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How To Use a Thin Client as a Printer Server
By Tom Fenton 02/12/2019 When I upgraded to Windows 10 from 8.1 last year, I found that my printer was no longer supported and after a long and fruitless search, I could not locate a Windows 10 driver that would work with it. I acquired my printer, an IBM, Lexmark, Ricoh Infoprint 1352, at the beginning of this century: a 40 PPM monochrome laser printer designed for the small to midsize business (SMB) market, which has been a workhorse for me for the last 15 years, and has never given me any...
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Kyocera Taps IBM Services for a Flexible, Cost Effective Cloud Environment
ARMONK, N.Y. , Oct. 25, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM ) today announced that it will deliver IBM Cloud-based services to manage all of the mission-critical applications for KYOCERA Document Solutions America. IBM will provide a more cost effective and flexible environment supporting the company's growing infrastructure needs across multiple business areas, while minimizing disruptions. Groundbreaking advancements in technology are propelling manufacturing into a new age of automation.
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This Week in the Copier Industry 15 Years Ago for the First Week of May 2005
Back in 2005 I was just 2 years into having a real web site for the copier industry. I started back in 2000 with an message forum with MSN communities. It was really cool because there was no on-line forum where sales people and principals could chat, share ideas, share war stories, share information, share competitive info and the list goes on and on. Twenty years later there is still no site like the Print4Pay Hotel. Did I do something right? We're still the only site that allows members...
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Re: Old Copier Brochures & Ads Preserved @ Print4Pay Hotel
Your Blog was forwarded to me and it was very interesting. I started my Office Equipment carrier January 1958 with Anderson Office Equipment in Great Falls, Mt. At that time we had the Franchise for Friden Calculators, Royal Typewriters and Verifax (Kodak) Copiers. At that time our main competitor was 3M Thermo-faxes. Montana did not see the Xerox 914 until the early 60's and it pretty well spelled the end to the Verifax and Thermo-fax. I started my own business in Helena, Mt. January 1,...
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Re: Old Copier Brochures & Ads Preserved @ Print4Pay Hotel
Loren: That's great stuff! Were you able to dig up any old brochures??
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Global Cloud-based Managed Services 2016-2020 - Lack of Integration Expertise - Key Vendors are HP, IBM & NTT Data Corp. - Research and Markets
April 25, 2016 07:50 AM Eastern Daylight Time DUBLIN--( BUSINESS WIRE )-- Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Cloud-based Managed Services 2016-2020" report to their offering. The global cloud-based managed service market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 19.7% during the period 2016-2020. Enterprises tend to choose managed services over traditional services due to their added advantages. Managed services offer benefits such as risk sharing and reduced IT cost for...
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Vanguard Systems Partners with United Computer Group to Offer Backup as a Service to Clients
Aston, PA Vanguard Systems, Inc. (Vanguard), a global supplier of enterprise document management systems and United Computer Group, Inc. (UCG), an information technology services firm, announce a new partnership agreement. The new agreement enables...
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Xerox Names John Kennedy Chief Marketing Officer
NORWALK, Conn., Jul 21, 2014 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Xerox today announced the appointment of John Kennedy as chief marketing officer and a vice president of the corporation, effective July 28, 2014. Kennedy joins Xerox from IBM, where he was vice president, global business services, responsible for marketing and demand generation for the company’s business services division. “John brings a global view and a proven track record of success changing brand perception and driving strategic business...
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Apple IBM IT Partnership | Implications For More Than Enterprises
The July 15th announcement by Apple and IBM that they were entering into a partnership for IT services and products for enterprise clients has many implications. The essence of the announcement is that IBM will use its services expertise to...
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Old Copier Brochures & Ads Preserved @ Print4Pay Hotel
The first plain paper copier was marketed in 1959 by Xerox. The model 914 weighed some 648 lbs and only made seven copies per minute. When people think about copiers, most will think that all copy machines made copies onto...
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Global Document Management Systems Market to 2016 with EMC, IBM, Microsoft & OpenText Dominating
DUBLIN, Ireland, December 3, 2013 --/PRNewswire/ -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/hqrlqb/global_document) has announced the addition of the "Global Document Management Systems Market...
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21Vianet Teams With IBM to Bring IBM's Managed Private Cloud to China
BEIJING and ARMONK, N.Y., Dec 18, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE via COMTEX) -- IBM and 21Vianet Group, Inc. ("21Vianet") announced today that they have entered a definitive agreement to introduce IBM's premier private cloud infrastructure service and...
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Research and Markets: Global Document Management Systems Market to 2016 with EMC, IBM, Microsoft & OpenText Dominating
DUBLIN — Research and Markets ( http://www.researchandmarkets....gn26/global_document ) has announced the addition of the "Global Document Management Systems Market 2012-2016" report to their offering. The Global Document Management Systems market to grow at a CAGR of 13.98 percent over the period 2012-2016. One of the major drivers of the market is the need for effective management of corporate information. DMS enables the storage of business documents and is continually transforming to...
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Cloud Adoption and Managed Service Providers Fuel Global Momentum for IBM PureSystems
ARMONK, N.Y., Jan. 31, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- As organizations look to consolidate their existing data centers and shift more of their workloads to the cloud, IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced that this trend has helped fuel the growing momentum for the IBM...
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Neocol Announces New Cloud-Based Enterprise Content Management Software
Las Vegas, NV (PRWEB) November 04, 2013 Neocol has unveiled SmarterECM .com, its new cloud-based enterprise content management platform based upon IBM’s ECM technology. SmarterECM™ is informed by over two years’ analysis of the crucial cloud software needs and uses of business clients. With it, Neocol hopes to meet the growing demand for cloud-based access to Enterprise Content Management (ECM) technology. SmarterECM™ is the latest development in Neocol’s portfolio of popular cloud solutions...
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European Managed Services Provider Taps IBM Flash for Faster ...
ARMONK, N.Y., Oct. 30, 2013 -- /PRNewswire/ -- As the rapid expansion of the digital universe continues unabated, demand for faster, easier access to that information via the cloud mounts. To provide both to its growing client base across Europe, managed services provider, Cegeka, turned to IBM (NYSE: IBM ) storage virtualization and Flash technologies. "We are growing very fast and part of that is due to the fact that we are continuously looking for innovative solutions to fulfill the needs...
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Company to Debut NSi AutoStore for IBM Datacap, a New Mobile Device and MFD Capture Solution for IBM Customers
Company to Debut NSi AutoStore for IBM Datacap, a New Mobile Device and MFD Capture Solution for IBM Customers Rockville, MD – October 31, 2013 - Notable Solutions , a leading provider in secure information collection and output management solutions, announced today it will participate as an exhibitor, sponsor and presenter at IBM Information on Demand (IOD) 2013 , held at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, November 3-7, 2013. Notable Solutions will exhibit at the IOD EXPO in Booth #1317 and will...
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To Boldly Go: 5 Winning Traits for Growth in 2017
Spock It Up: The new reality of big data & predictive analytics You can’t read any technology news without running across a bunch of articles on “big data” and predictive analytics. From IBM’s Watson to Google’s open sourced TensorFlow , machine learning and data analytics is everywhere. But did you know that big data can also be mined in the humble office to help with improving managed print offerings? Print Audit pioneered dashboarding of user, device, and document level data with an...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 10 Years Ago (4th Week of January 2007)
There's a great thread about a P4P'er asking where they could find some information about selling to the Print4Pay Industry. Shaja makes mention of three web sites and I chimed in with a few points of my own. You can check out that thread here. Xerox Quarterly Net Falls, But Sales Rise 1/23/07 9:23 PM NEW YORK - Xerox Corp., the world's largest provider of office printers, copiers and related services, posted lower quarterly net income Tuesday, hurt by restructuring costs, but sales of its...
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Cintas Selects SIS for Managed Services
LEXINGTON, Ky. , June 1, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Lexington, KY-based IT Services firm, SIS announces that its Managed Solution Center (MSC) will support Cintas' Corporate and Rental locations iSeries infrastructure. SIS will provide remote monitoring, management and backup services for 145 Cintas locations nationally; enabling Cintas to focus on running its business. Cintas designs, manufactures and implements corporate identity uniform programs, and provides entrance mats, restroom supplies,...
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Clarient Global Adopts IBM Cloud, VMware for Enhanced Private Cloud Capabilities
ARMONK, N.Y. , Sept. 28, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM ) today announced that Clarient Global LLC ("Clarient"), a joint venture established to transform client data and document management in the financial services industry, has selected VMware Cloud Foundation on IBM Cloud to continue to enhance its existing SoftLayer private cloud implementation for its Clarient Entity Hub platform. Clarient Entity Hub allows users to securely upload, maintain and share information about legal...
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IBM Named a Leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant for Managed Mobility Services for Third Consecutive Year
ARMONK, N.Y. , Nov. 22, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — IBM (NYSE: IBM ) today announced that Gartner, Inc. has recognized IBM as a leader in the 2016 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Managed Mobility Services (MMS) for the third consecutive year 1 . IBM is the only IT services organization that has been in the Leaders quadrant three years in a row. For the report, Gartner evaluated 14 vendors, recognizing IBM as a leader based on its completeness of vision and ability to execute. IBM’s market leading IT and...
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IBM and Ricoh Transform Corporate Meetings with Industry-First, Watson-Powered Interactive Whiteboards
IBM and Ricoh have announced a major shakeup in the corporate meeting room with Ricoh's new cognitive-enabled interactive whiteboard which uses IBM's Watson intelligence and voice technologies to actively support people in meetings by responding to commands, taking notes and actions and even translating into other languages. The Intelligent Workplace Solution leverages IBM Watson IoT and Ricoh's easy-to-use interactive whiteboards to change the way teams meet and collaborate through new...
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Selling Copiers in the Seventies with Chuck Parr
I had the opportunity to meet Chuck many years ago, thinking it was at one of the first Ricoh dealer events I attended back in the nineties. Chuck was one of the speakers and I was floored by his public speaking ability. Somewhere during those few days I made it a point to introduce myself to Chuck and thanked him for the awesome performance. How did you find your way into the copier industry? When I graduated from college in 1972 I and a lifelong childhood friend and I started a small...
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State of Arizona Taps IBM Cloud to Strengthen Constituent Services
ARMONK, N.Y. , Aug. 10, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM ) today announced that the State of Arizona has turned to IBM Cloud to help manage its daily mainframe operational consumption. Cloud managed services on IBM Z will provide State of Arizona agencies the agility to carry out some of Arizona's most critical IT operations including mainframe services and disaster recovery efforts. As part of this new agreement, cloud managed services will be implemented by the State of Arizona's shared...
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Kinlaw to lead worldwide channel sales at Lexmark
News Release Issued: Jan 10, 2018 ( 4:00pm EST ) Kinlaw to lead worldwide channel sales at Lexmark Lexmark, a global imaging solutions leader, today announced that Sammy Kinlaw will join the company as Vice President, Worldwide Channel and OEM Sales, effective Feb. 1, 2018 . A proven technology sales leader, Kinlaw has held a number of leadership roles calling on enterprise end users and the commercial channel. He spent the last 13 years with Lenovo, most recently as vice president North...
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Converge Technology Solutions Acquires Nordisk Systems, Inc.
TORONTO , July 3, 2019 /PRNewswire/ - Converge Technology Solutions, Corp. (" Converge " or "the Company ") (TSXV:CTS) (FSE:0ZB) (OTCQX: CTSDF ) announced today that it has acquired Nordisk Systems, Inc. (" Nordisk "), a Northwest based partner focused on infrastructure, cloud, security, analytics, business continuity and managed services solutions. Nordisk brings highly skilled teams of experienced technology experts, business consultants, and industry thought leaders to Converge's fast...
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Re: Selling Copiers in the Seventies with Chuck Parr
Loved this post for lots of reasons. The main reason is that it is spot on. I started in 1982. I was a displaced steelworker who was hired by Comdoc (with a group who all sold for Xerox in the 70's, who was expanding under the Ricoh Brand in upstate NY So many Xerox traits described here were incorporated. Despite having no experience in sales and going head to head with the Xerox hot shots in major accounts, I gradually adopted the skills and started winning. The 30 day cycle is so true,...
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Re: Selling Copiers in the Seventies with Chuck Parr
Still holds true today, "focus on the customer". I also like taking those shorts naps after every quarter. They are much needed therapy
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Red Hat looks to move SAP managed services on-premises in new partnership
Red Hat is collaborating with SAP and IBM, its parent company, to help move SAP managed services on-premises. The companies are looking to validate private deployments of SAP Cloud Platform as well as tie up related backing services on Red Hat OpenShift. By combining Gardener, an SAP managed Kubernetes service, and virtualisation capabilities on OpenShift, the companies hope to provide a more seamless ramp for on-premise deployments. “For SAP Cloud Platform containerisation through SAP’s...
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Fortinet and IBM Collaborate on SkillsBuild to Further Build Cybersecurity Skills
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Aug. 18, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sandra Wheatley, SVP, Customer Marketing, Threat Intelligence and Influencer Communications at Fortinet “To further address the cyber skills shortage, we’re excited to partner with IBM to integrate Fortinet’s Network Security Expert training and certification curriculum with IBM’s SkillsBuild digital platform. As both a technology company and learning organization, Fortinet will work with IBM to make it easier for anyone to start a career...
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Ricoh and IBM to deliver expanded services to customers via hybrid cloud
Ricoh and IBM to deliver expanded services to customers via hybrid cloud Ricoh selects IBM Services alongside feature-rich IBM Power Systems, furthering the existing relationship between the companies EXTON, Pa. , Oct. 6, 2020 / PRNewswire / -- Ricoh USA , Inc. and IBM today announced a significant expansion of their existing collaboration to help enable delivery of Ricoh's innovative information management solutions via the versatile and powerful IBM hybrid cloud. Under the agreement, Ricoh...
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IBM Gifts $3M to Boost School Cybersecurity
IBM today said it will award $3 million in grants to help public schools boost their cybersecurity efforts. The grants, valued at $500,000 each, will go to six U.S. school districts and be delivered via IBM’s Service Corps Program to help the districts proactively prepare for and respond to cyberattacks. School districts can apply for the grant through March 1 at IBM.org, and IBM will announce the recipients shortly after. The grant will be an in-kind contribution in the form of dedicated...
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IBM Announces Senior Roles for "NewCo," the Independent Managed Infrastructure Services ...
IBM Announces Senior Roles for "NewCo," the Independent Managed Infrastructure Services Business to Spin Out from IBM IBM (NYSE:IBM) today announced key members of the executive team to lead the independent company that will be created following the previously announced separation of IBM’s Managed Infrastructure Services business ("NewCo"). The leadership appointments represent an important step toward establishing an independent NewCo, which will be a global leader in the management and...
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IBM Introduces $3 Million in Cybersecurity Grants for Public Schools in United States as Attacks on ...
IBM Introduces $3 Million in Cybersecurity Grants for Public Schools in United States as Attacks on Education Grow ARMONK, N.Y., March 22, 2021 /CSRwire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM ) recently announced in-kind grants valued at $3 million to help strengthen cybersecurity in schools. These grants will be awarded to six school districts in the United States to sponsor teams of IBMers to help them proactively prepare for and respond to cyberattacks. Services will be delivered by teams deployed via IBM's...
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Pyramid Solutions Extends Managed Service to IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation
BINGHAM FARMS, Mich. , March 31, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Pyramid Solutions, a leader in intelligent automation solutions, announced today it will be offering Managed Services to support IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation applications and infrastructure. This means current IBM clients can outsource the management of their IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation environments to Pyramid Solutions. IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation helps automate business operations with an integrated platform...
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Data Storage Corporation Announces Year End Results 2020; Annual Revenue of $9.3 Million ...
MELVILLE, N.Y., April 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Data Storage Corporation (OTC: DTST) (“DSC” and the “Company”), a provider of diverse business continuity, disaster recovery protection, and cloud infrastructure solutions and services, today provided a business update and announced its 2020 financial results. Chuck Piluso, CEO of Data Storage Corporation, commented, “We continue to achieve meaningful financial performance and profitability despite the impact of COVID-19 on the global...
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IBM's Independent Managed Infrastructure Services Business to be Named Kyndryl
ARMONK, N.Y. , April 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM ) today announced that Kyndryl will be the name of the new, independent company that will be created following the separation of its Managed Infrastructure Services business, which is expected to occur by the end of 2021. "Kyndryl evokes the spirit of true partnership and growth," said Martin Schroeter , Chief Executive Officer of Kyndryl. "Customers around the world will come to know Kyndryl as a brand that runs the vital systems...
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Taos, an IBM Company, Positioned by Gartner® in the Magic Quadrant™ for Public Cloud IT ...
SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 11, 2021-- Taos, the global innovator in Cloud and DevOps transformation services, today announced it has been named in the 2021 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Public Cloud IT Transformation Services 1. Previously Taos was recognized in the 2020 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Public Cloud Infrastructure Professional and Managed Services, Worldwide 2. Gartner states, “Providers in this market offer solutions designed to deliver transformational IT outcomes...
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Data Storage Corporation Announces Appointment of Kristi Cates as Director of Marketing ...
MELVILLE, N.Y., Oct. 11, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Data Storage Corporation (Nasdaq: DTST) (“DSC” and the “Company”), a provider of diverse business continuity, disaster recovery protection, IBM Power infrastructure-as-a-service and cyber-security based solutions, announced today that Kristi Cates has joined as Director of Marketing and Ed Grossman has joined as Data Analytics Practice Leader. Ms. Cates will be focused on building go-to-market plans, developing strategic marketing programs...
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Kyndryl Executives Predict ‘Positive Revenue Growth’ In Four Years
Executives at Kyndryl, the upcoming spin-off of IBM’s managed infrastructure services business, don’t expect to see “positive revenue growth” until 2025 due in part to how much the company will spend toward employee skills, experimenting with its business model, adding more partnerships and adding more cloud and advisory services. Advantages Kyndryl will have once it separates from IBM after the market closes Nov. 3 include $19 billion in annual sales, a starting capital structure of $3...
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Futurism Launches 'Zero Trust Managed Security Acceleration
AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 28, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Futurism Technologies, a leading IBM Global Security Solutions Partner, rolls out 'Zero-Trust Managed Security Acceleration Services' powered by best-of-breed IBM Security Solutions viz. IBM QRadar, IBM Maas360, IBM Verify and IBM Guardium Data Protection, all integrated with IBM Watson - the AI for smarter business. Zero Trust is a conceptual and architectural framework for moving security from a network-oriented, perimeter-based security...
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Connectria Becomes an AWS Premier Consulting Partner
ST. LOUIS , April 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Connectria, a leading Amazon Web Services (AWS) managed services provider with specialized IBM skills and over two decades of supporting highly compliant workloads, announced it has become an AWS Premier Consulting Partner. Achieving this status places Connectria in a select group of top AWS Partner Network (APN) members and differentiates it as an AWS Partner who consistently demonstrates expertise in understanding customer needs and helps them...
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Xerox hires new executive
Xerox hires new executive Announced that Joanne Collins Smee is new EVP and President of Xerox Americas Replaces Mike Feldman Reports to CEO John Visentin Previously spend 25 years at IBM
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VMware, IBM Collaborate To Help Clients Modernise Hybrid Cloud Environments In Regulated Industries
VMware Inc. and IBM have announced an expanded partnership to help global clients and partners modernise mission-critical workloads and expedite time to value in hybrid cloud environments. The expanded relationship includes IBM Consulting as a VMware GSI partner, the companies’ intent to deliver new jointly engineered IBM and VMware Cloud solutions and joint development and go to market. Making the announcement at VMware Explore 2022, IBM and VMware are planning to help clients in regulated...
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This Week in the Copier Industry Fifteen Years Ago
This Week in the Copier Industry Fifteen Years Ago First Week of September 2007 sponsored by Special Thanx to IBM for this "Digital transformation takes a customer-driven, digital-first approach to all aspects of a business, from its business models to customer experiences to processes and operations. It uses AI, automation , hybrid cloud and other digital technologies to leverage data and drive intelligent workflows, faster and smarter decision-making, and real-time response to market...
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IBM acquires engineering consulting specialist Dialexa - Cloud
IBM continues to spend millions on buying hybrid cloud companies with the unveiling of its acquisition of engineering consulting specialist Dialexa to boost its cloud charge. Since IBM CEO Arvind Krishna took the reins in April 2020, IBM has acquired more than 25 companies, including many hybrid cloud businesses. In February alone, IBM acquired cloud consultant services standout Sentaca, as well as Microsoft Azure consultancy all-star Neudesic—with the two purchases squarely aimed at...