http://cache.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/valleywag.com.png http://valleywag.com/tag/sam palmisano http://valleywag.com/tag/sam palmisano The world's biggest IT services firm fed the New York Times a copy of a speech CEO Sam Palmisano was scheduled to make today in front of the Council of Foreign Relations in New York City. Sam's proposal is blatant: "A technology-fueled economic recovery plan that calls for public and private investment in more efficient systems for utility grids, traffic management, food distribution, water conservation and health care." Also, free Zipcars for gossip bloggers.

]]> Valleywag-5078804 Thu, 06 Nov 2008 15:00:00 PST Paul Boutin http://valleywag.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5078804&view=rss&microfeed=true CEO Sam Palmisano is proud of how "responsible" IBM has been. But don't forget: A corporation's only true duty is to its shareholders. And that's reflected in IBM's 2007 Corporate Responsibility Report. There's no cost-savings measure that can't be spun as a do-good move. Like IBM's Healthy Livings initiative, which effectively punishes employees for being fat. In 2007, Palmisano proudly writes, that program was expanded to cover employees' fat children as well. Technically, thin employees and their brood get "rebates," but it adds up to the same thing: Big Blue makes you pay for being big. After the jump, the chest-thumping brag from Palmisano, who's not that small-boned himself.

]]> Valleywag-336911 Fri, 21 Dec 2007 12:40:30 PST Owen Thomas http://valleywag.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=336911&view=rss&microfeed=true