IBM is going to further enhance its cloud services platform with a $1 billion investment until next year to lure more clients to SoftLayer Technologies Inc in its efforts to improve sales that have declined for the past seven quarters, Bloomberg reported.
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Kantar research reveals Android still trumps rivals but real battle is among OEMs
Android still remains at the top for smartphone sales, getting 70% of sales in the last three months that ended January. However, the real war is among Android makers, TechCrunch reported citing data from Kantar.
Windows unveils new Windows Phone hardware partners in MWC
Nine new hardware partners for its Windows Phone were introduced by officials of technology giant Microsoft at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, VentureBeat reported.
Silicon Valley entrepreneur Steve Perlman introduces wireless tech pCell
Entrepreneur Steve Perlman finally unveiled the wireless technology his self-funded startup Artemis Networks has been working on for the past ten years. It's called pCell, VentureBeat reported.
US filmmaker Freddie Wong breaks Indiegogo's record for web series with highest crowdfunding contributions
Seattle, Washington-based filmmaker Freddie Wong broke Indiegogo's record for web series crowdfunding when he gathered $900,907 in total contributions on Saturday night for his Internet-based show Video Game High School (VGHS).
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San Mateo, US-based open platform as a service Cloud Foundry is about to become more popular by launching the Cloud Foundry Foundation, which will help servers deploy software apps of developers under an open-source Apache license.
Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse were hired by Chinese Internet firm Sina to take care of the debut of its microblogging platform Weibo in New York, according to sources interviewed by the Financial Times.
Illinois, US-based agricultural giant Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) invested $25 million in equity in Menlo Park, California-based renewable chemicals firm Rennovia as its latest venture into renewable plastics.
New York City, US-based music publisher Reservoir Media Management picked up the music catalogue of Ireland-based First State Media Group for an undisclosed amount to increase its list to 75,000 songs.
The merger between Silverado Power and Sustainable Power Group or sPower, an independent power producer majority owned by private investment firm Fir Tree Partners, has finally been completed, with the newly-created firm to be called sPower.
Sunnyvale, US-based mobile security solutions provider Good Technology announced its purchase of Columbia, Maryland-based enterprise mobility management software maker Boxtone for an undisclosed amount to boost security in joint products and widen its client base.
Southern Cross Venture Partners was the lead investor for the Series A funding round for Waltham, Massachusetts-based mobile content startup bigtincan which raised $5 million.
Bangalore, India-based outsourced engineering solutions provider Quest Global Engineering added Houston, US-based engineering firm Beeken TechQuest for an undisclosed sum to meet the engineering workforce demand in the oil & gas industry.
Africa is already in the radar of large American technology corporations and venture capitalists as IBM, Microsoft and Intel Capital make bets on startups in the continent, TechCrunch reported.
