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Pension fund suffers million-dollar meltdown

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2009
... because of the defective software. According to a statement, Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) said the fund had found IBM's database management software called DB2 was the cause of a series of system crashes. This was backed up by a letter ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2009
... fearful of poor earnings reports starting this week and more trouble for banks. Investors were disappointed that talks for IBM Corp's $US7 billion ($A9.81 billion) deal to buy Sun Microsystems Inc have stalled, a sign that the market is still not ready ...

IBM Cognos measures credit risk

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2009
... them accountable to their country's regulatory and political heads. Laurence Trigwell, global leader in financial services at IBM Cognos, said that the company's clients, which includes the largest banks and finance firms around the world, are demanding ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2009
... and Westpac advancing 37 cents or 2.46 per cent to $15.39. Wall Street roared higher on Wednesday as strong earnings from IBM and others helped investors shake off banking sector woes that sparked a big selloff a day earlier. The Dow Jones industrial ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2009
... 3,442.8, and the broader All Ordinaries index declined 30.2 points, or 0.88 per cent, to 3,394.8 on Wednesday. NEW YORK - IBM gave Wall Street a reprieve from bad news on Wednesday and investors responded by taking a break from selling, with stocks ...

Faster than the speed of fright

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2008
... quant analysts to retrieve and analyse market information faster and cheaper than ever before. Sybase Australia worked with IBM, MicroStrategy and Frontline Solutions to launch Sybase Analytic Appliance, an out-of-the box solution designed to reduce ...

NAB names new chief

WWW.THESHEET.COM, ASX STATEMENT  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2008
... for 18 months. He first joined the bank in late 2004 as executive general manager, customer solutions. NAB hired Clyne from IBM Business Consulting Services and he previously worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers. Clyne's appointment comes only days after ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2008
... United Technologies. The Dow Jones Industrial Average leapt 207.38 points or 1.85 per cent to 11,447. Microsoft, Google and IBM were all slapped as earnings and company outlooks failed to impress onlookers.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2008
... since the October 1987 market crash. The news also dragged down shares of a wide range of multinational companies, including IBM and United Technologies. The Reuters/University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers said its preliminary index of confidence ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2008
... six-week closing high, with blue-chip shares such as Sony driving gains after a $15 billion share buyback plan announced by IBM boosted investor confidence. The Nikkei rose 206.58 points to 14,031.30. HONG KONG - Hong Kong blue chips rose 3.2 per cent ...