IBM Case Study 1. What factors led to IBM’s success during the 1960s and 1970s and its problems during the late 1980s and early 1990s? Watson Jr. hit a home run when he invested $5 billion to develop the System/360 computer family‚ which utilized an integrated semiconductor chip and modular components. Taking full advantage of this innovative momentum‚ IBM debuted other products during that time which enabled the company to rise to the top of the IT industry. These products included hard and floppy
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SUBMITTED BY: SWATI AGARWAL ROLL NO-01 PGDB-IB STRATEGY CASE STUDY: IBM Q1. Outline the relevant trends in IBM"s external environment which could have prompted its then CEO to consider long term changes in IBM’s business portfolio. Ans.) IBM’s CEO Samuel J. Palmisano‚ was considering a change in long term change in business portfolio in terms that instead of just using in-house resources for merely selling and servicing technology‚ they could help big conglomerates
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Lotus and IBM Knowledge Management Strategy An Overview September 2000 A Lotus Development Corporation White Paper Copyright 2000 Lotus Development Corporation. All rights reserved. Not for reproduction or other use without express written consent of Lotus Development Corporation Table of Contents The Dynamics of Knowledge Management People‚ Places & Things The Raven Development Project Implementation Scenario Conclusion White Paper Description This overview describes the Lotus
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Introduction IBM is one of the most successful technology and consulting companies in the world. In 2012‚ its brand name is in second place in international brand equity rankings‚ just behind Coca Cola. With its 433‚362 employees it is operating in 170 countries and able to generate profit of $15.85 billion per year. The company itself has been founded in 1911 trough a merger of three technology companies. In 1924‚ the company’s name was changed to International Business Machines‚ abbreviated to IBM. Initially
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SmartMobility Management Information System for Transportation (MIST) Version 5 Solution description: MIST is Telvent’s most advanced software platform for integrated traffic control and advanced transportation systems management. MIST is a proven‚ powerful and cost-effective solution used by transportation managers to minimize congestion‚ enhance safety‚ respond to incidents‚ and improve operations. Detailed solution description As part of Telvent’s SmartMobility Suite of products for managing
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IBM Software Database management solutions for the era of big data Manage‚ optimize and increase availability of your IBM DB2 for Linux‚ UNIX and Windows database and applications— delivering valuable intelligence to help your business users make informed decisions‚ fast Database management solutions for the era of big data 1 Introduction Accelerate development 2 Optimize performance 3 4 Increase availability 5 Give your business a competitive edge Database
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RESTRUCTURING NOVA CHEMICAL CORPORATION GROUP 9 ABEL BESONG NATION BOBO PAUL BOAHENG BUSAYO APANISHILE LITA ASTUTI NAPITUPULU Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Offered Price of $150/$160 million Acceptable: Justification of Method Market Valuation: Revenue (Sales) Multiples Revenue multiples is preferred because it is less affected by accounting choices. The approach measures the market value of the operating assets of IPD in relation to market value of operating assets of comparable
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Enterprise Introduction Framed by the year 2009‚ the International Business Machines Corporation (hereafter IBM) aims at becoming a ‘globally-integrated enterprise’ and is therefore facing the act of balancing between being deeply connected (in order to provide value for customers and society) and yet above the fray (to avoid divisive controversies). Over its nearly 100 year history‚ IBM moved from international (exporting form the U.S.) to multi-national (with subsidiaries in many countries) to
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Project Synopsis Sales Force Application at Groupon India Pvt Ltd By: Brief Description: Groupon Inc is the global leader in the online buying space Offer deals to more than 150 million subscribers in 48 countries There are around 11500 employees around the globe and around 300 employees in India Groupon had revenues of 1.6 Billion Dollars and Forbes magazine ranks it as the Fastest Growing Company Ever growing faster than Google and Amazon. Scope of Project:
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Background It all began with the financial crisis of 2007-2008‚ a crisis which was of a scale that had never been seen before. Many economists called it even worse than the Great Depression. Whether it was or not‚ that’s something that could be argued. But everyone was of the view that the crisis is really very serious. As a result of it large financial institutions collapsed‚ banks were being bailed out by the national governments and stock markets tanked to their new lows. This caused the collapse
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