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  IBM Takes Health Care Seriously

  By Marc Hertz | Thu Oct 29, 2009 5:31 PM ET

  — for in-network primary care with their internist, family practitioner, pediatrician, general practitioner or primary osteopath."In addition, IBM also announced it's encouraging healthy changes in the lifestyles of its employees with a new wellness incentive. The rebate of $150 will b Read More

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  New Software to Help BART Run on Time

  By Steve Tanner | Thu Oct 8, 2009 2:29 PM ET

  cars, according to the article. They're spending $3.7 billion to replace the nearly 30-year-old cars and another $1.5 million to $1.7 million for IBM's new Maximo software.Maximo will help the train operators know the location and condition of all of BART's cars, tracks, parts and equipment Read More

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  IBM Charging Ahead for 500-mile Battery

  By Steve Tanner | Wed Oct 7, 2009 9:00 AM ET

  charge, according to a blog post by EcoGeek.But why Big Blue?Similar to Google's foray into electric vehicle technology (software, to be specific), IBM also believes it has an important role to play in the evolving world of electric cars. I'm embarrassed to say that the details sailed clear ove Read More

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• How Dell Is Dimming Costs With a Power-saving Strategy

  By Judy Mottl | Sat Oct 3, 2009 2:15 AM ET

  my mother was way ahead of her time 30 years ago when she would track my brother and me through the house turning lights off whenever sh Read More

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  The Amazing Code-Breaking Intern

  By Chaniga Vorasarun | Fri Oct 2, 2009 3:15 PM ET

  don’t feel like doing. The intern does not make groundbreaking discoveries. Until now.BusinessWeek reports that Craig Gentry, an intern at IBM recently came up with a way to "run calculations on encrypted data without actually decrypting it," something that had eluded mathematicians u Read More

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• Tech Giants Cited as Great Places for Moms to Work

  By Judy Mottl | Fri Sep 25, 2009 2:59 PM ET

  in the statement.To get a look at what other companies made the cut, check out the list which can be sorted by industry and even stat Read More

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  Big Blue Touts Netbooks for the Developing World

  By Steve Tanner | Thu Sep 24, 2009 2:00 PM ET

  laptops, may allow companies in emerging markets to equip more employees with e-mail and word processing software, IBM said."The move may help IBM gain market share, so this is not a purely philanthropic move, but sometimes market-driven solutions bring about better results through win-wi Read More

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  Newsweek's Green List

  By Ben Corbett | Tue Sep 22, 2009 11:30 AM ET

  a little taste of Newsweek’s Green Rankings, here are the top five:• Hewlett-Packard• Dell• Johnson & Johnson• Intel• IBMThe rest can be seen either in this week’s print edition, or at Newsweek Online. Photo courtesy of xotoko vi Read More

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  Green is IT!

  By Ben Corbett | Thu Sep 3, 2009 7:32 PM ET

  new program, developed by IBM and MCC, will teach students advanced skills in design and management of energy-efficient data centers using a modern IBM data center built using a three-year, $1.8 million Department of Labor grant.As of December of 2009, students can enroll in courses toward th Read More

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  Coming Up Next: IBM's DNA on a Chip

  By Judy Mottl | Mon Aug 17, 2009 2:00 PM ET

  fabrication technology eventually could lead to substantial savings in the most expensive and challenging part of the chip-making process.”  IBM researchers are using both electron beam and optical lithography for building DNA arrays to match those of individual origami structures. Fo Read More

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