IBM: cloud, analytics, mobile, social

IBM CEO Ginni Rometty gets past the Big Blues:
Ginni’s Rules
1. Don’t protect the past.
2. Never be defined by your product.
3. Always transform yourself.
"...reinvention plan for IBM, which involves trying to get
the company to concentrate on three core area:

• big data, 
• cloud, 
• “engagement” (mobile and social technologies).

IBM cuts pay by 10% for workers picked for training | Computerworld
"Under this program, these employees will spend one day a week developing skills in key growth areas such as cloud, analytics, mobile and social.

But IBM is coupling this training with a six month salary reduction. The key statement in the memo is this: "While you spend part of your workweek on learning and development activities, you will receive 90% of your current base salary."

IBM cuts salaries of skill laggards in US - The Times of India