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News Roundup

by Erik on October 5, 2009

in Advertising,Apple,Economy,IBM,Interesting,Technology

I.B.M. Joins Pursuit of $1,000 Personal Genome: One of the oldest names in computing is joining the race to sequence the genome for $1,000. On Tuesday, I.B.M. plans to give technical details of its effort to reach and surpass that goal, ultimately bringing the cost to as low as $100, making a personal genome cheaper [...]

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I.B.M. Profit Exceeds Wall Street Forecasts

by Erik on July 18, 2009

in Economy,IBM,Markets

International Business Machines has long been viewed as a barometer for corporate technology spending. And its second-quarter results, announced after the close of the market on Thursday, provided another encouraging sign for the technology sector. Yet I.B.M.’s performance, analysts say, is probably an indication that the company’s strategic steps in recent years are paying off, [...]

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