president holds general manager Rajesh Nambiar concurrently to say, what HP buys is ” yesterday ” commercial pattern. This serves the position of the domain impossibly to constitute a challenge in IT to us.

The computer that with 13.9 billion dollar the bag outside was being bought manages last month serves HP the precursory EDS company of the domain.

Nambiar says, HP - the service revenue that EDS adds up to together predicts is 36 billion dollar, and the service revenue of IBM predicts to be 52 billion dollar. This showed IBM serves the leadership position of the domain in IT.

The analyst thinks, buy this will make HP serves market rank to rise in global IT the 2nd, be next to IBM. The competition that this will make IT serves a field is more intense.

Nambiar complement says, EDS has giant work team. But, they are centered in the business side of high cost. They lack global delivery capacity really. This is current service, profit margin or commercial pattern. HP comes to devoted and many time and resource improve pattern of trade of this kind of antiquated.

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Is Microsoft immersed in IBM15 to encircle Windows system to want to break down quite before New Year?

April 21, 2008

On April 22 message, according to foreign media coverage, microsoft already was immersed in IBM15 currently the corner year ago. At that time, the core business large scale main computer of IBM becomes feeble and die gradually. And nowadays, the core business Windows of Microsoft also lies the brim that break down. In those days, it is Guo Shina rescued IBM, nowadays, who will become the save person of Microsoft?

Analyst of Gartner of authoritative survey orgnaization pointed out recently, the Windows operating system of Microsoft is lying break down the brim. Microsoft must want to undertake changing considerably to Windows, will become otherwise yesterday chrysanthemum. Will strictly tell, windows did not become feeble and die, because Windows XP system is current,still having giant user group. But to Windows Vista, the situation is bad really.

15 years ago, the core business of IBM, business of large scale main computer becomes feeble and die gradually. At that time, in a state of anxiety of IBM popular feeling, each business section thinks depart goes out to become independent portal, every employee wants to leave a company. But Guo Shina (Lou Gerstner) join in rescued IBM.

Guo Shina’s strategy is IBM transition is give priority to in order to serve, the key expands Internet and Linux business. In short, ask to change namely. Guo Shina is very clear, the business pattern with old IBM already no longer be successful. Result, he succeeded.

And nowadays, the Windows business obverse side of Microsoft is facing IBM in those days corner. But different is, microsoft was not begged change.

The product development concept of Microsoft is ” had jumped over greatly more ” , to abiding by rub the CPU business of Er law, this may be effective. And nowadays, market opportunity depends on mobile phone, game and low end the domain such as jotter, “Big ” may not is good. At least so far, microsoft still did not change this one concept.

Accordingly, to Microsoft, must want to develop and design Windows system with new way. Important is, microsoft need resembles ” Guo Shina ” such character comes those who lead Microsoft to change. The old pattern that this person must want realize Microsoft already no longer be successful.

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Racetrack of IBM development new memory can be replaced shine put hard disk

April 13, 2008

On April 12 message, according to IBM A Er the horse enters a research center (Almaden Research Center) Situerte Pajin weighs the scientist, a kind the name is ” Racetrack ” be not volatile memory to will be replaced above all shine put, replace hard disk finally.

According to foreign media the report says, handkerchief gold shows, we had demonstrated pilot of a kind of electric current to farmland mural shift register, this is the fundamental technology of Racetrack memory.

IBM expresses, in a 1 micron inside the area with wide, 10 high micron, the information content that generation Racetrack can store will raise 10 by 1, can replace shine put; Final, racetrack memory can store inside same area 100 information, such memory is put-up replace hard disk with respect to enough.

Handkerchief gold says, in product of current solid state memory, we store and pilot is charge, and in Racetrack, we store and pilot is electronic whirl.

IBM says, if use Racetrack memory, the storage capacity of IPod will enlarge 100 times.

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IBM will buy FilesX of memory software company

April 11, 2008

Time of Beijing of dispatch of sina science and technology on April 10 message, according to foreign media coverage, IBM week 4 announce, will buy FilesX of memory software company, recover a product in order to enhance his long-range office data. So far, the financial clause that trades about this had be notted announce.

IBM expresses, to FilesX buy will at short-term inside finish. FilesX is company of battalion of one family property, in Zhu Sai of American horse Sa city Newton city and Israel sea law set headquarters, many 100 client is shared in two countries. The data protection that the main strong point of FilesX is Windows application and server and restore. IBM plan adds FilesX skill storage tube of its data protection and Tivoli of suit of information infrastructure software to manage.

General manager of Tivoli software business dust Er - Zun Erla (Al Zollar) expresses, through buying FilesX, IBM can obtain a complete data that uses simply, easily to protect a solution, long-range to the enterprise office is having certain appeal. What this action will enhance IBM further is medium upright market strategy.

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IBM veteran Na Keman retires to ever promoted Eclipse independence process

April 7, 2008

Beijing time on April 8 message, according to foreign media coverage, week of IBM of tycoon of American science and technology announces, development of product of branch of software of this company Rational and client support vice-president Linakeman (Lee Nackman) already retired formally on March 28. Na Keman holds a post in IBM 20 old, ever promoted open source code energetically (the following abbreviation ” open a source ” ) of orgnaization Eclipse foundation establish a procedure.

IBM says, already appointed Gumituomasi (Na Keman of Jamie Thomas) replace the position before this. Before this, thoms’ position is Rational software development department door vice-president.

Na Keman ever still had held the position of Rational branch chief technology officer (CTO) , main effect was produced in the strategy that founds applicable Eclipse to open a source to develop an environment in IBM and tool process, drive an Eclipse actively to be Eclipse foundation by the orgnaization change of IBM operation at the same time. After Eclipse foundation gains independent status, basically devote oneself to to provide source tool platform.

In addition, na Keman still participated in what software of IBM Jazz cooperation develops platform to establish a procedure. He joined IBM software department 1998. Before this, he ever was in IBM subordinate Thomas J. Watson research center holds the position of technical officer. 1998, he becomes IBM technology academician. Na Keman ever had published 50 paper and a book, still be the holder of two technologies patent at the same time.

In addition, IBM Zhou Yi still announces, 74 technologists of company that accord with a qualification already were awarded ” IBM is famous engineer ” title.

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IBM is included to purchase blacklist by beautiful government

April 4, 2008

Federal big jury delivers subpoena, investigation content involves IBM and the new contract that environmental protection arrange negotiates

□ Geng Xuepeng (Xinhua News Agency stalks of grain especially for our newspaper)

IBM (IBM) said on March 31 local time, this company and its part employee are investigated by the judicial department, be prohibited obtaining the United States temporarily at the same time federally the new contract of the orgnaization, be prohibited even contest mark. The judicial department investigates content to involve a when negotiating between IBM and arrange of American environmental protection new contract.

IBM says, this ban lets his unaware. And environmental protection arrange why make known to lower levels this ban and

IBM and environmental protection gave what issue after all between arrange, each report still did not announce clearly at present.

The accident is without foreboding suddenly

IBM makes a statement say, the company receives the subpoena of a federal big jury of American with a few employee, hope they are offerred about they and environmental protection arrange a contract negotiates clerical testimony and material.

At the same time environmental protection arrange announces, join IBM those who prohibit awarding a government to purchase a contract temporarily ” blacklist ” . This ban has go into effect from March 27.

According to the United States federally orgnaization an in-house agreement, if an orgnaization implements a ban to an enterprise, other orgnaization will observe this ban jointly.

England ” financial times ” report, IBM did not experience environmental protection arrange to will promulgate the foreboding of this ban beforehand, company high level was informed this one message secondhand on March 28, feel unusual shock immediately, must go to the United States the website of arrange of federal general affairs defines this one information.

IBM spokesman fred Maikenisi says · , before March 28 ” make clear without any foreboding, company and environmental protection produced controversy between arrange. We were spent almost clear up between whole climate what to produce ” .

Suspicion has between bilateral employee ” feline be bored with “

The statement of a mail March 31 says sign of environmental protection of associated press cite, environmental protection arrange is investigating this orgnaization in purchasing a process ” the improper activity that exists possibly and what cause from this is anxious ” .

IBM respect says, this company and environmental protection arrange begin to negotiate since 2006 a contract, and the investigation of the judicial department pays close attention to at ” employee of environmental protection arrange and

Between a few employee of IBM interactive ” . Investigate personnel suspicion, of this one contract negotiate the act that the existence in the process violates regulations of office of law of confederative purchase policy. These regulations aim to obtain the company that purchases a contract federally to provide fair competition environment for all hopes.

What do the detail that concerns this one case and IBM have to violate compasses behavior to still not be clear about at present. Environmental protection arrange has not make further explanation with respect to this ban, and

IBM spokesman says, they are discussing concerned matter with environmental protection arrange, reject to describe this one contract in detail.

IBM says, it has 30 days of appeal period, and now of ban of environmental protection arrange can continue at most a year, till relevant investigation is finished.

IBM suffers this effect too won’t big

” financial times ” say, this one ban is short-term inside more finite to the influence of IBM, but may affect IBM and United States federally the long-term relationship of the orgnaization. How will influence degree depend on violate compasses behavior to whether be confirmed to put the volume that be in and charges charge.

IBM suffers after banning a message to come out, company stock is in dish hind 1.5 dollars drop in trading, to every 113.4 dollars.

IBM and United States federally the collaboration of the orgnaization already lasted tens of year. The data that associated press provides shows, IBM embraces some to come from the United States at present federally of the orgnaization purchase contract total prices to be worth more than 1.3 billion dollar, be equivalent to its 2007 of sales revenue 1% the left and right sides.

Nevertheless, the personage inside course of study says, major IBM and United States federally the long-term contract that the orgnaization signed in the past won’t get the influence of this one incident.

Firm of American market survey ” federal natural resources ” say, before this one incident is solved, all federally the orgnaization awards IBM unlikelily new contract. This ban may last a few days, last possibly also a few months. But confederative orgnaization also has room for manoeuvre, if prove a job can by suffer ban an enterprise to finish, so latter also can win the bid.

Controller of council of business of service of technology of trade organization major this IBM did not inform beforehand before Tan Suoluowei criticizes ban of make known to lower levels of environmental protection arrange, make latter is without preparation, this and convention not agree with.

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Ursine dawn columbine demit holds the post of IBM of golden butterfly trustee replace of deputy total Wu Baochun

April 4, 2008

　　Dispatch of Tecent science and technologyOn April 1 message, limited company of group of software of golden butterfly international (the following abbreviation: Jin Die) announcement said last night, xiong Xiaoge of vice-president of IDG whole world because ” individual reason ” demit holds the post of this company to be not executive trustee, in the meantime, china of vice president of division of IBM big China, IBM invests replace of fund partner Wu Bao.

Equity of the Jin Die before this ever had major change twice, in May 1998, IDG Xiang Jindie is noted endowment 20 million yuan exchange his 25% equity, do not hold via decreasing afterwards hold an amount lesser already. In June 2007, IBM company and investment of Lei Man’s brother make an appointment with 132 million HK dollar to purchase golden butterfly international to make an appointment with the share of 7.7% , become Jin Die the 2nd large stockholder.

The message with fluctuant high level is to be in what Jin Die announced together in money newspaper 2007. The money newspaper last night shows, golden butterfly battalion closed 2007 achieve 7.66 100 million HK dollar, grow about 23% compared to the same period; Net profit is 138 million HK dollar, grow more than 42% compared to the same period.

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