IBM Canada

IBM Canada

IBM Canada Ltd. is a leading provider of advanced information technology products and services. As a technology-based solutions company, IBM is dedicated to helping its customers solve their business problems, pursue new market opportunities and become more productive through the innovative application of e-business and Internet technology. Headquartered in Markham, Ontario, IBM Canada has nationwide responsibilities for marketing and service. Its manufacturing and development operations include a semiconductor packaging plant in Bromont, Quebec, a software solutions laboratory in Toronto, Ontario and two Centres for e-business Innovation located in Burnaby, British Columbia and in Toronto, Ontario. In 2000, IBM Canada and its wholly-owned subsidiaries hired 2,440 employees bringing its total Canadian workforce to 18,953 -- an all time high. IBM Canada is a strong believer in the skills development of its employees and invested over $64 million in employee education and training in 2000.

Website:
http://www.ibm.com/ca/en/
Categories:
Hardware
Address:
3600 Steeles Ave. East, Markha
Toronto, Ontario, Canada L3R 9Z7

Blog Posts About IBM Canada

Understanding the Mobility Shift From IBM Canada
IBM likes to call our current era in technology “the mobility shift”, a transformative trend from both a business and consumer point of view. Consider that on a global scale,... [more]
IBM thinks they can overhaul the retail analytics industry with largest private team of mathematicians
Today, IBM says the analytic techniques that provide the most value are historic trend analysis and standardized reporting. Tomorrow, IBM believes that organizations want to see insights more... [more]
Social media shifts to a crowdsourcing, crowdfunding and contextual big data combo at X-Summit
Social media was initially perceived to be a conversation between the brand and the customer, but is now shifting towards building platforms for consumers to be social on so that they can draw... [more]
Yahoo revenue down 24%; IBM shares slip on earnings report
Yahoo and IBM both released earnings reports today. Yahoo met expectations, but that's not necessarily a good thing—expectations were pessimistic. Meanwhile, IBM met expectations too but... [more]
IBM buys Markham neighbour Platform Computing
IBM announced today that they are acquiring Canadian neighbour Platform Computing - IBM Canada's headquarters are a couple hundred metres from Platform Computing Markham office. Platform Computing... [more]
IBM acquires New Brunswick born Q1 Labs
IBM announced today that they are acquiring Waltham, Massachusetts-based Q1 Labs - a provider of security intelligence software. Q1 Labs will become part of the new IBM Security Systems division.... [more]
Mobile Speeding Up And Going For The Sweep: IBM, SAP, Data Security In The Cloud
The speed of which the mobile and new media industry is evolving has become nothing short of unprecedented, to the point where companies can’t even launch a product without it being outdated... [more]
Learning From Marshall McLuhan: IBM’s Watson Creatively Follows Behavioural Data Tracking
"The Airport Mentality" I'm often reminded of a story I was once told by a former student of Marshall McLuhan about "airport mentality". When Pearson Airport was building their new terminal, his... [more]
Apple surpasses Google as world's most valuable brand; RIM plunges 20 percent
Clearly, technology on the whole is valuable. Six out of the top ten "Most valuable global brands" in 2011 according to WPP's annual BrandZ study were technology firms. At the top, Apple surged a... [more]
IBM consultants to work with City of Edmonton staff for a better city
The City of Edmonton is among 24 in the world that will receive $400,000 each in consulting services from IBM as part of the company’s IBM Smarter Cities Challenge. The consulting services... [more]
IBM's location-based analytics technology makes Waterloo a smarter city
IBM announced that it is working with choice cities to enhance their efficiency by visualizing and analyzing their physical and digital assets in real-time. One of the locations IBM is launching... [more]
What’s next for IBM’s Watson supercomputer now that the Jeopardy! challenge is over?
Last night, IBM’s supercomputer “Watson” named after the company founder, Thomas J. Watson, defeated Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter in the final round of a 3-night competition on... [more]
Tech Trends report suggests new wave of tech expertise will be valuable for future job seekers
American tech titan IBM recently revealed data from its latest Tech Trends survey. In it, IBM says the job skills of the future shift from the present day, to include smartphone savviness, and... [more]
IBM acquires Nortel spin-off BLADE Network Technolgies for a reported $400M
IBM announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire BLADE Network Technologies for a reported purchase price of US$400 million.  BLADE Network Technologies... [more]
IBM set to acquire Netezza for US$1.7 billion
After IBM's chief executive weighed in with some very candid thoughts on HP's M&A and innovation investment strategies last week, Big Blue has agreed to acquire Netezza, a leader in data... [more]
IBM CEO takes shots at HP
The notoriously quiet and conservative chief executive of IBM, Samuel Palmisano, stepped into the limelight for a few moments Tuesday and provided some interesting thoughts at the Wall Street... [more]
Neil Bunn, Technology Architect, Deep Computing, discusses Cloud
  Neil Bunn is a Technology Architect for IBM here in Canada but with clients the world over.  He specializes in supercomputing and complex computing solutions.  In other words, he... [more]
nextMedia’s Canadian New Media Awards Nominations Reception
The nominations reception for the 9th annual Canadian New Media Awards were held last night in Toronto. All the possible nominees came out to see who was going to stay on the island for the final... [more]