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Harley-Davidson revs up dealer service
30 June 2008
Intuitive search, role-based content and easy-to-use tools provide Harley-Davidson dealerships with the Web experience they'd expect from a brand known for performance.
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Researchers and filmmakers imagine Year 2050
23 June 2008
The USC School of Cinematic Arts and IBM's top scientists began a collaboration by imagining the world in 2050.
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IBM and Digital Sipario give the world La Fenice
02 June 2008
How does a 19th-century opera house make its mark and gain a new audience in the 21st century? By teaming up with IBM to give the world an online glimpse behind its digital curtain at performance videos and rare historic documents.
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Government 2020
19 May 2008
In developing tailored strategies to address six global trends, governments will need to enact a new kind of intensified, multilayered, multidirectional communication and cooperation that we call perpetual collaboration.
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2008 Global CEO Study: The Enterprise of the Future
05 May 2008
The qualities of a typical teen—imaginative, disruptive, hungry for change—are the very same traits companies will need in the future.
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Investor survey: hypothetical investments, real worries
28 April 2008
Our survey of investors reveals unwavering confidence in their financial strategies, but not their advisors.
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How it works: recycling and refurbishing computers
21 April 2008
What did you do with your old computer? IBM processes about 40,000 used notebooks and hard drives per week in our centers around the world. This can include inspection, repair and data scrubbing, then either complete refurbishment for resale or recycling into raw components. Here's how it works.
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Corporate social responsibility
01 April 2008
In a new IBM study, less than 25% of companies know their customers' CSR concerns. Here's why it matters.
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Trends in Internet security
18 March 2008
IBM security experts track the trends in how hackers attempt to gain control of your computer and even your personal and financial information.
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How It Works: Semiconductors
25 February 2008
Data goes in and information comes out—but do you really know how microchips work? This interactive explanation describes how the various parts of a microprocessor work together.
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Emerging automotive markets
11 February 2008
The automotive markets of India and China are growing fast. But challenges arise at every turn. From manufacturing to research and development to building highways, both countries need a roadmap as they drive into their respective futures.
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Who's winning the talent search?
28 January 2008
Talent they don't have. Talent they have but can't mobilize. Talent they need to develop for the long term. These are just some of the challenges companies face as they work to develop a highly adaptable workforce for today's fast-moving, ever-changing marketplace.
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