IBM's data integration initiative focuses on real-time delivery; Hess outsources IT to IBM

IBM News Alert This newsletter is sponsored by Riverbed Find out why WAN Optimization is Right for You Discover how you can realize a three to four month return on investment with WAN optimization tools in this informative Webcast. Learn how all WAN optimization products are not the same and how to find the right box for your organization. To find out more click here. Network World's IBM News Alert, 10/18/07 IBM’s data integration initiative focuses on real-time delivery, 10/16/07: IBM’s software products for managing business data are being upgraded across the board, the vendor announced Monday, describing new offerings that enable real-time information delivery through data warehousing, data integration and master-data management. Hess outsources IT to IBM; move affects 50 employees, 10/12/07: Energy supplier Hess is outsourcing its IT infrastructure to IBM in a five-and-a-half year contract valued at $73 million, the company announced today. Microsoft, Siemens, IBM and Intel lead tech R&D spenders, 10/16/07: Microsoft is getting more serious about investing in R&D, according to Booz Allen Hamilton’s annual study of the world’s largest corporate R&D spenders. Enterprise WLAN Gear: From A to Z. From buying tips to peer discussions. From case studies to market trends. Network World's newly enhanced Enterprise WLAN Gear Buyer's Guide has everything you need to stay current, research technology, compare products and implement solutions - all in one convenient location. Click here to go to the Enterprise WLAN Gear Buyer's Guide now. IBM ties OpenOffice suite to real-time communications platform, 10/11/07: IBM Thursday said it would integrate its new Symphony productivity tools and its Sametime platform to provide users the ability to share documents and communicate in real time. IBM Gas Gauge lets mainframe customers see energy use in real time, 10/12/07: Big Blue recently launched a program that lets mainframe customers monitor energy use in real time. IBM’s metering system works by grabbing energy and cooling statistics from internal sensors that are now standard equipment in the company’s System z9 mainframes. The stats are shown real time on the System Activity Display. With this system, a user can now correlate the energy consumed with work actually performed.

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