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Local governments urged to apply for IBM Smarter Cities grant
IBM said it is extending the Smarter Cities Challenge competitive grants programme, which funds the deployment of IBM's top talent to perform pro bono problem-solving in municipalities worldwide. The company is encouraging regional governing bodies, not only cities, to also apply for grants that will fund consultative engagements with IBM experts in 2014.
Google, IBM, NVIDIA and others in open development cloud alliance
Google, IBM, Mellanox, NVIDIA and Tyan have announced plans to form the OpenPOWER Consortium that would deliver more choice, control and flexibility to developers of next-generation, hyperscale and cloud data centres, based on IBM's POWER microprocessor architecture.
ICT acronyms: What’s hot, what’s not
The ICT (there’s your first one) industry is notorious for its acronyms, but it pays to put some effort into coming up with proper ones, writes A. Asohan.
Making sense of big data
Some players focus too much on the mysticism surrounding big data while ignoring a reality that is far more dynamic and complex. Here is DNA columnist Bernard Sia’s take.
CMOs: The CIO may be your best friend, says IDC
CIOs are beginning to collaborate more with their counterparts in marketing in a bid to help their organisations derive better understanding of business objectives and grow their revenues and profits, says research firm IDC.
IBM announces new big data technologies
IBM has announced new technologies designed to help companies and governments tackle ‘big data’ by making it simpler, faster and more economical to analyze massive amounts of data.
IBM out to bridge gap between business and IT
There is a collaborative gap between the IT and business sides of many organizations, as well as a gap between the rising relevance of IT to business innovation and the funds available to invest in it -- IBM's Rational unit hopes address both these gaps by expanding the DevOps movement to encompass the entire organization.
UMP’s homegrown campus management system finds customers in Indonesia
Universiti Malaysia Pahang’s homegrown knowledge-based integrated education management system has been sold to Universitas Teknologi Yogyarkarta, while a second deal with another university in Indonesia is being finalized.
Working from home: A case-by-case consideration
Tech media giant Yahoo has been in the limelight over how its CEO Marissa Mayer has terminated its Work From Home (WFH) program. Edwin Yapp speaks to the rest of the industry on their take.
IBM Malaysia has a new head
IBM has appointed Paul Moung as the new managing director of IBM Malaysia, succeeding Ramanathan Sathiamutty, who is leaving the company to pursue other interests.
