The month of December was a busy one at IBM. The month was filled with a slew of announcements in hardware, software, services, acquisitions, and strategic alliances. The list of announcements made by IBM during the month is here. The complete index of prior IBM Happenings is here.
IBM to acquire Arsenal Digital Solutions IBM announced a definitive agreement to acquire Arsenal Digital Solutions; upon completion of the acquisition, Arsenal will become part of the BCRS business unit.
http://www.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/22778.wss
OpenSolaris runs on IBM mainframe
IBM, Sun Microsystems and Sine Nomine Associates showcased a milestone demonstration, showing the OpenSolaris code base running on an IBM mainframe.
http://www.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/22718.wss
IBM to increase investment in sub-Saharan Africa IBM announced a series of investments in sub-Saharan Africa to accelerate the development of new markets, crucial ICT skills and new jobs.
http://www.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/22744.wss
IBM, CARE to advance microfinance in Africa IBM and CARE will enable microfinance institutions in sub-Saharan Africa to lower the costs of providing financial services to previously unbanked populations.
http://www.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/22761.wss
IBM donates Blue Gene/P Supercomputer
IBM will donate a 14-teraflop Blue Gene/P system to the Meraka Institute in an effort to spark scientific and socio-economic progress in Africa.
http://www.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/22776.wss
IBM to acquire Solid Information Technology The acquisition adds real-time data access capabilities to IBM's broad portfolio of database and information management offerings.
http://www.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/22921.wss
IBM report highlights citizenship in the 21st century IBM issued its 2007 Corporate Responsibility Report titled "Global Citizenship," presenting the results of the company's innovative societal partnerships and its strategy.
http://www.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/23029.wss
IBM reveals five life-changing innovations IBM's second annual "IBM Next Five in Five" is a list of innovations that have the potential to change the way people work, live and play over the next five years.
http://www.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/22683.wss
IBM helps businesses visualize social networks IBM Atlas for Lotus Connections helps organizations maximize their investment in social software by identifying key experts and how they are connected.
http://www.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/23027.wss
Cajasol signs 42.3 million euro agreement Cajasol has signed a four-year, 42.3 million euro contract with IBM that will help the savings bank to reach the business goals and achieve its growth objectives.
http://www.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/23014.wss
IBM acquires XIV
IBM has acquired XIV, a privately held storage technology company based in Tel Aviv. XIV, its technologies and employees, will become part of the IBM System Storage business unit.
http://www.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/23200.wss
IBM introduces free e-mail search software IBM unveiled powerful smart search software to help people find information in a personal e-mail database by identifying the most relevant information in a search query.
http://www.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/23057.wss
Genesys, IBM expand partnership in China Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories and announced a significant expansion of their global Strategic Alliance for Contact Center Solutions to co-develop, implement and sell a new collaborative solution in China.
