IBM has secured a multi-million dollar deal to develop a complete cross-channel retail platform for Australia’s longest-standing department store group, David Jones, which IBM says will allow consumers to buy on their terms, according to their preferences.

Software testing services company, TestPro, has selected IBM’s smartcloud enterprise solution to increase the flexibility and timeliness of its IT service delivery.

How can you test composite systems realistically without running a complete test system? CA subsidiary ITKO seems to have found the answer: simulation.

IBM has moved to expand its enterprise mobility capabilities by acquiring Israel based Worklight, a privately held developer of software for smartphones and tablets.

VMware has got a tick of approval from one market analyst for its fourth quarter financial performance last year and the take-up of its core product offerings, including cloud-based products and services, but its also predicted that the company wil face increasing competition for marketshare from IBM and Microsoft.

The Australian Open grand slam tennis tournament is underway in Melbourne, and IBM is leveraging a global private cloud computing system for this year’s event which allows organisers, Tennis Australia, to rapidly scale its data in real time, as well as guarantee continuous availability even in the event of a complete data centre outage.

Blue skies greeted the opening days of the Australian Open tennis tournament, but the IT behind the event is cloudier than ever.

IBM was granted a record number of US patents during 2011.

Huawei Australia has appointed Luke Austin as its chief financial officer.

The Melbourne-based Metro Spinal Clinic is using IBM predictive analytics software for tracking and recording data that will allow clinicians to more accurately track and manage patient pain.