IBM Happenings: June 2007
The month of June at IBM was filled with a slew of announcements in hardware, software, services, acquisitions, and strategic alliances. One of the biggies is that IBM has allocated $1 billion for green technology. Called “Project Big Green,” IBM’s initiative targets corporate data centers where energy constraints and costs can limit their ability to […]
Stem Viruses
One of the scary things out there is the potential spread of infectious diseases such as avian influenza (bird flu), dengue fever, and other dangerous viruses. The challenge has always been to try to gain an understanding of how they spread — what they will do next. Will the virus mutate? Will it jump across […]
Business Leadership Forum 2007 – Part 2
The entire forum had a very global feel to it — not just the venue but the participants. Americans were a small minority. The speakers and panelists for the rest of the day focused on the innovation theme of the forum and drilled down to the next level. To cap off the day, my friend […]
Business Leadership Forum 2007 – Part 1
The 2007 Business Leadership Forum, the five such event hosted by IBM, took place in St. Petersburg, Russia and included two days of discussion about innovation and the challenges facing businesses and government in the 21st century. IBM Chairman, President and CEO Sam Palmisano welcomed the 450 invited guests representing more than 75 countries to […]
Business Leadership Forum 2007 — Speakers
Speakers at the Business Leadership Forum included Fujio Cho, Chairman, Toyota Motor Corporation, Ginni Rometty, Senior Vice President for Global Business Services at IBM. She was followed by Carlota Perez, Professor of Technology and Development at the University of Tallinn in Estonia, Henry Chow, Chairman, Greater China Group of IBM kicked things off and introduced […]
