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  • IBM Picks 16 Cities for 'Smarter Cities' Grants - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IBM Picks 16 Cities for ‘Smarter Cities’ Grants

    IBM will provide pro bono consulting services to 16 municipalities around the world in an effort to address issues with citizen services through 2016 through a new set of grants awarded under the company’s Smarter Cities Challenge program. The company said Tuesday it values each consulting engagement at around $500,000. “[Cities] around the world are now able to better use data and […] More

  • IBM Partners with Twitter in Patent Agreement; Ken King Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IBM Partners with Twitter in Patent Agreement; Ken King Comments

    IBM sold 900 patents to Twitter in December under a patent cross-license agreement, IBM said Friday. “[The deal] demonstrates our commitment to licensing access to our broad patent portfolio,” said Ken King, general manager of Intellectual Property for IBM. “We look forward to a productive relationship with Twitter in the future,” he added. The financial terms […] More