Shareholders in Red Hat (NYSE: RHT) will vote Jan. 16 on whether to approve IBM‘s (NYSE: IBM) proposed $34B acquisition of the Raleigh, N.C.-based open source technology provider. A Dec. 11 record date has been established for Red Hat’s special meeting of stockholders, the company said Monday. IBM first announced Oct. 28 it would acquire Red …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, December 4, 2018 — IBM (NYSE: IBM) has partnered with the U.S. Marine Corps to implement an artificial intelligence tool that will work to manage personnel and equipment data for planning troop deployments, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. Nextgov reported Thursday the Marines aim to use the technology to determine …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, November 19, 2018 — An IBM-backed (NYSE: IBM) study has found that a majority of federal information technology executives foresee a shift in IT investments over the next two years, with an increasing number anticipating spending on cloud technology, ExecutiveBiz reported Oct. 16. Fedscoop reported Oct. 15 that …

IBM (NYSE: IBM) has agreed to acquire Red Hat (NYSE: RHT) for approximately $34B in a move both companies expect to create a global hybrid cloud provider. IBM said Sunday it will pay $190 in cash for each share of Red Hat under the deal that is expected to conclude in …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, October 16, 2018 — IBM (NYSE: IBM) has transformed a tractor trailer into a mobile security operations center that aims to deliver on-site cybersecurity support and training at various locations across the U.S. and Europe, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. The company said Monday the IBM X-Force Command Cyber Tactical …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, September 24, 2018 — IBM (NYSE: IBM) will research, design, build, integrate and deliver a new neural inference system for the U.S. Air Force under a $14.8M contract, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. The Defense Department said Thursday the company will work on the hardware and software for the “NorthPole” machine …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, September 17, 2018 — Fluor (NYSE: FLR) will deploy IBM‘s (NYSE: IBM) Watson artificial intelligence and analytic technologies to build real-time diagnostic tools that will work to monitor complex engineering, procurement and construction projects, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. The EPC Project Health Diagnostics and Market Dynamics/Spend Analytics systems will …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, September 13, 2018 — Hortonworks (Nasdaq: HDP), IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Red Hat (NYSE: RHT) have entered into a partnership in an effort to help customers utilize hybrid cloud environments to field and run big data workloads, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. Red Hat said Monday the collaborative Open Hybrid Architecture …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, September 6, 2018 — IBM (NYSE: IBM) will work with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on a project that aims to utilize blockchain technology to build a secure and transparent public health information system, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. Fast Company reported Tuesday that the planned blockchain-based system …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, July 26, 2018 — IBM (NYSE: IBM) has collaborated with the Air Force Research Laboratory to develop an experimental supercomputer designed to operate with computing power similar to a human neural network to perform pattern recognition and sensory processing applications, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. AFRL’s information directorate said …