Here is a good article on a letter from Sam Palmisano to Financial Times explaining IBM's role as it grows. It is very interesting to see how it has developed in the past few years from the world's largest Hardware company to the largest Services company!! Its push into India is unprecedented!! Its not what the rest of the companies are doing and I truly believe that this is one company that my kid and grandkid might fight hard in their careers to work for!! It will retain its pre-eminence!! Now, I couldnt get the link of disarming the terrorists AND IBM's push into India?? Does the author of the article (or was it something that Sam said?) think Terrorism has something to do with India? Or would seeing so much money go into India.. the jehadis in Pakistan start thinking that they need to get enrolled into the nearest NIIT software training to make good for their families?? Who knows? In a letter to the Financial Times, IBM CEO Sam Palmisano says his multi-billion dollar investments in offshore production facilities are part of a campaign to transform the company from classic multinational (read: evil, exploitive, outdated, bad for world peace) into "a new actor" known as "the globally integrated enterprise." The GIE, says Palmisano, is a benevolent form of industrial organization that creates lasting wealth and meaningful jobs around the world. It can even disarm terrorists--figuratively, at least. Sounds like a corporation your mother could love, even if she's a raving anarchist. But is this really why IBM is spending $6 billion in India? Read more