<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>IBM Corporation: News &amp; Videos about IBM Corporation - CNN.com</title><link>http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/IBM_Corporation</link><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about IBM Corporation from CNN.com.</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Cable News Network LP, LLLP.</copyright><pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:18:47 GMT</pubDate><ttl>5</ttl><image><title>IBM Corporation: News &amp; Videos about IBM Corporation - CNN.com</title><url>http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gif</url><link>http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/IBM_Corporation</link><width>144</width><height>33</height><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about IBM Corporation from CNN.com.</description></image><item><title>How to build a (strong) virtual team</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/11/19/news/companies/ibm_virtual_manager.fortune/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/11/19/news/companies/ibm_virtual_manager.fortune/index.htm</guid><description>Leo Mendoza is a typical IBM sales rep. Based in Chicago, he starts his day with a 5:45 a.m. swim at a local health club, then usually hits the road by 7:15 to see clients in Milwaukee or Racine. A couple of days a week, he works from home. How often does he see his boss in person? Maybe once a month, maybe less.</description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:08:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Party with IBM like it's 1999</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/10/28/technology/ibm_stock.fortune/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/10/28/technology/ibm_stock.fortune/index.htm</guid><description>If you own IBM shares, hold 'em. If you don't, now might still be a good time to get a piece of Big Blue.</description><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:08:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>IBM profit grows despite sales drop</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/10/15/technology/ibm_earnings/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/10/15/technology/ibm_earnings/index.htm</guid><description>International Business Machines posted third-quarter results on Thursday that met analysts' forecasts, then raised its expectations for the rest of the year, citing improving sales trends during the quarter.</description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 09:51:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Regulators said to open IBM antitrust probe</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/10/08/technology/IBM_antitrust/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/10/08/technology/IBM_antitrust/index.htm</guid><description>Antitrust regulators have opened an investigation into claims that IBM abused its dominance of the market for mainframe computers to suppress rivals, an industry group said Thursday.</description><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:32:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Stocks: Higher week, mixed day</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/07/17/markets/markets_newyork/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/07/17/markets/markets_newyork/index.htm</guid><description>IBM's improved outlook lifted the Dow industrials Friday, but the broader market struggled as investors showed fatigue after a strong week on Wall Street.</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 22:08:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tech trifecta: Intel, Google and IBM</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/07/14/technology/tech_earnings_intel_google_ibm/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/07/14/technology/tech_earnings_intel_google_ibm/index.htm</guid><description>Tech earnings season kicks off this week, with quarterly reports from industry giants Intel, Google and IBM, and investors will be hungering for signs that a turnaround is imminent.</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:19:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Facing off against IBM's 'Jeopardy!' computer</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/06/26/technology/ibm_jeopardy_watson_computer/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/06/26/technology/ibm_jeopardy_watson_computer/index.htm</guid><description>I'm a bit intimidated entering IBM's research center in Hawthorne, New York. After all, the company's sales totaled $104 billion...yes, billion...last year.</description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:44:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>IBM rides the high-speed rail</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/06/22/technology/ibm_china_fast_trains.fortune/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/06/22/technology/ibm_china_fast_trains.fortune/index.htm</guid><description>In keeping with its massive Smarter Planet strategy designed to match analytics software, sensor technologies, and consulting expertise to the world's problems, IBM last week cut the ribbons on the Global Rail Innovation Center in Beijing, China.</description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:58:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Big companies make hay off stimulus</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/06/09/news/companies/corporate_stimulus/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/06/09/news/companies/corporate_stimulus/index.htm</guid><description>Big companies, ranging from AT&amp;amp;T to Dell to FedEx to Tyson Foods, are among those cashing in on the billions of dollars of federal stimulus money that is rolling out the door.</description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:24:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>IBM-SAP combo not in the cards - exec</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/05/11/technology/ibm_sap_no_merger.fortune/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/05/11/technology/ibm_sap_no_merger.fortune/index.htm</guid><description>At a table in Las Vegas, a town fueled by big bets, IBM software chief Steve Mills outlined one he doesn't want to make: Buying application provider SAP.</description><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 09:58:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>IBM hikes dividend 10%, ups buyback</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/04/28/technology/ibm/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/04/28/technology/ibm/index.htm</guid><description>IBM said Tuesday that it will increase its quarterly dividend by 10% and will repurchase an additional $3 billion of its stock.</description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:57:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tech: Down, but definitely not out</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/04/24/technology/tech_sector_earnings/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/04/24/technology/tech_sector_earnings/index.htm</guid><description>Big tech firms from IBM to Microsoft reported less-than-stellar financial results this week -- but there were pockets of optimism and most companies expect the end of 2009 to look much brighter.</description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 18:26:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>The business of water</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/04/21/technology/murphy_water.fortune/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/04/21/technology/murphy_water.fortune/index.htm</guid><description>The cup of coffee I drank this morning required 37 gallons of water to produce. In the United States, 35 out of 50 U.S. states will face water shortages in the near future. Even as drought and desertification inflict international misery, the world's five largest beverage companies collectively use enough water to satisfy the needs of the entire planet.</description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:56:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>IBM weathers storm even as sales drop</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/04/20/technology/ibm_earnings/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/04/20/technology/ibm_earnings/index.htm</guid><description>International Business Machines  posted first-quarter earnings per share Monday that rose more than expected from a year ago, even as sales slipped substantially.</description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 22:14:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sun-Oracle deal isn't a big loss to IBM</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/04/20/technology/sun_oracle_ibm/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/04/20/technology/sun_oracle_ibm/index.htm</guid><description>The acquisition of Sun Microsystems by International Business Machines' rival Oracle on Monday came just weeks after Sun's negotiations with IBM failed.</description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 17:57:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Stocks stumble after sprint</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/04/06/markets/markets_newyork/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/04/06/markets/markets_newyork/index.htm</guid><description>Stocks slipped Monday, retreating after a four-week run, on a bearish analyst note about the bank sector and a breakdown in merger talks between IBM and Sun Microsystems.</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 21:59:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sun not shining on an IBM deal</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/04/06/technology/breaking_views.breakingviews/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/04/06/technology/breaking_views.breakingviews/index.htm</guid><description>Not all sellers are adjusting to the new merger market. Dealmakers - like the U.S. lawyers and bankers gathered in New Orleans last week - were hopeful that the expectations of buyers and sellers are aligning.</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 16:07:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Stocks slip in early trading</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/04/06/markets/stockswatch/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/04/06/markets/stockswatch/index.htm</guid><description>Stocks retreated Monday, losing some momentum after a four-week rally, with a breakdown in IBM and Sun Microsystems talks leading a technology selloff.</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 13:45:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Big Blue: Bargain or backlash?</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/03/31/markets/thebuzz/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/03/31/markets/thebuzz/index.htm</guid><description>It's the last day of a first quarter that most investors would like to forget. Stocks may have bounced back a bit in March, but the Dow and S&amp;amp;P 500 are still down more than 10%.</description><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 18:51:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>IBM draws criticism for job cuts, outsourcing</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/26/ibm.outsourcing/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/26/ibm.outsourcing/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>IBM's reported plans to lay off thousands of U.S. workers and outsource many of those jobs to India, even as the company angles for billions in stimulus money, doesn't sit well with employee rights advocates.</description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 03:42:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Should Sun sell to IBM?</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/03/18/technology/sun_ibm_potential_deal.fortune/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/03/18/technology/sun_ibm_potential_deal.fortune/index.htm</guid><description>Computer giant IBM reportedly is mulling a $6.5 billion acquisition of Sun Microsystems, a combination that would bolster Armonk-based IBM's ability to deliver new services to corporate customers, including software and other applications delivered over the 'Net.</description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 18:33:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Stocks open lower</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/03/18/markets/stockswatch/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/03/18/markets/stockswatch/index.htm</guid><description>Stocks opened lower Wednesday morning as the Federal Reserve resumed its policy meeting and IBM is reportedly in talks to buy Sun Microsystems for at least $6.5 billion.</description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 13:35:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tech's stimulus boost</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/03/11/technology/fortt_stimulus.fortune/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/03/11/technology/fortt_stimulus.fortune/index.htm</guid><description>Here's one group you won't hear complaining too bitterly about government spending: Tech executives.</description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2009 14:48:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>IBM to laid-off: Want a job in India?</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/02/05/news/companies/ibm_jobs/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/02/05/news/companies/ibm_jobs/index.htm</guid><description>IBM employees being laid off in North America now have an alternative to joining the growing ranks of the unemployed - work for the company abroad.</description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2009 20:57:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Goodbye, PC (and Mac). 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Instead, we're smitten with services.</description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2009 17:28:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>IBM propels stocks</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/21/markets/stockswatch/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/21/markets/stockswatch/index.htm</guid><description>Stocks rallied early Wednesday, bouncing after the previous session's steep decline, as a positive earnings report and forecast from IBM helped temper ongoing worries about the auto and banking sectors.</description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 14:41:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>IBM soars on strong earnings, outlook</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/20/technology/IBM_earns/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/20/technology/IBM_earns/index.htm</guid><description>Shares of IBM Corp. jumped 4% after hours Tuesday after the blue-chip reported better-than-expected fourth quarter earnings and offered an upbeat outlook for the year despite declining revenues.</description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 23:58:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Keep an eye on Big Blue's red line</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/11/05/technology/ibm_debt.fortune/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/11/05/technology/ibm_debt.fortune/index.htm</guid><description>Debt has always been a four-letter word, but has become an especially dirty one during this credit crunch. 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Do good</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/08/14/news/companies/recruiting_the_new_generation/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/08/14/news/companies/recruiting_the_new_generation/index.htm</guid><description>When it comes to recruiting the Millennial Generation, it isn't only about salary ... it's about community service.</description><pubDate>Sun, 17 Aug 2008 11:31:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>IBM 2Q Profit Up 22%</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1824128,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1824128,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>IBM Corp.'s second-quarter profit leaped 22 percent, blowing past Wall Street estimates as the technology company's bread-and-butter services division continued to thrive despite economic malaise in the U.S</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 04:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Making sense of the earnings deluge</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/04/17/markets/thebuzz/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/04/17/markets/thebuzz/index.htm</guid><description>Whew! So many earnings and so little time to digest everything. 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Buyback</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1717381,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1717381,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>Wall Street reversed earlier losses and rallied Tuesday after IBM approved a $15 billion stock buyback, suggesting to investors that there are still some companies out there with financial muscle</description><pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2008 19:45:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Stocks cut losses on IBM</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/02/26/markets/markets_morning/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/02/26/markets/markets_morning/index.htm</guid><description>Stocks erased losses Tuesday morning, with the Dow turning higher, after IBM boosted its full-year outlook and said it would buyback $15 million in stock.</description><pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2008 16:23:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Stocks bounce after steep 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But some academics envision something quite different for the increasingly hungry world of the 21st century: a vertical farm that will do for agriculture what the skyscraper did for office space.</description><pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2007 09:57:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>No Wall St. blues from Big Blue</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/07/19/markets/stockswatch/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/07/19/markets/stockswatch/index.htm</guid><description>Stocks were poised for a recovery Thursday as encouraging results from tech bellwether IBM helped offset concerns sparked by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.</description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2007 12:10:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Dow touches 14,000 in early flurry</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/07/19/markets/markets_nyopen/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/07/19/markets/markets_nyopen/index.htm</guid><description>U.S. stocks gained ground at the start of trading Thursday as investors cheered the day's earnings reports, particularly tech bellwether IBM.</description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2007 01:32:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>IBM's profit jumps on software</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/07/18/technology/ibm.reut/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/07/18/technology/ibm.reut/index.htm</guid><description>IBM, the world's largest technology services company, Wednesday beat quarterly profit expectations and raised its earning forecast for the year, helped by acquisitions and growth in computer services.</description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2007 09:30:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>IBM buys Canadian software firm for $164M</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/07/16/news/companies/ibm.reut/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/07/16/news/companies/ibm.reut/index.htm</guid><description>International Business Machines Corp. said Monday that it would buy Canada's DataMirror Corp. for about $163.5 million, continuing its push to expand software revenue through acquisitions.</description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2007 04:12:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Big Blue's green machine</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/07/09/technology/ibm_vc/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/07/09/technology/ibm_vc/index.htm</guid><description>IBM is going green in more ways than one. The tech giant said earlier this year that it would commit $1 billion annually to develop more energy efficient data centers.</description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jul 2007 07:38:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Learning to be leaders</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/07/04/Onlinegames/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/07/04/Onlinegames/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>It is news that will be greeted with despair and joy in equal measure in family homes across the globe -- Computer games might be good for children. According to scientists at Brunel University in West London, "young people can experience huge benefits from participating in multi player online role playing games".</description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jul 2007 03:06:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>New ideas from dead CEOs</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2007/fortune/0706/gallery.dead_ceos.fortune/index.html</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2007/fortune/0706/gallery.dead_ceos.fortune/index.html</guid><description>Lasting lessons from business leaders who've gone to the great corner office in the sky.</description><pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2007 20:39:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Intl. Business Machines Ranks No. 15 on the 2007 Fortune 500</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/06/06/news/companies/ibm.fortune/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/06/06/news/companies/ibm.fortune/index.htm</guid><description>Intl. Business Machines (IBM) ranks no. 15 on FORTUNE's list of America's largest corporations.</description><pubDate>Wed, 06 Jun 2007 15:54:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Dow inches closer to 13,000</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/04/24/markets/markets_0405/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/04/24/markets/markets_0405/index.htm</guid><description>The Dow industrials rose Tuesday, moving ever closer to the 13,000 mark, while the broader market struggled as investors weighed upbeat corporate earnings with weaker readings on housing and consumer confidence.</description><pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2007 19:25:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Dow pushes toward 13,000</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/04/24/markets/markets_0300/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/04/24/markets/markets_0300/index.htm</guid><description>The Dow industrials probed the record 13,000 mark Tuesday afternoon while the broader market was flat as corporate earnings continued to be 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sector.</description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2007 18:25:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Techs drag down Nasdaq</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/04/18/markets/markets_0100/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/04/18/markets/markets_0100/index.htm</guid><description>Yahoo and IBM dragged down the tech sector Wednesday afternoon, while the Dow Jones industrial average struggled near its all-time trading and closing highs.</description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2007 17:07:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Dow flirts with new record</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/04/18/markets/markets_1200/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/04/18/markets/markets_1200/index.htm</guid><description>The Dow Jones industrial average inched toward a record high Wednesday thanks to strong earnings from JP Morgan, but the broader market struggled amid concerns about results at Yahoo and IBM.</description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2007 15:29:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Stocks slide on earnings</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/04/18/markets/markets_1045/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/04/18/markets/markets_1045/index.htm</guid><description>Tech stocks slumped and the broader market struggled Tuesday morning, as concerns about Yahoo and IBM's earnings vied with relief about results from JP Morgan and Intel.</description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2007 14:16:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Security crucial as intruders grow sophisticated</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/biztech/04/12/thompson/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/biztech/04/12/thompson/index.html</guid><description>Heath Thompson is vice president, product development for IBM Internet Security Systems.</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2007 12:59:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Breakthrough IBM chip seen ready</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/03/26/technology/ibm_chip/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/03/26/technology/ibm_chip/index.htm</guid><description>IBM plans to unveil a prototype chip based on optical technology that would allow transfers between chips up to eight times faster than current processors, said a report Monday.</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2007 12:09:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tech in a very cold place</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/03/23/technology/silicon_siberia.fortune/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/03/23/technology/silicon_siberia.fortune/index.htm</guid><description>Time passes slowly in Novosibirsk. In front of the opera house on Red Prospect, skateboard kids skid off the plinth of the Lenin statue, chewing on Afghan nuswar, which calibrates the brain to a low buzz. Rusted auto husks and the tilting chimneys of roadside hovels appear to have slouched into poses over many decades. At the boat hotel on the Ob River, the cook does not hurry with the kasha. The capital of Siberia, Russia's thirdlargest city, Novosibirsk in winter offers few explicit charms.</description><pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2007 22:02:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Fortran pioneer dies</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/03/20/news/newsmakers/backus/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/03/20/news/newsmakers/backus/index.htm</guid><description>The former IBM employee who led the development of the first widely used programming language, which paved the way for modern software, died Saturday, according to a report Tuesday.</description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2007 11:43:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>IBM chief got $18.8 million in 2006</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/03/12/technology/ibm_compensation/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/03/12/technology/ibm_compensation/index.htm</guid><description>IBM CEO Sam Palmisano earned $18.8 million in compensation in 2006, as the world's biggest computer services company posted its best year under his leadership.</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2007 19:16:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>It's not a game</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/02/05/8399120/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/02/05/8399120/index.htm</guid><description>Last November in Beijing, IBM gathered 2,000 employees, with 5,000 more watching on the web, to unveil a series of global initiatives on digital storage, branchless banking, and the like. 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Upon choosing an item, Timpanelli, 4... </description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Nov 2006 16:06:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>IBM hits Amazon with patent suits</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2006/10/23/technology/ibm_amzn/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2006/10/23/technology/ibm_amzn/index.htm</guid><description>IBM has filed two patent infringement lawsuits against Amazon.com for unspecified damages, the company announced Monday.</description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Oct 2006 13:47:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Serwer: Getting a Big Blue bargain</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2006/10/18/commentary/streetlife.fortune/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2006/10/18/commentary/streetlife.fortune/index.htm</guid><description>It's earnings season in earnest. Some will be up (IBM), some will be okay (Intel), and some will be soft (Yahoo). Overall the picture is perfectly fine, ya dig? See below...</description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Oct 2006 11:48:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>IBM's Ginni Rometty Named One of FORTUNE's 50 Most Powerful Women</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2006/10/12/news/companies/ibm.fortune/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2006/10/12/news/companies/ibm.fortune/index.htm</guid><description>Ginni Rometty, SVP, Global Business Services of IBM, ranks No. 16 on Fortune's 2006 list of 50 Most Powerful Women.</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Oct 2006 18:08:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>IBM, Lenovo recall 526,000 laptop batteries</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2006/09/28/technology/ibm_laptops/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2006/09/28/technology/ibm_laptops/index.htm</guid><description>IBM and computer maker Lenovo announced Thursday a recall of 526,000 laptop batteries worldwide made by Sony Corp. because of a fire risk.</description><pubDate>Thu, 28 Sep 2006 17:26:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Intl. Business Machines ranks No. 29 on FORTUNE's 2006 Global 500</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2006/09/20/news/companies/intl_business_machines.fortune/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2006/09/20/news/companies/intl_business_machines.fortune/index.htm</guid><description>Intl. Business Machines ranks no. 29 on FORTUNE's Global 500 this year, with $91.1 billion in revenues, down 5.4% from the previous year. The Armonk, New York-based company was ranked no. 20 on the 2005 list. 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