Topic: IBM Corporation

Corporate Leadership for the 21st Century: Sustainability Experience Required

You will soon find that no corporate board will hire a CEO or elect a new board member who doesn't have experience in environmental sustainability and social issues. Why would I say this? And where would a corporate person gain ...READ»

Tech Companies Still Top the Green Charts

Newsweek magazine may be in trouble, but its annual green rankings are one of the most comprehensive attempts to rank major companies based on sustainability. How does your company measure up?READ»

Why You Should Start a Company in ... Atlanta

It used to be, if you were serious about starting a tech company, you went to Silicon Valley. But emerging entrepreneurial hubs around the country are giving startup aspirants options. In this series, we talk to leading figures in ...READ»

Inside the Lawsuit That Could Ground Deadly CIA Predator Drones

A new lawsuit alleges that Predator drone targeting software was pirated, and emails obtained by Fast Company suggest the CIA knew it was sub-par.READ»

Future Shock at 40: The Tofflers Stir Up "Cyberdust" With New Scenarios

Cyberdust, obsoledge, and other visions of tomorrow from the people who introduced Future Shock in 1970. READ»

Restoring Trust Through Sustainable Excellence

The combination of innovation, globalization, and natural resource limits present two distinctly different futures: one that delivers dignified lives to more of the world's people than ever before, the other hits a brick wall brought on by a consumption-based model that the planet cannot sustain.READ»

What's Behind Yahoo's $55 Million Advertising Splurge in Israel

Yahoo's advertising war with Google and AOL has stepped up a notch with the purchase of Israeli-American firm Dapper for a reported $55 million. The move suggests that Sunnyvale is looking to hit Google where it hurts: Right in the customized ad pocketbook.READ»

• AOL and Google Gobbling Israeli Startups
• Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz: "I'm Just a Manager"

How to Take Advantage of the New B2B Buying Behavior

The smart, sassy folks at Velocity make an excellent point about B2B buying behavior in their new ebook, The New B2B Marketing Manifesto. The Big Idea: People don't buy What You Do. They buy Why You Do It. Let's' think about ...READ»

Why Apple's Patent Infringement Payout Is Still in Play

Last week, a jury smacked Apple with a $625 million bill in a lawsuit over Cover Flow. Alexander Poltorak, CEO of General Patent Corporation, explains why the damages could go down by two thirds -- or even increase.READ»

Rewiring for Social Commerce

Sale made. Gift given. Little girl ecstatic. Chalk up another wonderful transaction to social commerce. Is your organization ready for the next buyer?READ»

IBM Launches Its Version of SimCity

Virtual city planning is fun--and can help you save the planet. That's the goal of CityOne, a new game from the mind of IBM.READ»

How B2B Stars Innovate – and Why Airlines Have Hit a Black Hole

A recent article in U.S. News & World Report disclosed that in 2010, airlines have generated $2.1B in additional passenger revenues through clever, and often egregious pricing strategies. The "pay to breathe, walk or eat" pricing approach is rapidly eclipsing customer service in the airline industry, and customers like me are furious. StarCite, a B2B technology company serving the travel industry, has charted a different course.In this article, CEO Greg Dukat outlines a customer-centric innovation strategy that will surely outlive the airlines' approach.READ»

IBM High School Will Churn Out IT Pros

Big Blue hopes its New York City high school will be the first of many -- and plans to be intimately involved in the curriculum. READ»

AOL and Google Gobbling Israeli Startups

U.S. and European tech firms have been snapping up startups in Israel for the last few months. Here's why they're hot. READ»

• The Top 10 Websites You Never Heard Of
• Facebook Adds Face Detection to Photos; Recognition Next?
• Israel and Palestine Leveraging Network Effect in Latest Peace Talks

Work Smart 2: Stay Connected While Telecommuting

Working remotely is so liberating--you get to do what you do best, in a location of your choice, without your co-workers or boss always looking over your shoulder. But telecommuting also requires a lot more effort when it comes to maintaining relationships and connections with people back at the office. READ»

IBM High: Big Blue to Sponsor School, Mold Future Employees

Want to give your kids a plum job after graduation? Send them to a New York City high school currently being planned by the City University of New York and IBM.READ»

Removing the Fallen Trees From Your Growth Path

Few of us could ever predict when the rotting tree in our company is going to collapse. To make matters worse, even fewer of us know where the rotting trees are located. As a result, sales stagnate, clients leave, and innovation halts.READ»

iFive: CIA War Lawsuit, Apple's Media Focus, Twitter's Adverts, Windows Phone Dates, Hurt Locker Anti-Pirate Setback

It's just another manic Monday. But before you throw yourself into the joys of work, and those early week emails, here's the early news, digested for your convenience.READ»

Why IBM Could Be Bigger Than Facebook in Social Media

Last week IBM announced a new software portfolio that is the clearest indication yet that social media has truly changed the business landscape.READ»

Greenforce Initiative Brings Clean Energy Jobs to Community Colleges

Corporations and governmental organizations have poured billions of dollars into clean energy initiatives over the past few years. But with those investments comes a need for qualified green collar workersREAD»

The Rise of Social Everything

Within five years, I predict, the word "social" will seem as cliché as "synergy" feels now. Social connection will be like a dial tone, something we once expected to hear and now don't bother listening for as we dial. What it represents is just there.READ»

IBM's Predictive Analytics Gets Stripes

Zebra stripes that is. The software now serves the animal community.READ»

Why IBM's Spending $1.7 Billion on Obscure Analytics Firm Netezza

IBM is about to fork over around $1.7 billion to buy Netezza Corporation. It's a big analytics firm, but you've probably never heard of it. What exactly is Big Blue up to, and why is it interested in this company at all?READ»

Here Comes SuperCacao: Mars, Inc. Sequences the Cacao Genome

Chocolate lovers, rejoice. A research team led by scientists at Mars Inc., the U.S. Department of Agriculture--Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS), and IBM this week sequenced the genome of the cacao tree. Best of all, the ...READ»

The Secret Weapon to Outpace Your Competitors

During these high tech times, high touch is resurfacing as a secret weapon. Think and grow connected with these ten strategies for building your own modern-day junto. READ»