AT&T sells its cloud soul to Microsoft
US communications group AT&T has thrown in the towel, selling its Network Cloud technology to Microsoft and moving its 5G stuff onto Azure.
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NEC teams up with Red Hat to deliver cloud native 5G solutions
The Japanese telecoms vendor NEC has brought its partnership with IBM-owned open source software solutions provider Red Hat up to date to deliver multicloud capable 5G solutions.
Samsung and IBM team up to tap private 5G opportunities
The two tech giants are collaborating to develop new edge computing, cloud, and private 5G solutions targeted at the enterprise market.
FCC boosts OpenRAN legitimacy with high profile forum
Ajit Pai and his commissioners hosted an online forum on 5G Open Radio Access Network to promote the technology as an opportunity for American companies to regain leadership in the mobile market.
IBM exiting facial recognition as police can’t use it responsibly
In a letter to Congress, IBM CEO Arvind Krishna has said the firm would halt the development and sale of facial recognition software, as it is not being deployed in a fair and reasonable manner.
Finland joins the quest for quantum computing strengths
The Technical Research Centre of Finland is going to build the country’s first quantum computer, joining a growing European contingent to compete at the front of next generation computing technology.
IBM still searching for its place as it targets the edge
IBM’s struggle over the last decade has been well documented, but with a pivot following a pivot, the $34 billion Red Hat acquisition is beginning to make waves.
AI and edge computing replaces the Pilgrims in the new Mayflower
IBM’s AI and edge computing technologies are going to guide a crewless boat to chart the same route the Pilgrims did 400 years ago.
Google claims quantum computing breakthrough, IBM disagrees
Google says it has achieved ‘quantum supremacy’, as its Sycamore chip performed a calculation, which would have taken the world’s fastest supercomputer 10,000 years, in 200 seconds.
Age-discrimination lawsuit rumbles on as IBM accused of ‘trendy’ objectives
In an on-going age-discrimination lawsuit, a former Big Blue executive has suggested the firm fired old-timers in pursuit of a ‘trendy’ and ‘cool’ image, so it could compete with the likes of Google and Amazon.
206 days: IBM’s estimate on how long it takes to find a security breach
A new study from IBM suggests it takes 206 days on average for companies to discover a breach and another 73 to fix it.
AT&T gets Microsoft and IBM to help with its cloud homework
US telco AT&T has decided it’s time to raise its cloud game and so has entered into strategic partnerships with Microsoft and IBM.
IBM and Google reportedly swap morals for cash in Chinese surveillance JV
IBM and Google executives should be bracing for impact as the comet of controversy heads directly towards their offices.
IBM and Red Hat seal the deal
The $34 billion acquisition of opensource enterprise software vendor Red Hat by venerable tech giant IBM has finally been completed.
It’s Red Hat, but not as we know it
Software vendor Red Hat is celebrating the launch of Enterprise Linux 8 and the approval of its acquisition by IBM with a change of wardrobe.
IBM Vodafone partnership charms leading businesses
IBM and Vodafone announced during Mobile World Congress 2019 that their $550 million cloud and AI partnership has signed its first heavy-weight clients.
Vodafone bags Big Blue as $550 million partner
Vodafone Business and IBM have signed-off on a new joint venture which will aim to develop systems to help data and applications flow freely around an organization.
German regulator effectively confirms IBM/T-Systems talks
As it does from time-to-time, German regulator Bundeskartellamt has published a list of mergers and acquisitions which is evaluating. IBM and T-Systems are lucky enough to make the list.
How easy will it be for IBM to digest Red Hat?
Imagine our surprise the day before a lunch scheduled with the CTO of Red Hat when IBM announced it was buying his company.
IBM aims to boost its strategic imperatives with $34 billion acquisition of Red Hat
IBM has announced by far the largest acquisition in its history with the acquisition of cloud and open source software vendor Red Hat.
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