Copyright © 2013 Knight Sac Media. All rights reserved.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/subject.aspx?subjectid=5203 IBM is the mother of all the computer industry.Let's talk about it!http://www.siliconinvestor.com/images/Logo380x132.pnghttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/subject.aspx?subjectid=520338013210Sr KWho's making money on selling hardware and services to the Department of Homeland Security, to collect and analyze Verizon Communications customers' calls? Lawmakers Defend U.S. Collecting Verizon Phone Records By Margaret Talev, Chris Strohm & Mike Dorning - Jun 6, 2013 4:17 PM ET . As some members of Congress co...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289376086/6/2013 5:02:07 PMSr KIBM Board Approves 12 Percent Increase in Quarterly Cash Dividend; Authorizes $5.0 Billion for Stock Repurchasehttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288664024/30/2013 11:42:10 AMmspasenoIBM invests in future tech research, which is pretty much guaranteed to keep it performing well for years to come: graphenetracker.com http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2857085811/27/2012 4:32:11 PMHoney_beehttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=284090889/14/2012 1:40:23 PMSr KIBM 3Q 2012 Earnings Announcement Preliminary Date 16 Oct 2012 16:30 ET (Conference Call) ibm.com http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=283966299/10/2012 2:10:40 AMmister topeshttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=283966179/10/2012 1:54:06 AMSr KVipal Monga Senior Editor IBM keeps pushing the envelope for corporate interest rates, setting another record low for corporate yields with a $1 billion, 10-year bond that priced well below the previous record set by 3M only a month ago. According to S&P Capital IQ’s Leveraged Commentary & Data unit, IBM priced its bo...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=282920217/25/2012 5:01:15 PMSr Kfinance.yahoo.com  The weighted-average number of diluted common shares outstanding in the second-quarter 2012 was 1.16 billion compared with 1.22 billion shares in the same period of 2011. As of June 30, 2012, there were 1.14 billion basic common shares outstanding.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=282757427/18/2012 4:13:29 PMMark30005/25/2012 Options Action trade good segment on IBM on fridays show with mike having a simple buy call recommendation, here is the video clip and a few comments by me: [graphic]http://cnbcoptionsactionstrades.blogspot.com/2012/05/ibm-optionsaction-trade-mike.htmlhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=281746085/29/2012 2:44:55 PMSr K4:18PM IBM commenced debt exchange offers ( IBM) 197.76 +1.88 : Co has commenced debt exchange offers of its 7.125 percent debentures due 2096, 8.000 percent notes due 2038 and up to $800,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 5.600 percent notes due 2039 and together with the 7.125 percent notes and the 8.000 perce...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=281604815/21/2012 8:02:25 PMMark30004/16/2012 IBM on fast money web extra guy has some comments tonights.. show here: marklexusblogpage.blogspot.com http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=280860404/16/2012 10:54:47 PMMark30003/30/2012 TA video by dan fitzpatrick dans video and a few comments by me: [graphic]http://marklexusblogpage.blogspot.com/2012/03/ibm-ta-video-by-dan-f-and-cps-levels.htmlhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=280494103/30/2012 3:04:29 PMMargin of SafetyIBM Offers Solutions to Make Cities Smarter Just like businesses, cities compete in a global marketplace. By leveraging technology, they can use information to engage their communities, deliver better services, and lure prospective citizens. [youtube video]http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=280285353/22/2012 8:52:31 AMSr Kfrom page 7 of the 2011 Berkshire Hathaway annual report Let’s use IBM as an example. As all business observers know, CEOs Lou Gerstner and Sam Palmisano did a superb job in moving IBM from near-bankruptcy twenty years ago to its prominence today. Their operational accomplishments were truly extraordinary. But thei...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=279713212/25/2012 8:44:28 AMSr Khttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=279673892/23/2012 12:38:01 PMSr Khttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=278944681/20/2012 6:20:29 PMSr KIBM Breaks U.S. Patent Record; Tops Patent List for 19th Consecutive Year IBM inventors received more than 6,000 patents in 2011 01/11 11:48 AM http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=278746561/11/2012 12:44:29 PMGottfried"Even a Giant Can Learn to Run" nytimes.com  This column is a glimpse of the thinking behind some of the major steps I.B.M. has taken under Mr. Palmisano's leadership, based on two recent interviews with him. He says his guiding framework boils down to four questions: • "Why would someone spend their money with yo...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2785433512/31/2011 9:28:06 PMstock bullAny comments as to why the stock is tanking? Is it the economic situation in Europe, or some other factors involved, like missing their upcoming earnings estimates?http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2782880612/16/2011 1:02:27 PMyelvingtonnhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2780128112/2/2011 7:13:10 PMSr Khttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2780070512/2/2011 1:50:34 PMSr KNovember 14, 2011, 8:03 am Investment Banking Berkshire Amasses 5.5% Stake in I.B.M. By AZAM AHMED Warren E. Buffett, the chairman and chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway, revealed on CNBC that his conglomerate had amassed 64 million shares of I.B.M, a stake of about 5.5 percent. dealbook.nytimes.com http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2776595911/14/2011 11:54:45 AMSr Khttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2774923511/5/2011 6:51:30 PMJohn PiteraDa Chief, I'l have you know the only guy I ever had to ban from my thread spent 3 solid months spewing not just viriole but also some posts with an islamic bent, I had people for week s and weeks telllig me to ban him and then finally I did right aobut the time he was permantently banned from SI..... you have a much ...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2772688810/26/2011 9:29:13 AMSr KA Barron's blog at 4:13 Monday had a 180 degree error, and later they added this: Correction: a prior version of this post described IBM as cutting its full year view, when in fact it raised its full-year EPS view. My apologies for any confusion caused by the error.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2770821710/18/2011 1:24:02 AMKirk ©not a bad swap here. I don't own any CAT and have considered it as a good stock to build a diversified income portfolio. 2.3% dividend here is not bad... especially compared to SPY. [graphic] I MAY I take profits in IBM Monday.... sell 10%... Nibble at CAT and wait for the pullback I expect to perhaps get a nicer ...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2770329310/15/2011 12:40:06 AMda_cheif™http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2770314610/14/2011 9:46:12 PMKirk ©correction.... looks like I took some profits in 2001 at $121 after taking profits out at $88 in 1998. Anyone have a chart going back several decades that shows the share price not corrected for dividends? [edit] scratch that... found a chart here IBM that goes back to 1990 and you can use the mouse to highlight th...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2770286610/14/2011 6:48:52 PMKirk ©ATHs... great news!!! It snuck up to become my largest individual stock holding.... I don't think I've touched my position since I took profits in 1998 to get 2x my money out and diversify... Even better, not counting reinvested dividends, the $3 dividend is a 15% rate on the shares I bought in 1992 at $20 and over...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2770280410/14/2011 6:11:49 PMSr Khttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2770266310/14/2011 5:08:38 PMKirk ©One of my beliefs is Watson along with computer records will revolutionize health care and lead to more affordable health care. For one thing, it could give MDs competition AND a computer can say "your're too damned fat, smoke and/or drink too much, have too much salt in your diet and you eat crap. Change this or pay...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=276314149/12/2011 10:47:20 AMSr KBy ANNA WILDE MATHEWS Watson, the "Jeopardy!"-playing computer system, is getting a job. WellPoint Inc. and International Business Machines Corp. are set to announce a deal on Monday for the health insurer to use the Watson technology, the first time the high-profile project will result in a commercial application. ...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=276308159/11/2011 11:12:15 PMJim KochThis has been a pretty dead thread for the past few months, anyone still out there? Anyway, I hear that IBM is about to announce an agreement with a government entity to use the Watson technology on a major project. Anybody know anything about that? Also, from my old contacts within IBM, I hear that the server group...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=275877248/22/2011 11:58:15 PMJakeStrawHow IBM's 5150 PC shaped the computer industry The landmark personal computer, introduced by IBM 30 years ago Friday, launched the PC revolution, changing the way people work, communicate, and play. > Read more ct.cnet.com http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=275623388/11/2011 1:32:57 PM