IBM News - United States en-us © Copyright IBM Corp. 2008. All rights reserved. See http://www.ibm.com/legal/us/ for copyright and trademark information. askibm@vnet.ibm.com Bruce Bowman Mon, 20 Apr 2009 04:00:00 GMT ibm.com http://www.ibm.com/news/us/en/ http://www.ibm.com/i/ibm_logo_120x60.gif http://www.ibm.com/news/us/en/ IBM Reports 2009 First-Quarter Results http://www.ibm.com/news/us/en/2009/04/20/u410740h07216x46.html http://www.ibm.com/news/us/en/2009/04/20/u410740h07216x46.html IBM Reports 2008 Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year Results http://www.ibm.com/news/us/en/2009/01/20/y566968z82105m13.html http://www.ibm.com/news/us/en/2009/01/20/y566968z82105m13.html IBM earned 4,186 U.S. patents in 2008, becoming the first company ever to earn more than 4,000 U.S. patents in a single year. IBM's 2008 patent total is nearly triple Hewlett-Packard's and exceeds the combined 2008 patents of Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard, Oracle, Apple, EMC, Accenture and Google. http://www.ibm.com/news/us/en/2009/01/14/e714183t64858z03.html http://www.ibm.com/news/us/en/2009/01/14/e714183t64858z03.html The Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY) and IBM will build a “smart” system for collecting and sharing data in real-time that can prevent fires and help protect firefighters and other first responders when a fire does occur. http://www.ibm.com/news/us/en/2009/01/13/g844600f42226t06.html http://www.ibm.com/news/us/en/2009/01/13/g844600f42226t06.html IBM Research scientists, working with the Center for Probing the Nanoscale at Stanford University, have developed a “microscope” that uses magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The resulting images have 100 million times finer resolution than those from conventional MRI. The researchers’ achievement could allow scientists to study complex 3D structures at the nanoscale, a significant step in molecular biology and nanotechnology. http://www.ibm.com/news/us/en/2009/01/13/q904670r72966p23.html http://www.ibm.com/news/us/en/2009/01/13/q904670r72966p23.html A new survey of 30,000 U.S. consumers by IBM finds that, on average, shoppers will endure 3.1 negative experiences before they end their allegiance to a particular retailer. http://www.ibm.com/news/us/en/2009/01/12/p800771n16209p90.html http://www.ibm.com/news/us/en/2009/01/12/p800771n16209p90.html Eaton Corporation is using IBM modeling software to develop series hydraulic hybrid systems. Replacing a vehicle’s conventional drive train and transmission, the series hydraulic hybrid (SHH) system promises dramatic fuel savings and environmental benefits. The system uses hydraulic pumps and storage tanks to capture and store energy, similar to what is done with electric motors and batteries in a hybrid electric vehicle. http://www.ibm.com/news/us/en/2008/12/23/c276978l95102c32.html http://www.ibm.com/news/us/en/2008/12/23/c276978l95102c32.html IBM researchers have achieved another advance in graphene field-effect transistors, a technology that could lead to transistors vastly faster than those available today. http://www.ibm.com/news/us/en/2008/12/22/j690811v72308b85.html http://www.ibm.com/news/us/en/2008/12/22/j690811v72308b85.html http://www.ibm.com/legal/us/en/ http://www.ibm.com/legal/us/en/