Unconventional form of ransomware seen in the wild
For wealthy cybercriminals who want a special service
Researchers at Intezer and IBM X-Force have detected an unconventional form of ransomware that's being deployed in targeted attacks against enterprise servers.
IBM revenue misses targets
Let down by its global technology services unit
Big Blue disappointed the cocaine nose jobs of Wall Street with its quarterly revenue announcements.
Red Hat finance chief fired
Loses four million
Red Hat finance chief Eric Shander has been dismissed from the company, forfeiting a $4 million retention award that was agreed ahead of Red Hat's acquisition by IBM.
IBM starts bringing quantum computers out of the lab
53-qubit quantum computer out in October
IBM is taking a major step forward in moving quantum computing use forward by opening its first IBM Quantum Computation Centre in New York.
IBM launches z15 mainframe
Mainframe finds a new lease of life
IBM today launched its z15 mainframe, with what it claims is industry-first data privacy & security capabilities for the cloud, specifically, hybrid, multi-cloud.
IBM moves OpenPower Foundation to Linux Foundation
Open sources power instruction set
IBM has moved its OpenPower Foundation so that it is under the Linux Foundation, and while it was at it, announced it was open-sourcing several other essential parts of its PowerChips.
US buys IBM’s supercomputer in a box
With an uninterruptible power supply
The US Army has written a cheque for a $12 million supercomputer which is housed in a shipping container with on-board uninterruptible power supply, chilled water cooling, and fire suppression systems.
IBM open sources AI to help find cure for cancer
PaccMann wants open sauce flavour
IBM has open-sourced three artificial intelligence (AI) projects tailored to help cure cancer.
Big Blue closes Red Hat deal
Its largest ever deal
IBM has closed its $34 billion acquisition of Red Hat.
Three Aussie banks sign up for IBM block chain
Wanting to digitise banking guarantees
Australia’s top three banks have agreed to partner with IBM and shopping mall owner Scentre Group to test blockchain technology to digitise bank guarantees.