Tag: IBM
IBM Picks Julia Carvalho as General Manager for IBM Growth Markets, Africa
IBM has announced the appointment of Julia Carvalho as General Manager for IBM Growth Markets, Africa.
Ms. Carvalho will be responsible for IBM’s business operations, growing our...
Saad Toma is the New General Manager for IBM Middle East and Africa
IBM announced today that Saad Toma has been named General Manager of IBM Middle East and Africa (MEA).
Mr. Toma succeeds Takreem El-Tohamy, who has...
IBM Appoints Caroline Mukiira as New GM for East Africa
IBM today has announced that they have appointed Caroline Mukiira as the General Manager for IBM East Africa.
She will be responsible for marketing, sales,...
IBM Caught Scrapping Flickr Photos Without User’s Consent
IBM Diversity in Faces way of collecting photos for its facial recognition tech is breaching the privacy of a lot of Flickr users.
Facial recognition...
IBM to Acquire Red Hat, Tim Cook Calls out Tech Giants and Google to Offer Users More Privacy Controls
IBM is set to acquire Red Hat for $34 Billion in its big leap into hybrid cloud.
Kenya’s APA Insurance to Employ the Services of IBM to Improve Customer Experience
The insurance industry is a powerhouse both locally and abroad as it employs thousands of people. However, it is subject to increasing number of...
IBM Launches Cognitive Computing Services to Transform Business and Society
For decades, technology has been, and is still used to set standardize, distribute and access information. However, a new approach is being adopted, and...
AIG, IBM and Standard Chartered Introduces Insurance Policy Based On Blockchain
American International Group Inc. (AIG) and Standard Chartered Bank have introduced an insurance policy based on blockchain. The distributed ledger technology, which has been...
Strathmore To Start Offering Undergraduate IT Course In IBM Z Systems (Mainframe)
After signing an agreement with IBM, Strathmore University will from January 2016 offer an undergraduate course in IBM z Systems. Initial training of faculty...
IBM Cloud Marketplace Now Open For Business
Seeking to tap in on the trends driving the technology world today, IBM's cloud marketplace spans the breadth of services offered by major cloud...
IBM QRadar Incident Forensics to Help Organizations Protect Critical Data
QRadar Incident Forensics is IBM's newest appliance for helping help security teams retrace the step-by-step actions of sophisticated cyber criminals. This software is built...
IBM to Downsize its Operations in India, The Slaughter takes out 13,000 IBM Jobs Globally
IBM's "resource action” (RA) has brought fears among its employees in the hardware business unit otherwise known as System Technology Group (STG). A reported...
Samsung joins Google, IBM, Nvidia, Mellanox on the OpenPOWER Foundation
Samsung Electronics has joined the OpenPOWER Foundation - an open development alliance based on IBM's POWER microprocessor architecture. Through the foundation, Samsung will be...
IBM PureSystems Shipments Are Now Over 10,000
IBM's PureSystems line last week hit the 10,000th shipment. The success of IBM's converged servers is fueled by its ability to reduce complexity, maintenance...
IBM: Kenyan Students Will Be Part of the 2014 Master The Mainframe Contest
59,000 students were trained on IBM mainframe support last year. Participating students can access Systemzjobs.com, a job board that links IBM System z clients...
IBM Power Architecture Comes With KVM Virtualization in 2014
Currently, Linux hypervisors, Xen and KVM, can only run on chips from Intel and AMD. IBM is working to add KVM support to the...
IBM security package Total Authentication Solution To include Gemalto’s e-banking authentication platform
IBM's Total Authentication Solution now includes Gemalto Ezio - electronic e-banking security platform. Banks and other financial institutions using IBM's solution will benefit from...
IBM and SAP Help Shell Launch One of the Largest SAP Solution Upgrades in the World
IBM and SAP AG on Tuesday announced that Shell has reached a milestone in its downstream business IT infrastructure by having successfully delivered one...
IBM Adds MaaS360 to MobileFirst Suite with Acquisition of Fiberlink Communications
IBM this week announced its acquisition of Fiberlink. The new move is part of IBM's mobility strategy as the company positions itself in the...
Oracle lays claim to Data Storage crown during Storage Summit
Oracle launched 3 storage products at the Crowne Plaza, during their Storage Summit. The products are ZS3, StorageTek T10000D and LTFS Library Edition.
Ahmad...
Cisco Unveils New Cisco Connect Kenya 2013
Cisco announced that its re-branded and expanded flagship technology event Cisco Connect 2013 Kenya will be held on Tuesday 8th and Wednesday 9th October...
Africa’s 1st IBM Commercial Research Lab opened in Kenya
The International Business Machines Corporation (commonly referred as IBM) is an American multinational technology and consulting corporation. IBM once well know for its line...
Individual Molecules Used to Make Smallest Movie Ever by IBM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSCX78-8-q0&feature=player_embedded
A Boy and His Atom, this is the title of the smallest movie ever made. The movie was conceived by IBM researchers to get...
Lenovo announces a new range of products for Kenya
Lenovo conducted a media briefing today at the Nairobi Serena hotel. The brief was about their strategy for the Middle East and Africa region...
IEEE is the Newest entrant to AITEC ICT Summit on Smarter Cities showcase
IEEE, Kenya chapter of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers is the latest institution to partner with AITEC Africa for the upcoming AITEC Africa...
Lenovo Thinkpad celebrates 20 years with a new Tablet and a Laptop
The New York's Museum of Modern Art hosted the celebration of the Lenovo Thinkpad's 20th anniversary since its introduction into the market on Tuesday...
IBM LAUNCHES WHITE PAPER ON SMARTER CITIES!
The global technology giant IBM on Wednesday, March 7th 2012 launched the first White Paper of its kind in Africa on how Nairobi can...
IBM Donates More Than 2.5 Million Hours of Volunteer Service to Communities
IBM will today allow the company's employees, retirees, clients and business partners to donate their time and expertise during the company's Centennial year. A...
