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To: maceng2 who wrote (200888)	10/29/2002 2:33:13 PM
From: patron_anejo_por_favor	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 436258

Proof the crash is over. CFZ overrun with starving wannabe poets. Daytrading is tough Don't give up yer cushy job Bear markets eat all!

To: maceng2 who wrote (200888)	10/29/2002 8:10:31 PM
From: maceng2	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

IBM CEO to outline tomorrow vision of future computing services - report ananova.com International Business Machines Corp chief executive officer Samuel Palmisano will tomorrow outline a vision of future computer services involving "e-business on demand" and an "on-demand operating environment," the Wall Street Journal reported in its online edition. Citing people familiar with the content of the speech, the paper said Palmisano will describe the IT giant's vision of computer services that handle changing corporate IT needs without requiring customers to buy extensive new computers or hire lots of new IT professionals. Tomorrow's speech is Palmisano's first since his appointment as CEO earlier this year and follows Tuesday's announcement that he will succeed Louis Gerstner as chairman from Jan 1. According to the paper, Palmisano will say "on-demand" computing would be hosted on IBM's servers and rented by customers on a monthly basis. In other cases, it might be sold the way a utility sells water or electricity, with price depending on the customer's demand. Palmisano is expected to explain that many of IBM's top 400 customers are moving away from the era when they "integrate internally" by making all their own computer systems talk to each other. Now, they are starting to "integrate externally," making the computer systems talk to suppliers and customers. The next phase is to "adapt dynamically," which means that the computer infrastructure automatically adjusts to changing business patterns and increased or decreased business, the paper said. The CEO will also explain how major IBM investments in such technologies as grid computing and autonomic computing fit into the future he sees. In grid computing, applications are handled on many different computers, assuring more efficient use of computing resources. Autonomic computing, which IBM has dubbed its "Eliza" project, involves computers designed to diagnose and fix themselves or warn of bottlenecks and potential computer crashes long before the problems occur