ARMONK, N.Y., Sept. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- New findings from IBM's (NYSE: IBM) Institute for Business Value and the Banking Industry Architecture Network (BIAN), with contributions from the SME Finance Forum managed by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), revealed that despite the significant role small to medium-sized enterprise (SME) plays in the global economy, banks may be missing an opportunity to foster growth in this market due to their focus on reducing risks, meeting regulatory requiremen ...

UNDP and IBM developed two new interactive models for UNDP's Data Futures Exchange's GeoHub: the AI model Electricity Access Forecasting and the statistical geospatial model Clean Energy Equity Index.The organizations collaborated through the IBM Sustainability Accelerator program using technologies such as IBM watsonx, IBM Cloud and IBM Environmental Intelligence.The new models will be made available for free to the general public through UNDP's GeoHub dashboards, helping users access data and insights to ...

International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE: IBM ) in its prime was the undisputed king of computing back in the 1960s when mainframes were dominant. As the 21st century arrived and the PC and internet revolutions occurred, IBM became a stalwartAnalyst’s Disclosure: I/we have no stock, option or similar derivative position in any of the companies mentioned, and no plans to initiate any such positions within the next 72 hours. I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. I am not rece ...

The latest trading session saw IBM (IBM) ending at $217.16, denoting a +1.1% adjustment from its last day's close. The stock outperformed the S&P 500, which registered a daily gain of 0.13%. On the other hand, the Dow registered a gain of 0.55%, and the technology-centric Nasdaq decreased by 0.52%.The technology and consulting company's stock has climbed by 10.84% in the past month, exceeding the Computer and Technology sector's gain of 1.56% and the S&P 500's gain of 3.67%.The investment community will be ...

As of Sept. 11, 2024, two stocks in the information technology sector could be flashing a real warning to investors who value momentum as a key criteria in their trading decisions.The RSI is a momentum indicator, which compares a stock’s strength on days when prices go up to its strength on days when prices go down. When compared to a stock’s price action, it can give traders a better sense of how a stock may perform in the short term. An asset is typically considered overbought when the RSI is above 70, ac ...

In the latest trading session, IBM (IBM) closed at $205.32, marking a +0.88% move from the previous day. The stock outperformed the S&P 500, which registered a daily gain of 0.45%. At the same time, the Dow lost 0.23%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 0.84%.Heading into today, shares of the technology and consulting company had gained 7.41% over the past month, outpacing the Computer and Technology sector's loss of 0.98% and the S&P 500's gain of 2.54% in that time.Market participants will be closely follow ...

International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) has inked a strategic agreement to acquire Accelalpha, a global expert at implementing, integrating and managing Oracle Cloud Applications. With this buyout, IBM aims to strengthen its Oracle consulting expertise across key areas, including supply chain and logistics, finance, enterprise performance management (EPM) and customer transformation.IBM to Leverage Accelalpha’s Global ExpertiseIBM has been partnering with Oracle for nearly four decades to help cli ...

-IBM Granite puts generative AI to work for fantasy football users, offering more detailed reasoning around players' assigned waiver grades and trade grades-New IBM and Morning Consult survey finds that fantasy football users are turning to AI to enhance digital performance and experience in fantasy leaguesARMONK, N.Y., Sept. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) and ESPN are unveiling enhancements to the ESPN Fantasy app – powered by generative AI technologies from IBM's AI and data platform, watsonx – ...

会议主要讨论的核心内容 宏观经济环境和公司应对策略 - 当前宏观经济环境充满不确定性,企业面临利率波动、通胀、供应链等多重挑战,但公司认为技术是企业获得竞争优势的关键 [2][3][4][5] - 公司通过地域多元化、行业多元化、高价值经常性收入等方式提高收入、利润和现金流的稳定性,并预计2024年收入增长中个位数、利润率提升和自由现金流超过120亿美元 [4][5] 公司战略转型 - 公司在Arvind Krishna领导下进行了重大战略转型,聚焦混合云和人工智能两大技术趋势,建立了以平台为中心的业务模式 [11][12][13] - 通过一系列收购整合,如收购Red Hat,公司重塑了软件和咨询业务,提升了收入增长、利润率和自由现金流 [15][16] - 公司还大幅提升了与生态系统合作伙伴的协同,如AWS、微软等,以增强自身竞争力 [14] 人工智能(Gen AI)战略 - 公司认为Gen AI是一个数万亿美元的市场机会,推出了开源的RHEL AI平台,提供成本效率更高的小型语言模型 [18][19][20][21] - 公司的Gen AI平台具有硬件中立性、开源创新、成本效率、性能和可扩展性等优势,已在咨询业务中获得超20亿美元的订单 [19][20][21] 收购整合与协同 - 公司保持了较为积极的收购节奏,主要集中在混合云、数据、人工智能等领域,并通过协同发挥产品、技术和咨询的协同效应 [23][24][25][26] - 收购Red Hat后,其OpenShift业务规模已从收购时的1亿美元ARR增长到13亿美元,体现了公司的协同执行能力 [25][26] - 未来公司还将关注VMware机会、边缘计算、电信等新兴领域的增长 [31][32] 咨询业务表现 - 当前宏观环境下,咨询业务面临一定压力,但公司认为长期增长潜力仍然很大 [34][35] - 公司正在通过重塑咨询组合、加强与战略合作伙伴的协作、利用Gen AI等方式来提升咨询业务的竞争力和增长 [35][36][37][39][40] 主机业务表现 - 主机业务是公司利润和现金流的重要来源,公司持续投入创新,如增加量子安全加密、云原生等功能,推动主机业务保持增长 [42][43][44][45] - 主机业务增长得益于客户对数字化转型、安全性、可持续性等需求的增加,以及人工智能在主机上的应用 [43][44] 未来利润率提升空间 - 公司通过提高高价值软件占比、提升每单位投入产出比、优化G&A等方式持续提升利润率,未来仍有较大提升空间 [47][48][49]

Accelalpha's supply chain, logistics, finance, EPM and CX-CPQ skills to accelerate clients' Oracle Cloud Application adoptionARMONK, N.Y., Sept. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced its intent to acquire Accelalpha, a global Oracle services provider with deep expertise helping clients digitize core business operations and accelerate adoption of Oracle Cloud Applications. This acquisition expands IBM's Oracle consulting expertise in supply chain and logistics, finance, enterprise performan ...