We know what COBOL stands for
Posted by Mike on Wednesday, January 11, 2012 - 275 views
COBOL has a certain seniority in the IT world. Nobody can get it to retire—and nobody can find a replacement either.
The question of when COBOL will meet its demise has been debated for years now. But there is general agreement that the Common Business Oriented Language, first developed in 1959, will be alive and kicking well into this century.
Posted by Mike on Monday, June 13, 2011 - 238 views
IBM celebrates a century of innovation and transformation
IBM Corp., which celebrates its centennial this month, has achieved remarkable success over the years by developing innovative technology products and services and by continuing to transform its brand to adapt to a changing world.
The company was founded on June 16, 1911, as Computing Tabulating and Recording (CTR) Co., making such products as punch-card tabulators, commercial scales and clocks.
Three years later, the founders recruited Thomas J. Watson Sr. from National Cash Register Co. to be president-CEO. He led the company for 42 years, changing its name to International Business Machines in 1924 to reflect its global expansion.
Posted by Mike on Saturday, January 15, 2011 - 284 views
Integrating technology from fifty years ago with the 21st century is no easy task. One couldn’t, for example, sync their iPod with a Gramophone, upload a document to a typewriter or text a friend from a phone box. Yet much of the technology, which underpins today’s business world, is inextricably linked to an innovation that celebrated its fiftieth anniversary in 2009.
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