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Military supercomputer sets record
An American military supercomputer has reached a long-sought-after computing milestone by processing more than 1.026 quadrillion calculations per second. The new supercomputer, called Roadrunner, was devised and built by engineers and scientists at IBM and Los Alamos National Laboratory. |
09 Jun 2008 |
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IBM's eligibility for Federal government procurement contracts reinstated
IBM has announced an agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to terminate the temporary suspension order barring IBM from participating in new Federal government business, ending a suspension that began March 27, 2008. |
04 Apr 2008 |
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IBM learns of temporary suspension from new business with U.S. Federal government
IBM announced today that it has learned that it has been temporarily suspended from participating in new business with U.S. Federal government agencies. |
31 Mar 2008 |
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New IBM solution helps government cut waste, save money
IBM has extended the reach of its Maximo® asset management software to the public sector by announcing a new offering that helps government agencies and their contractors improve the monitoring of goods and services they deliver to the public. |
28 Feb 2008 |
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IBM awarded Census Bureau data access and dissemination system contract
The U.S. Census Bureau has awarded IBM Global Business Services a contract to provide data tabulation and dissemination services in support of the 2010 Census and other key Census Bureau surveys. The effort will expedite data assessment and improve the usability of Census information for citizens and policymakers. |
17 Oct 2007 |
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Singapore’s Institute of Technical Education announced as winner of IBM Innovations Award in Transforming Government
Harvard’s Ash Institute has announced Singapore’s Institute of Technical Education (ITE) as the winner of the US$100,000 IBM Innovations Award in Transforming Government. The ITE was recognized because of its measurable successes, collaborative and innovative practices, scope and potential for global replication. |
25 Sep 2007 |
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Ash Institute announces finalists for IBM Innovations Award in Transforming Government
The Ash Institute for Democratic Governance and Innovation at Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government has announced the finalists for the IBM Innovations Award in Transforming Government. The programs were selected for their innovation, results, collaborative practices, scope and potential for global replication. |
12 Sep 2007 |
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IBM Federal SOA Institute launches IT certification program
IBM has announced the first Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) certification and training program for Federal IT professionals. The program was established to provide knowledge and share skill sets for SOA development and adoption. Sponsored by the IBM Federal SOA Institute, the 12-week program begins September 12, 2007. |
23 Aug 2007 |
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The Ash Institute selects most innovative programs in global government
The Ash Institute for Democratic Governance and Innovation at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government has announced the Top 20 global programs under consideration for the IBM-sponsored Innovations in Transforming Government Award. The award recipient will be announced in Washington on September 24th. |
22 Aug 2007 |
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IBM contributes software that predicts spread of emerging infectious diseases
IBM has made available an advanced software technology that can help predict the transmission of diseases across countries and around the globe to the open source community. The tool will aid in understanding and planning more efficient responses to health crises, ultimately providing tools for protecting population health. |
08 Jun 2007 |
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IBM commits $1B to cure data center energy crisis
IBM is launching a plan called “Project Big Green,” in which it will endeavor to substantially reduce data center energy consumption and turn business and tech infrastructures into “green” data centers. The company will start investing $1 billion each year for this effort. |
10 May 2007 |
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IBM launches global collaboration efforts to spur economic development in Africa
IBM has launched its first-ever public “ThinkPlace Challenge,” a three-week open forum designed to foster global collaboration on innovation opportunities and economic development issues facing the African continent. The top ideas will help shape the agenda for IBM’s upcoming Global Innovation Outlook (GIO) focus on Africa. |
08 May 2007 |
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IBM opens first SOA institute for U.S. Federal organizations
IBM has announced the first Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) center devoted solely to helping U.S. Federal agencies adopt and benefit from SOA Information Technology (IT) initiatives. The IBM Federal SOA Institute is focused on three important mandates -- innovation, solution development and testing, and education. |
26 Apr 2007 |
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IBM donates speech translation technology to foster better communication and humanitarian efforts in Iraq
IBM has announced a humanitarian donation to the United States government of innovative speech translation technology to support better communication in Iraq. IBM's intent is to help augment human translators and improve the safety of U.S. and coalition personnel, citizens and staff of nongovernmental aid organizations. |
02 Apr 2007 |
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IBM calls on Congress to act on genetic non-discrimination legislation
IBM’s Chief Privacy Officer, Harriet Pearson, will testify before the House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions about the subject of genetic non-discrimination. IBM will call on Congress to enact laws that prevent discrimination based on genetic information. |
30 Jan 2007 |
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NASA eyes open standard software for next-generation James Webb space telescope
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is using IBM software to develop the systems that will operate the James Webb Space Telescope. The Next Generation Telescope which will succeed the Hubble Space Telescope will hunt for the formation of the first galaxies. |
19 Jan 2007 |
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IBM and Norwegian Armed Forces sign $48 million contract on integrated SAP management system
The Norwegian Armed Forces and IBM have signed a contract for the continued development of a Joint Integrated Management Information System for the Armed Forces. The project is called The Economy project. The contract includes solutions for accounting, management and logistics, based on SAP. |
12 Jan 2007 |
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Antwerp Port Authority selects IBM’s Maximo Asset Management Software to manage and maintain port assets
MRO Software, an IBM company, has announced that the Antwerp Port Authority has chosen IBM’s Maximo asset management software to manage its operating assets in the port of Antwerp. The contract was awarded after an extensive tender procedure. |
12 Dec 2006 |
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Texas DIR awards IBM a contract for state data center services that offers significant benefits to the state
A new agreement between the Texas Department of Information Resources and IBM delivers expanded services and lower costs for data centers. The 7-year contract leverages the state’s buying power to modernize its IT infrastructure, enhance disaster recovery, and provide flexibility to meet changing business requirements. |
28 Nov 2006 |
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DARPA selects IBM for Supercomputing Grand Challenge
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded IBM a four-year $244 million award to develop a machine that provides 100 times the sustained performance of today’s general purpose supercomputers and is dramatically simpler to program, administer and use. |
21 Nov 2006 |
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IBM invests $100 million in collaborative innovation ideas
Speaking in Beijing, China, IBM Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Samuel J. Palmisano announced that the company will invest $100 million over the next two years to pursue ten new businesses generated by InnovationJam, an unprecedented experiment in collaborative innovation held earlier this year. |
14 Nov 2006 |
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IBM introduces advanced Digital Video Surveillance service
IBM has launched an offering that contains the industry’s most advanced digital surveillance technology, code-named “S3.” IBM’s new Digital Video Surveillance (DVS) service product enables users to detect patterns or search for particular attributes and alert authorities of any suspicious or anomalous behavior in real-time. |
07 Nov 2006 |
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Made in IBM labs: Speech translation technology breaks through language barrier for U.S. forces in Iraq
IBM has announced the successful delivery of an advanced speech-to-speech translation system to U.S. forces in Iraq. The bidirectional English to Arabic translation software — dubbed "MASTOR" — is designed to improve communication between military personnel and Iraqi forces and citizens. |
12 Oct 2006 |
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IBM to help U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs improve services to veterans
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has selected IBM to help transform its information technology organization. IBM will help create a more standardized, interoperable and secure IT environment that will enable the prompt and seamless delivery of services to veterans. |
04 Oct 2006 |
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IBM technology translates Arabic media broadcasts to English
IBM has announced its researchers have developed technology to translate Arabic media broadcasts into English in near real-time and has licensed the technology to Critical Mention, Inc., the leading Web-based real-time television news search and broadcast monitoring service. |
14 Sep 2006 |
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IBM to build world's first Cell Broadband engine based supercomputer
The U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has selected IBM to design and build the world's first supercomputer to harness the immense power of the Cell Broadband Engine™ processor aiming to produce a machine capable of a sustained speed of up to 1,000 trillion calculations per second. |
06 Sep 2006 |
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2.4 Million Silicon Valley residents to go wireless
Silicon Valley Metro Connect, a collaboration among Azulstar Networks, Cisco Systems, IBM, and Seakay, has been selected to build and operate Silicon Valley's regional wireless network. The open wireless network will offer universal broadband Internet access to 2.4 million Silicon Valley residents, employees and visitors. |
05 Sep 2006 |
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Bi-state region patient-tracking system speeds emergency response, improves patient care
The St. Louis Area Regional Response System has selected IBM to provide a real-time patient tracking system that will improve response times in any emergency, from a simple traffic accident to a large-scale disaster. STARRS is a regional planning organization that helps the area plan and prepare for critical incidents. |
17 Aug 2006 |
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IBM selected by U.S. DoD to deliver net-centric collaboration services
The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) has selected IBM Global Services to provide net-centric collaboration services. The work is a key part of DISA's Net-Centric Enterprise Services project to provide one consistent service for collaboration that can be used by personnel across the DoD. |
14 Jul 2006 |
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DHS Eagle contracts go to 25 companies
The Homeland Security Department has selected 25 companies for the big business part of the agency's EAGLE indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract. The awards for the Enterprise Acquisition Gateway for Leading Edge Solutions (EAGLE) program were announced in June. |
29 Jun 2006 |
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IBM wins $495M contract with Australian Immigration
IBM has won a $495 million contract to upgrade the Australian Department of Immigration's IT systems. |
19 Jun 2006 |
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IBM announces "The Forbidden City: Beyond space and time"
IBM has announced "The Forbidden City: Beyond Space and Time," a new cultural heritage initiative that will present the history and splendor of China's Forbidden City to a global audience. The project will ultimately result in a virtual online recreation of the Forbidden City and associated sites in Beijing. |
16 Jun 2006 |
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IBM to help companies determine pandemic preparedness
IBM has unveiled its Contingency Planning Assessment (CPA), aimed at helping businesses understand their potential exposure to a pandemic outbreak, and implement strategies to safeguard employees and maintain operations should such an outbreak occur. |
06 Jun 2006 |
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IBM public sector clients make a stellar showing in this year's Computerworld Honors Program
The 2006 ComputerWorld Honors Program included 27 IBM clients from all three public sector industries, including the Charles County Public Schools, the Duke University Healthcare System, and The National Geographic Society. The program annually identifies organizations that are leading the world's ongoing IT revolution. |
06 Jun 2006 |
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IBM AIX® operating system receives crucial government certification
IBM and Argus have announced a new government certification for the IBM AIX operating system. When running Argus's PitBull® Foundation Version 5.0, this multilevel security (MLS) capability allows government agencies and commercial businesses to enjoy a high level of protection for sensitive data. |
26 May 2006 |
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IBM solutions for compliance and retention management take AIIM Best of Show awards for second year in a row
Recognizing leadership in the area of retention management for compliance and governance, the IBM Federated Records Management solution and IBM System Storage DR550. |
23 May 2006 |
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WiFi gold rush
Wireless networks are not new to state and local government. Public safety departments were among the first to embrace them. But cities increasingly expand the capabilities of these networks, implementing applications and creating wireless mesh networks to provide Internet access to residents. |
24 Apr 2006 |
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IBM execs testify for more robust healthcare
Testifying before Congress recently, two IBM executives backed changes they say will improve the nation's healthcare and drive down costs. |
17 Mar 2006 |
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IBM wins Army JAG contract
IBM has won a contract with the U.S. Army's Office of the Judge Advocate General (JAG) to provide technical support and project-management services to improve the agency's delivery of legal services, boost computing capacity and reduce overall costs. |
15 Mar 2006 |
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IBM adds new RFID services and software to its RFID portfolio
IBM has announced the addition of new radio frequency identification (RFID) services and software to its expansive RFID portfolio. The IBM RFID Solution for Asset Tracking can aid companies in their critical resource tracking and security endeavors, and in their efforts to comply with Sarbanes-Oxley requirements. |
28 Feb 2006 |
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University of Nebraska to become a worldwide hub for advanced training and research for IBM On Demand Systems
IBM and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln have announced plans to foster new collaboration and innovation among the academic community, IBM and its partners and customers. The University will serve as a hub for advanced teaching and remote access by other universities on IBM's premier business computing system, System i5. |
22 Feb 2006 |
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Finnish Defence Forces selects IBM
The Finnish Defence Forces (FDF) has chosen IBM to be the integrator for a new operations system (iC4I - command, control, communications, computing, intelligence), providing joint operations capability. IBM will also establish a European Defence Industry Centre of Excellence in Helsinki. |
22 Dec 2005 |
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IBM announces Global Movement Management Initiative
IBM has announced the launch of a new strategic initiative designed to help move key resources -- people, goods, money, information and conveyances (or the means of transportation) around the globe with greater security and resilience. |
16 Nov 2005 |
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IBM Awarded National Medal of Technology for Semiconductor Innovation
President George W. Bush has announced that IBM has been awarded the 2004 National Medal of Technology by the U.S. Department of Commerce and the Technology Administration in recognition of more than four decades of innovation in semiconductor technology. The award specifically recognizes IBM advances in microprocessors. |
15 Nov 2005 |
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Erie County Teams Up With IBM to Tackle Medicaid Waste and Fraud
Erie County announced its selection of IBM to help track fraud and Medicaid abuse, using VERIFY NY, a new county-specific data-mining computer system that flags irregular billing practices and procedures that cost state taxpayers billions of dollars. The IBM Medicaid claims management program is the most advanced system available today. |
07 Sep 2005 |
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Top Five Wired Nations
Which are the five most-wired nations in the world today? We have short-listed five countries that are leaders in the wired revolution, with soaring tech innovations and a rapidly multiplying Internet community. We have looked at various parameters to arrive at the select some. |
24 Jun 2005 |
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IBM launches economic development grid initiative; greater Cleveland first region to benefit
IBM announced an initiative to enable communities to stimulate economic growth through the use of Grid computing. Cleveland is the first to benefit from this Grid initiative, which is part of IBM's government development focus area to allow state and local governments, higher education, and local businesses to share data. |
18 May 2005 |
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Federal Computer Week announces 2005 Federal 100 Award winners - Anne K. Altman, Managing Director, IBM U.S. Federal
Federal Computer Week announced the 2005 winners of its 16th annual Federal 100 Awards, presented to public and private sector information technology professionals who made outstanding contributions to the government IT community in 2004. Anne Altman, Managing Director, IBM US Federal, is among the award winners. |
03 Mar 2005 |
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IBM to manage data center for New York City's Metropolitan Transportation Authority
IBM will manage the data center that handles New York City's Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) fare collection system — one of the largest in the world - as part of a multi-million dollar information technology services contract that is expected to lower costs for MTA agencies over the next five years. |
08 Feb 2005 |
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U.S. Defense Dept. buys its fastest supercomputer ever for research
The Army Research Laboratory Major Shared Resource Center is adding an IBM supercomputer to its spectrum of high-performance computing systems. The 2,304 CPU cluster will consist of 1,186 IBM eServer™ e325 nodes, each equipped with dual 2.2 GHz AMD Opteron processors, a Myrinet interconnect and will run SUSE Linux. |
04 Aug 2004 |
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Governments adopt IBM and Linux
At LinuxWorld, IBM detailed how governments around the world are moving to open computing to drive economic development and provide citizens with access to secure technology and information. IBM specifically mentioned efforts by India's National Informatics Center (NIC), the U.S. Army and the County of Essex in Canada. |
03 Aug 2004 |
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IBM and LogicaCMG implement transformation project for Rotterdam Port Authority with SAP
The Rotterdam Port Authority collaborates with IBM and its partners to renovate their business processes and IT systems.The Port Authority calculated that the new system will pay for itself within four years. |
07 Jul 2004 |
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Mississippi deploys new IBM-powered homeland security system
IBM announced the successful initial deployment of the Mississippi Automated System Project, a mobile data infrastructure that links local law enforcement and public safety agencies in a single database. When complete, this project will provide mobile units with real-time access to all available public safety information. |
30 Jun 2004 |
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IBM announces new security technology on IBM Mainframe
IBM introduces new multilevel security on the IBM mainframe — z/OS is the first and only IBM operating system to provide this technology. |
12 Feb 2004 |
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IBM, SUSE LINUX achieve higher level of Linux security certification
IBM and Novell's SUSE LINUX continue to enable the rapid adoption of Linux by governments, with a special emphasis on Department of Defense for critical command-and-control operations. |
21 Jan 2004 |
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San Francisco Introduces New Crime Mapping Technology Called CrimeMAPs
The City and County of San Francisco, along with IBM and ESRI have unveiled a new CrimeMAPS computer application system, giving police a quick, accurate picture of crime patterns. |
20 Nov 2003 |
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IBM to help U.S. government create moving images library
Three major universities have selected Linux™ on IBM POWER™ technology to build the Library of Congress' first centralized online catalog of film, television and digital video images. The centralized online catalog will ultimately be the largest repository in the world for digital moving images. |
03 Sep 2003 |
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IBM Bolsters Police Fleet with "In Car" Digital Video Technology
Digital In-Car Video, Capture and Management Services System to help Yakima Police Department record traffic stops and crimes in progress; seven police departments are piloting the new technology. |
15 May 2003 |
