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IBM Corp (NYSE: IBM) announced plans to collaborate with the Dutch astronomical research institute Astron to help the group create technology to peer deep into space.

Semiconductor firm Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is gaining ground over its cross-town rival, Intel Corp., as the company's processors posted the largest gain in supercomputing applications in the past year.

As crowds lined up for the first time in stores across Japan this weekend for the highly anticipated Sony Playstation 3 gaming console, many prospective buyers were sure to be disappointed as company expected to struggle in meeting demand well into next year.

International Business Machines announced an expanded email archiving system built to run on top of Microsoft Windows Servers, the company said on Thursday.

Technology stocks rose in Tuesday noon trading, as industry titans Intel Corp. (INTC) and International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) lead the way with better than expected quarterly earnings.

The Romanian IT services market is expanding at a rapid pace, with experts expecting growth of 18.8% for 2006, just slightly lower than growth of 2005.

IBM, provider of information technology services and products, announced on Thursday that it will relocate its global procurement headquarters to Shenzhen, China, expanding on the company's initiative to become more efficient.

Revenue from disk storage in the Czech Republic is expected to surge in 2006 according to market research firm, IDC.

Operations of global software companies, financial institutions and government offices in India's main technology hub shut on Wednesday after activists called a strike over a border dispute with a neighboring state.

IBM and Xing Inc., a subsidiary of Brother Industries, announced a partnership to design and develop wireless karaoke controllers, allowing users to search for songs and order food or drinks from their tables.

IBM Corp. and Lenovo Inc. are recalling over half a million battery packs for its ThinkPad notebook computers equipped with rechargeable lithium-ion batteries manufactured by Sony Corp.

Intel, IBM, and other companies announced on Wednesday a proposal to enhance PCI Express technology, the system that allows data to travel between major components within a computer.

IBM unveiled a new approach to the services market on Tuesday, inaugurating the the formation of its new Integrated Communications Services unit.

International Business Machines Corp. on Tuesday unveiled the first in a new line of product bundles encompassing hardware, software and technical assistance as it looks to increase its sales to small and medium-sized companies.

Universal Music, the world's largest music company, is teaming up with advertising conglomerate WPP Group to link bands and brands.

World's largest computer service company, IBM Corp. has announced that it will establish a new software development center in Calcutta, West Bengal, and hire upto 3000 new staff to meet the robust demand for outsourcing.

Semiconductor designer and manufacturer, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), announced on Tuesday an online virtual-trade room, allowing users listen to keynote speeches and explore exhibits from their computer screens.

The grass is always greener on the other side in China: foreign companies want to tap the country's 1.3 billion consumers while some Chinese firms are desperate to escape the cut-throat competition at home.

International Business Machines Inc. (IBM) has announced plans to build the worlds fastest super-computer for a Unites States government laboratory.

Apple Computer announced on Thursday that it has revamped its popular line of iMac personal computers with parts provided by Intel Corp. for the first time.

IBM will build a next-generation supercomputer for the U.S. Energy Department with the potential to achieve a sustained speed of 1,000 trillion calculations per second

IBM, the world's largest information-technology company, on Wednesday said it agreed to buy Internet Security Systems Inc. for $1.3 billion, continuing an acquisition drive to fuel growth.

Legislation approved by Congress could help undermine the future of traditional pensions if companies balk at tougher rules for maintaining them, financial and other experts say.

IBM plans to spend $740 million to acquire MRO Software, a company that builds applications for managing industrial equipment.

IBM announced new servers that can give businesses more computing power than predecessors, and also save them costs on energy.

IBM, the world's largest technology services company, on Tuesday is announcing new server computers giving businesses access to computing power typically used by universities and large corporations.

Google Inc. has begun testing a new version of its search system that makes finding information on the Web easier for the blind or visually impaired, its creator said on Wednesday.

Microsoft's Bill Gates made an announcement last month that marked the beginning of the end of an era. For over 30 years Gates has maintained an influential voice in shaping the company that he co-founded. It stands today as the world's largest software maker.

IBM has built a transistor that runs about 100 times faster than current chips, a development that could pave the way for ultra-fast computers and wireless networks, the computing giant said on Monday.