Technology/Tech-Deals news

IBM ( IBM) today announced new and extended partnerships aimed at meeting the rising demand for energy efficient data center capacity worldwide, while providing more flexible options for clients to meet business demand and IT growth.

Supports Clearwire's philanthropic community outreach with donation of laptops and Motorola USBw 100 adaptors for underserved students in Chicago Archdiocese

HP today announced new integrations of the recently introduced HP Converged Infrastructure architecture for Microsoft applications, enabling customers to simplify the management of their computing environments while increasing efficiency.

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and Microsoft Corp. entered into an intellectual property licensing agreement that allows Lockheed Martin to further develop the Microsoft® ESP(TM) PC-based visual simulation software platform to better train warfighters for battle.

Seiko Epson Corporation ("Epson") and Sony Corporation ("Sony") today announced that as of December 1, the sales function of the small- and medium-sized TFT LCD business (excluding high-temperature polysilicon TFT LCDs, etc.) of Epson Imaging Devices Corporation ("Epson Imaging") would be transferred to Sony and Sony Mobile Display Corporation ("SMD").

Microsoft Corp. and eBay Inc. today announced they are partnering to offer eBay Daily Deals through a new Internet Explorer 8 Web Slice for the holidays.

Nokia Siemens Networks and LG have recently completed the first end-to-end LTE interoperability tests in the 2100 MHz frequency band, the spectrum where first commercial deployments are expected in Japan.

Nokia Siemens Networks has been selected to participate in a Long Term Evolution (LTE) trial in the Czech Republic, as part of LTE trials that Telefónica will be running in about half a dozen countries in Europe and Latin America.

Next Firmware Update (v3.10) Enables PlayStation®3 system Gamers to Share Their Experiences with Friends on Facebook, Including Trophies Won In-Game, PlayStation®Network Game Purchases, and Game EventsPrint

NASA and Microsoft Corp. of Redmond, Wash., have collaborated to create a Web site where Internet users can have fun while advancing their knowledge of Mars.

Intuit Inc. (Nasdaq: INTU) is extending a helping hand to small businesses affected by the discontinuation of Microsoft Office Accounting, which will no longer be distributed after today.

Orange Poland and Nokia announced today that they will bring Nokia Messaging, Nokia's consumer push email service, to their Nokia customers.

The newly created French National Payroll Agency Operateur National de Paye (ONP) has awarded a nine-year contract for the design, build and implementation of a new national payroll system to a consortium led by Accenture (NYSE: ACN) and including Logica & HR Access.

Software Leaders Underline Commitment to Customers Around the Globe Using the Microsoft Platform to Tap the Business Value of SAP® BusinessObjects™ Planning and Consolidation Applications

Enterprises can leverage context-aware computing to better target prospects, increase customer intimacy, and enhance associate productivity and collaboration, according to Gartner, Inc.

Yahoo! announced it is partnering with Snapfish by HP to provide Flickr members worldwide with a wider range of photo printing and gift creation options.

Intel Corporation and NEC Corporation today have agreed to jointly develop High Performance Computing (HPC) system technologies that will push the boundaries of supercomputing performance.

Developers can quickly and easily create new consumer and commercial applications for HP’s touch technology products

AT&T* today announced AT&T Synaptic Compute as a Service(SM), its latest innovative global cloud-based service, designed to give companies of all sizes simple on-demand access to scalable computing capacity.

Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq: SYMC), makers of Norton security software, today announced that Acer, a leader in developing technologically advanced, user-friendly solutions, will include Norton Online Backup, a Web-based backup service on select Acer family of products worldwide.