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Panasonic forms business alliance with GM, IBM

LAS VEGAS, United States - Panasonic Corp. President Kazuhiro Tsuga speaks at the 2013 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Jan. 8, 2013.

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IBM Japan to have 1st foreign president in 56 years

TOKYO, Japan - Martin Jetter, vice president of corporate strategy at International Business Machines Corp., holds a press conference at the head office of IBM Japan Ltd. in Tokyo on March 30, 2012. The Japanese unit said the same day Jetter will succeed Takayuki Hashimoto as its president, effective May 15, becoming the first non-Japanese president of IBM Japan in about 56 years.

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IBM to lower 2004 sales due to improper practice at Japan unit

TOKYO, Japan - Takuma Otoshi, president of International Business Machines Corp.'s Japanese unit, said Feb. 25 in Tokyo that IBM will revise its 2004 sales downward by $210 million as improper in-house accounting practice by some employees have been found at IBM Japan Ltd.

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China's Lenovo announces acquisition of IBM's PC business

BEIJING, China - Photo shows the headquarters of China's top computer maker Lenovo Group which announced on Dec. 8 it has bought International Business Machines Corp.'s worldwide personal computer business in a deal worth some $1.75 billion. The deal makes the Beijing-based company the world's third largest PC manufacturer and seller.

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IBM Japan to sell easy Internet terminal for handicapped, elderly

TOKYO, Japan - IBM Japan Ltd. said March 4 it has developed a large-screen computer terminal (in photo) offering easy Internet access for elderly people and the handicapped, including sight-impaired people. The Japan unit of U.S. computer giant International Business Machines Corp. installed its Internet-browser software onto a terminal with a 50-inch plasma TV display developed by Pioneer Corp. The terminal is expected to be put on the market by the end of June at the earliest with an estimated retail price of just over 5 million yen.

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IBM 'Millipede' fits 25 mil. pages on stamp-sized medium

NEW YORK, United States - Two photos show a new data storage medium developed by International Business Machines Corp. IBM said June 11 the storage medium is dense enough to fit 25 million printed textbook pages on a surface the size of a postage stamp, 20 times greater than the densest magnetic storage now available. Its research project code-named ''Millipede'' is like a nanotechnology version of old-fashioned punch-card data processing developed more than 110 years ago. However, Millipede media are rewriteable and may be able to store more than 3 billion bits of data in the space occupied by just one hole in a standard punch card, IBM said.

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Otoshi to become president of IBM Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Takuma Otoshi (L), managing director of IBM Japan Ltd., the Japanese subsidiary of International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) of the United States, shakes hands with Kakutaro Kitashiro, president of IBM Japan, after the company announced at a Tokyo hotel Nov. 2. that Otoshi, 51, will succeed Kitashiro as president on Dec. 1.

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NTT, AT and T agree on alliance

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. (NTT) President Junichiro Miyazu (C) and AT and T Solutions Vice President Scott Perry (R) announce an agreement to form a data communications service alliance targeting multinational enterprises at a news conference in Tokyo on April 27. Under the agreement, NTT and AT and T will consider setting up a joint venture in Japan to manage the global network business AT and T is to acquire from International Business Machines Corp. (IBM).

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Sanyo, IBM to develop microchips

Sadao Kondo (R), president of Sanyo Electric Co., shakes hands with Michael J. Attardo, general manager of the Microelectronics Division of International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) of the United States, after announcing that the two firms will jointly develop microchips for digital televisions and other digital home devices. He made the announcement in Osaka July 27.

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Rapidus, IBM to develop advanced chips

IBM Corp. Senior Vice President Dario Gil speaks at a joint press conference with new Japanese semiconductor producer Rapidus Corp. in Tokyo on Dec. 13, 2022, after the two companies signed a deal to jointly develop next-generation chips. Rapidus was set up through investments by Toyota Motor Corp., Sony Group Corp. and six other major Japanese companies in August.

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Rapidus, IBM to develop advanced chips

Atsuyoshi Koike (R), president of new Japanese semiconductor producer Rapidus Corp., attends a joint press conference with IBM Corp. in Tokyo on Dec. 13, 2022, after the two companies signed a deal to jointly develop next-generation chips. Rapidus was set up through investments by Toyota Motor Corp., Sony Group Corp. and six other major Japanese companies in August.

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Rapidus, IBM to develop advanced chips

Atsuyoshi Koike (C, L), president of new Japanese semiconductor producer Rapidus Corp., and IBM Corp. Senior Vice President Dario Gil (C, R) pose for photos during a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 13, 2022, after the two companies signed a deal to jointly develop next-generation chips. Rapidus was set up through investments by Toyota Motor Corp., Sony Group Corp. and six other major Japanese companies in August.

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Rapidus, IBM to develop advanced chips

Atsuyoshi Koike (2nd from L), president of new Japanese semiconductor producer Rapidus Corp., and IBM Corp. Senior Vice President Dario Gil (C) pose for photos during a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 13, 2022, after the two companies signed a deal to jointly develop next-generation chips. Rapidus was set up through investments by Toyota Motor Corp., Sony Group Corp. and six other major Japanese companies in August.

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IBM to lower 2004 sales due to improper practice at Japan unit

TOKYO, Japan - Takuma Otoshi, president of International Business Machines Corp.'s Japanese unit, said Feb. 25 in Tokyo that IBM will revise its 2004 sales downward by $210 million as improper in-house accounting practice by some employees have been found at IBM Japan Ltd. (Kyodo)

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IBM 'Millipede' fits 25 mil. pages on stamp-sized medium

NEW YORK, United States - Two photos show a new data storage medium developed by International Business Machines Corp. IBM said June 11 the storage medium is dense enough to fit 25 million printed textbook pages on a surface the size of a postage stamp, 20 times greater than the densest magnetic storage now available. Its research project code-named ''Millipede'' is like a nanotechnology version of old-fashioned punch-card data processing developed more than 110 years ago. However, Millipede media are rewriteable and may be able to store more than 3 billion bits of data in the space occupied by just one hole in a standard punch card, IBM said.

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Japanese bank group eyes IBM's humanoid robot for customers

The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd. aims to introduce an AI-programmed humanoid robot developed by U.S.-based IBM Corp. to serve customers. The photo taken on April 10, 2014, shows the sort of robot the bank plans to use on a trial basis. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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IBM Japan to have 1st foreign president in 56 years

TOKYO, Japan - Martin Jetter, vice president of corporate strategy at International Business Machines Corp., holds a press conference at the head office of IBM Japan Ltd. in Tokyo on March 30, 2012. The Japanese unit said the same day Jetter will succeed Takayuki Hashimoto as its president, effective May 15, becoming the first non-Japanese president of IBM Japan in about 56 years. (Kyodo)

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Otoshi to become president of IBM Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Takuma Otoshi (L), managing director of IBM Japan Ltd., the Japanese subsidiary of International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) of the United States, shakes hands with Kakutaro Kitashiro, president of IBM Japan, after the company announced at a Tokyo hotel Nov. 2. that Otoshi, 51, will succeed Kitashiro as president on Dec. 1.

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NTT, AT and T agree on alliance

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. (NTT) President Junichiro Miyazu (C) and AT and T Solutions Vice President Scott Perry (R) announce an agreement to form a data communications service alliance targeting multinational enterprises at a news conference in Tokyo on April 27. Under the agreement, NTT and AT and T will consider setting up a joint venture in Japan to manage the global network business AT and T is to acquire from International Business Machines Corp. (IBM). ==Kyodo

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Sanyo, IBM to develop microchips

Sadao Kondo (R), president of Sanyo Electric Co., shakes hands with Michael J. Attardo, general manager of the Microelectronics Division of International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) of the United States, after announcing that the two firms will jointly develop microchips for digital televisions and other digital home devices. He made the announcement in Osaka July 27.