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IBM Earmarks $100m for Cell Phone Research

It’s thinking of services for the so-called 'Next Billion'
By Maureen O'Gara
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June 17, 2009 04:15 PM EDT
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IBM said Wednesday that it's going to pour $100 million into cell phone research over the next five years.

It's thinking of services for the so-called "Next Billion," largely the folks who have bypassed the PC for mobile devices to connect to the Internet.

The money is earmarked for what it calls mobile enterprise enablement, emerging market mobility, and enterprise end-user mobile experiences. It's thinking security, analytics, privacy and the user interface.

Published June 17, 2009 – Reads 228
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Maureen O'Gara the most read technology reporter for the past 20 years, is the Cloud Computing and Virtualization News Desk editor of SYS-CON Media. She is the publisher of famous "Billygrams" and the editor-in-chief of "Client/Server News" for more than a decade. One of the most respected technology reporters in the business, Maureen can be reached by email at maureen(at)sys-con.com or paperboy(at)g2news.com, and by phone at 516 759-7025.

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