IBM says it’s exiting the facial recognition business
IBM’s chief executive officer Arvind Krishna today revealed that the company is sunsetting its “general-purpose” facial recognition business.
International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE: IBM), or IBM, is an American multinational technology and consulting corporation, with headquarters in Armonk, New York, United States. IBM manufactures and markets computer hardware and software, and offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas ranging from mainframe computers to nanotechnology.
IBM layoffs affect services groups, impact on Canadian business unknown
IBM is cutting an unspecified number of jobs in the first significant staff reduction under new chief…
More than 90,000 join IBM for Digital Think conference
IBM’s big launch was Watson AIOps, which uses machine learning and AI to automate detection, diagnosis, and response to anomalies in IT infrastructure.
Red Hat country manager for Canada says IBM supports Red Hat working with its competitors
The message about the status of Red Hat’s independence now that it’s owned by IBM couldn’t have…
Paul Cormier becomes new president and CEO of Red Hat
Red Hat has named Paul Cormier, who previously served as the president of products and technologies at…
Infosys partners with IBM on new public cloud program
Systems integrator Infosys is teaming up with IBM to roll out a new program to encourage enterprises to migrate their mission-critical data to IBM’s public cloud.
IBM walking away from single cloud focus deserves ‘huge respect’ says Red Hat
Red Hat and IBM executives leading the Canadian business opened up about last year’s $34 billion deal that saw the two tech companies tie the knot and place an enormous bet on hybrid cloud.
IBM and McAfee launch Open Cybersecurity Alliance to help vendors interoperate
McAfee and IBM Security have announced that they are the founding members of the Open Cybersecurity Alliance (OCA), a group of 18 companies whose goal is to foster interoperability and easy integration between security vendors.
IBM announces new z15 mainframe for the enterprise
IBM releases updated mainframe computers for the enterprise.
IBM and Red Hat partners can sleep soundly, executives say after mega deal closes
As IBM closed its $34 billion acquisition of Red Hat Tuesday, questions continued to swirl around the impact the move will have on partners and clients, which even IBM’s Arvind Krishna acknowledged was the “real challenge” ever since the deal was announced last October.
IBM’s machine learning model is the new middleman for channel partners
It takes a long time for a large company like IBM to pass on quality leads to its partners. Lori Cohen used to get one per month, but with the help of IBM’s new AI-buddy SCORE, that number is now eight.
Top newsmaker #5: Shaun Maine, CEO of Converge Technology Systems
Shaun Maine is number 5 on our 2019 Top 25 Newsmakers.
Toronto acquisition firm plays big part in IBM’s hybrid IT strategy
IBM is leaning heavily on an acquisition firm from Toronto to help it build a network of hybrid cloud solution providers focused on its technologies.
IBM sheds old school partner strategy, unleashes wave of partner program enhancements
IBM Corp. doesn’t want to be known as the vendor that’s hard to do business with anymore, which is why Big Blue unveiled a slew of new partner program initiatives.
IBM makes Watson available in any cloud environment, boosts hybrid cloud offerings
IBM is bolstering its hybrid cloud offerings and making its AI crown jewel available on any cloud environment.