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Mercer Rowe to lead Avaya cloud business
Avaya has appointed Mercer Rowe as senior vice president and general manager of Avaya Cloud, a newly formed organization with a focus on driving cloud products and services, said the company in a statement.
Black & Blue: IBM hires Bain to cut costs, up productivity — The Register
IBM has indicated to senior Global Technology Services management that a third of the global workforce will be “productively redeployed” in 2018 with tens of thousands of personnel “impacted”, The Register's Paul Kunert writes. Here is the link: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/01/11/ibm_gts_2018_consult/
IBM inventors received 9,043 patents in 2017
IBM inventors received 9,043 patents in 2017. The patents were granted to more than 8,500 IBM researchers, engineers, scientists and designers in 47 different U.S. states and 47 countries, said the company in a statement.
Priceline, IBM settle patent lawsuits
IBM has reached agreement to resolve the patent lawsuit with the Priceline Group, pending in the United States District Court for Delaware.
Walmart, IBM launch Blockchain Food Safety Alliance in China
Walmart, IBM, Chinese e-commerce company JD.com, and Tsinghua University will be working together in a Blockchain Food Safety Alliance.