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IBM Acquires Emptoris, Boosting Smarter Commerce Plans

in News on December 15, 2011 at 8:25 am PT

Big Blue aims to make supply chains more efficient with this acquisition. Not sexy — unless you’re the chief procurement officer of a big company and you want to score points with the boss.
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IBM Acquires Tririga, Real Estate Software Company

in Enterprise on March 22, 2011 at 7:15 am PT

Big Blue has promised to spend $20 billion on software over the next five years. Today it grabbed a company that specializes in managing the costs associated with running big buildings.

Seven Questions for Ric Telford, IBM’s VP of Cloud Services

in Enterprise on January 24, 2011 at 8:45 am PT

When you think about cloud computing, do you think of IBM? If not, you should. Here, Big Blue’s cloud chief talks about how its customers are putting cloud services to work, and hints at acquisitions.

IBM Beats Forecasts

in News on October 15, 2009 at 2:37 pm PT

IBM continues to be one of the econalypse’s success stories. This afternoon, the company beat analyst expectations, posting a third-quarter profit of $3.2 billion, or $2.40 a share, on revenue of $23.6 billion. Net income was $3.2 billion, up 14 percent from year-ago earnings of $2.8 billion.
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