IBM Bets on OpenPages for Its Risk-Management Offering

IBM sees a big upside in business analytics products–software that distills the minutiae of corporate data into something simple enough for executives to understand–and today it moved to bolster its portfolio with the acquisition of OpenPages. The Waltham, Mass., company makes software designed to help management keep the corporate posterior covered by identifying and administering risk and compliance activities across entire organizations. Purchase price was not disclosed.