Not Your Father’s IBM

After Intel’s strong results this week, yesterday IBM (NYSE:IBM), the world’s leading computer services provider with annual revenue of $103.6 billion, reported a strong second quarter and also increased its 2009 earnings outlook. IBM has benefited from its strategic transformation towards Smarter Planet solutions, business analytics and cloud computing. Let’s take a closer look.

Forbes Column 2009: The Smart-Grid Dilemma

Zero-In this week highlights the disconnect between capitalism, market forces and the need for a smarter, cleaner energy world. Read The Smart-Grid Dilemma. Coming from a pure capitalist at heart, this is one of a series of columns you will be reading on the limitations of capitalism to do the right thing.

Deal Radar 2009: eMeter

It appears that President Obama’s Energy Policy will include substantial spending on smart grid technologies. Let’s look at one. San Mateo, CA-based eMeter provides enterprise scale energy information management solutions for the utility mass market with the goal of saving electricity by educating customers on efficient electricity usage. Its flexible SOA-compliant architecture integrates easily into

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