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Improved Service, Operating Efficiency Up to 6 Percent Due to Better Resource Utilization
ILOG(R), an IBM (NYSE: IBM) Company, today announced that Netherlands Railways is using the IBM ILOG OPL-CPLEX(R) Development System to enhance its rolling stock allocation for better resource utilization. Using ILOG optimization technology as a key component of its custom Rolling Stock Allocation application (ROSA), Netherlands Railways has been able to improve its operating efficiency by as much as six percent, netting the railway a cost savings of over EUR 20 million annually. As part of another …

Several resource in the internet tell that IBM will take SUN for $6.5 billion. This combination will boost IBM monopoly on server market for at least 42%.
The two companies have a common similarities which is a strong support to the open source and Java.
The deal, which would be IBM’s biggest ever, could close as early as this week.
It might also still fall apart, warn the WSJ’s “sources familiar,” who are probably execs eager to see how the market would react to their plan.
Acquiring Sun would mark a sharp turn for …

IBM has opened four cloud computing centers in Sao Paulo, Brazil; Bangalore, India; Seoul, Korea; and Hanoi, Vietnam. With cloud computing, businesses, institutions and consumers remotely access a huge central computing resource. The computing power can be tapped as it’s needed, reducing costs and energy use.
“Cloud computing is emerging as a fundamental change in how IT is managed and delivered,” said Dr. Willy Chiu, vice president of IBM High Performance On Demand Solutions. “It is a powerful tool for efficient operations, especially in growth economies.”
In Vietnam, universities, government ministries and …