Verizon Wireless and chipmaker Qualcomm announced today that they are teaming up to offer machine-to-machine (M2M) wireless services to companies in industries ranging from healthcare to utilities to manufacturing. Their still-unnamed joint venture is designed to encourage corporations to use Verizon’s cellular network for more than phone services. For example, a utility could monitor and … Continue reading “Qualcomm and Verizon Wireless Form Joint Venture”
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IBM Snaps Up Security Software Firm Ounce Labs
IBM announced today that it has acquired Waltham, MA-based security and compliance software firm Ounce Labs for an undisclosed amount. The move could help Big Blue meet its clients’ growing need to reduce the costs and risks associated with increasingly complex security and business regulations and policies. Corporations constantly struggle with security and compliance issues, … Continue reading “IBM Snaps Up Security Software Firm Ounce Labs”