-- IBM announced the opening of the sixth in a network of analytics solution centers - this one dedicated to helping federal agencies and other public sector organizations extract actionable insights from their data. The new IBM Analytics Solution Center in Washington, D.C., will draw on the expertise of more than 400 IBM professionals.

BROMONT, Que. CBC News is reporting that Nathalie Blanchard has been on leave from her job at IBM in Bromont, Que., for the last year. CBC says she was diagnosed with major depression and was receiving monthly sick-leave benefits from insurance giant Manulife.

SAN JOSE, Calif. OVERVIEW: Things are looking up for the personal computer business heading into the holiday season, which is good news for HP, the world's No. Revenue in HP's printer and ink division has declined in each of the last four quarters.

- Five companies from India, Pakistan, Philippines and Singapore were recognized for their outstanding initiatives in corporate social responsibility during the Asian CSR Awards, which is a part of the 8th Asian Forum on Corporate Social Responsibility in Manila. The Asian CSR Awards, co-presented this year by Intel, is Asia's premier Awards program on corporate social responsibility.

NEW YORK_Shares of some top computer companies were mixed at the close of trading: Apple Inc fell $.59 or .3 percent, to $199.92. Dell Inc fell $1.58 or 10.0 percent, to $14.29. Hewlett Packard rose $.22 or .4 percent, to $50.04. IBM fell $.58 or .5 percent, to $126.96. Lexmark fell $.22 or .9 percent, to $25.28.

NEW YORK_Shares of some top computer companies are mixed at noon: Apple Inc fell $1.12 or .6 percent, to $199.39. Dell Inc fell $1.51 or 9.5 percent, to $14.36. Hewlett Packard rose $.09 or .2 percent, to $49.91. IBM fell $.74 or .6 percent, to $126.80. Lexmark fell $.20 or .8 percent, to $25.30.

Nov. 20--NEW DELHI -- Global hr experts abhor the idea of taking work home. "If I commute to compute, I'm wasting critical time," says Seema Raj, an environment manager working for HP India's Bangalore unit.

NEW YORK_Shares of some top computer companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: Apple Inc fell $1.43 or .7 percent, to $199.08. Dell Inc fell $1.49 or 9.4 percent, to $14.38. Hewlett Packard rose $.02 or percent, to $49.84. IBM rose $.02 or percent, to $127.56. Lexmark fell $.17 or .7 percent, to $25.33.

Nov. 19--JAIPUR -- IT solutions provider IBM is planning to expand its footprints in tier II and tier III cities with a bouquet of hardware, software and services offerings primarily targeted at mid-market clients.

NEW YORK_Shares of some top computer companies were down at the close of trading: Apple Inc fell $5.45 or 2.6 percent, to $200.51. Dell Inc fell $.19 or 1.2 percent, to $15.87. Hewlett Packard fell $.66 or 1.3 percent, to $49.82. IBM fell $.61 or .5 percent, to $127.54. Lexmark fell $.99 or 3.7 percent, to $25.50.

The ability to effortlessly share cool things you discover on the Web in real time, with friends, family and business colleagues without ever leaving your browser, just became a reality with today's introduction of Qwisk by WebWean, Inc. at the Realtime CrunchUp conference here in San Francisco.

Brown University and IBM today announced the opening of a multimillion-dollar supercomputer at Brown's Center for Computation and Visualization. Brown and IBM will work with government, universities, hospitals, nonprofit organizations, businesses and other entities in Rhode Island on using the supercomputer.

11/20/09 -- Binswanger has been named exclusive agent by International Business Machines Corp. for the lease of industrial space located at 2070 Route 52 in East Fishkill, New York. Two impressive 8" wafer fab facilities are available with all necessary utilities and infrastructure.

ISLANDIA, N.Y. -- CA today announced the integration of CA Endevor Software Change Manager, CA's change management solution, and IBM's Rational Developer for System z V7.6, the IBM Rational mainframe development environment.

IBM today announced that Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Inc., a leader in the tax preparation industry with franchised and company-owned locations across the country, has selected IBM business analytics software -- IBM Cognos 8 BI -- to provide its nationwide locations with software systems that provide greater efficiencies in accessing tax information and relevant business data.

IBM today announced that Nottingham Trent University has selected IBM business analytics technology to help streamline information on finance, human resources, estate and student records.

IBM announced today that Impax Laboratories, Inc., a technology-based specialty pharmaceutical company, is using IBM business analytics technology to gain stronger insights into their business and better predict risks and market opportunities.

ARMONK, N.Y. -- IBM today announced industry leading benchmark test results and updates to its IBM WebSphere MQ Low Latency Messaging and IBM WebSphere Front Office for Financial Markets software that together reaffirm IBM's performance leadership in powering securities firms, exchanges and trading venues.

MONTPELLIER, FRANCE and ARMONK -- In a region of France known for sunshine, agriculture and natural spring water, IBM has established a Center of Excellence for Water Management to use high performance computing to monitor and forecast the impact of climate change and severe weather conditions on water resources.

ARMONK, N.Y. and BALTIMORE -- IBM today announced researchers at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County are using IBM technology to analyze smoke patterns during wildfires. Current analysis of smoke patterns is limited to weather forecasting data that is updated every six hours, observations from front-line workers and low resolution satellite imagery.