Company Updates

We grab a coffee with IBMers from around the world, and share our chat in this weekly spotlight series. This week you can meet Erich, from IBM US. In the morning, I like my coffee... Maybe not a popular answer, but I'm more of a Green Tea guy!!

The U.S. Department of Energy is debuting a supercomputer from IBM that it says is the world's fastest and leapfrogs a Chinese machine that has held the top spot for the last two years.

Are you prematurely plateaued in your career? Are you stuck at your current level, but don't know why? You're doing all you can. You're volunteering for every assignment. You're working 10-14 hours a day. But no promotion. Chances are, everything you're doing is right, but you're either in the wrong job, or doing the wrong things.

In addition to the top 25 firms (see full list below), the Handshake report revealed that the current generation of college students are rewriting the rules on resume writing, and seeking new types of jobs across an increasing number of cities. 1.

IBM Fellow Hillery Hunter compares her team's work to the Indian parable of blind men investigating an elephant: Each blind man feels a different part of the elephant body ... [but] their descriptions are in complete disagreement on what an elephant is. Hillery, Director of Accelerated Cognitive Infrastructure in IBM Research, believes that "Despite initial...

Aaron Baughman and the IBM Interactive Experience (iX) team take good things and make them better. For example, when the Recording Academy hosted the 60th annual GRAMMY Awards. And Aaron and his teammates-with Watson's help-made sure millions of viewers around the world were able to access highlights in near real-time.

Emmanuel Delamarche thinks public transportation is going to save the planet. And not only because it's the environmentally responsible way to travel. But let's back this story up a bit: Emmanuel, manager of precision diagnostics in IBM Research - Zurich, was disturbed by the global rise in counterfeit diagnostic tests that had started flooding the...

The next time you enjoy a pretzel smothered in mustard, think of Laura Storey and thank her family. "My Great-Grandfather invented the machine that takes the husks out of mustard seeds, giving us smooth mustard." Other family members have patents for technical drawing tools, an early prototype photocopier and the world's most popular hip replacement...

In 2002, Stefan Lehmann made a giant leap. He moved from the shores of the Baltic sea to the dry heat of Tucson, Arizona. While there's plenty of "beach" in his new home, but no water, Stefan's liquid assets-his innovative mind and client-centric focus-are celebrated at the IBM Systems Storage Hub in Tucson.