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IBM study: Majority of businesses view GDPR as opportunity to improve data privacy/security

According to a study by IBM, nearly 60 percent of organizations surveyed are embracing the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as an opportunity to improve privacy, security, data management or as catalyst for new business models.

IBM bans all removable storage, for all staff, everywhere — The Register

IBM has banned its staff from using removable storage devices, writes Simon Sharwood, APAC Editor at The Register. Here is the link: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/05/10/ibm_bans_all_removable_storage_for_all_staff_everywhere/

IBM, Red Hat expand relationship to hybrid cloud platforms

IBM and Red Hat have inked an expansion to their relationship.

IBM acquires financial technology company Armanta

IBM has acquired Armanta, a provider of aggregation and analytics software headquartered in Somerville, N.J.

DISA awards $170 million processor capacity IDIQ contract to ViON

ViON, a cloud service provider, has been awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite–quantity (IDIQ), firm-fixed–price-contract for processor capacity services by the Department of Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA).