View realtime stock prices and stock quotes for a full financial overview. And of course, this being the week of oracle openworld, oracle is topofmind. Ibm bets on mergers and algorithms for growth financial times. Feb 15, 2016 ibms acquisitions could return gbs segment to revenue growth. Oct 22, 2012 ibm has become a skilled acquirer, said steve mills, senior vice president and group executive for software and systems. Ibm targets big data with acquisition, new research. Ibm announces intention to acquire trusteer security. Ibm has established the worlds deepest portfolio of analytics solutions, business and industry expertise. Ibm is notorious for producing a lot of 80percent solutions, says seth grimes, an industry analyst and consultant who organizes the sentiment. Ibm announces acquisition of platform computing zdnet. Big blue looks beyond its own efforts and buys software developer think dynamics to try to hasten the unfolding of its ondemand computing strategy. Ibm s acquisitions of explorys and phytel on april, 2015, ibm announced an initiative to advance the quality and effectiveness of personal healthcare by establishing a watson health cloud that will provide a secure and open platform for physicians, researchers, insurers and companies focused on health and wellness solutions. However, despite ibms strategic imperatives posting doubledigit growth. Big blue looks beyond its own efforts and buys software developer think dynamics to try to hasten the.
The following is a partial list of ibm precursors, amalgamations, acquisitions and spinoffs. Sas provides advanced business analytics and business intelligent software and services to enable companies to optimize their operations. Varicent software april 2012 worklight january 2012. Ibm enterprise content management software requirements. Lenovos acquisition of ibms pc division a shortcut to be a. Ibm eyes broader acquisition strategy informationweek.
Theyre part of big blues latest promotion of linux on its power hardware platform. Vivisimo develops federated discovery and navigation software meant to enable organizations to access and analyze big data enterprisewide. Ibm is pursuing acquisitions to push its strategic imperatives. Sas helps organizations anticipate business opportunities, empower action and. Frito lay, daimler chrysler, ford, gm, dte energy, constellation generation. Ibm closes acquisition of agile 3 solutions pr newswire. Kenexa bolsters ibm s leadership in helping clients embrace social business capabilities while gaining actionable insights from the enormous streams of information generated from social networks every day. Jim restivo, chief technology officer, benefitfocus. As part of the acquisition, red hat joins ibms hybrid cloud division, and. At ibm, integrating acquisitions is one of the things we specialize in. Ibm is augmenting its smarter computing products and services with the acquisition of platform computing, a longtime player in high performance computing, clusters, grids and their cloud. Lenovos acquisition of ibms pc division a shortcut to.
It can consolidate the traditional technology industry or it can leap past its hardware, software, data and services competitors and. Ibm has undergone a large number of such during a corporate history lasting over a century. Building product manufacturers, architects, engineers, contractors, and service providers leverage dodge to identify and pursue unseen growth opportunities and. That makes sense oracle is a hugely important company, which ive known for almost all of its 30year commercial life. Ibm is notorious for producing a lot of 80percent solutions, says seth grimes, an industry analyst and consultant who organizes the sentiment analysis symposium. Pages in category ibm acquisitions the following 53 pages are in this category, out of 53 total. The powerlinux solution entries combine hardware, software, and services to address application or domainspecific requirements. Mergers and acquisitions are at the core of the growth strategy of ibm, which in the past several years has divested some of its hardware portfolio and.
Sas provides business analytics software and services, and is the largest independent vendor in the business intelligence market. Jim restivo joined benefitfocus as chief technology officer in january 2016. Data sciences ltd, prior to 1991 named thorn emi software, for. Mar 18, 2009 ibm will face big challenges with sun acquisition. The biggest tech mergers and acquisitions of all time pcmag. Ingres generally was the betterfeatured product, moving a little earlier than oracle into application development tools, distributed databases, etc. Oct 28, 2011 ibm, long known as a provider of foundational software that helps businesses run data centers and other backend operations, is moving into the market for enduser applications under a strategy shift that significantly broadens the menu of companies its eyeing for possible acquisition, according to a senior executive at the tech giant.
With a focus on technical fluency, and thinking about the customers experience from a big picture perspective, the new acquisitions have the potential to have a high, positive impact on the way ibm ix does business moving forward. Building product manufacturers, architects, engineers, contractors, and service providers leverage dodge to identify and pursue unseen growth opportunities and execute on those opportunities. Ibm had been a major supplier of pcs to retail consumers, corporate and the us government. Ibms latest cloud acquisition aims directly at amazon wired. Ibm press room ibm today announced the closing of its acquisition of kenexa. The first significant move was made three years ago when ibm purchased business intelligence software vendor cognos. The transaction underscores ibm chiefs efforts to expand its. The acquisition is subject to mro software shareholder and regulatory.
Now, ibms offerings run the gamut from hardware and software to. And as ibm continues to evolve over the next few years, it will become even more of a software company. This adds to ibm acquisitions made during 2016 as it rapidly expands its ix global capabilities in strategic ways to better serve clients. In depth view into international business machines net divestitures acquisitions quarterly including historical data from 1970, charts, stats and industry comps. Ibm press room ibm today announced the closing of its acquisition of. Ibm says customers are in cashconservation mode, a foreboding sign for software earnings yahoo 0421 08.
Ibm security today announced it has completed the acquisition of agile 3 solutions. Ibm news room 201204 ibm broadens analytics portfolio. From strategy and design to scalable digital, commerce. Given the success ibm has had with its riscunix business, it doesnt seem like a bad idea, but will powerlinux succeed at the expense of aix. For example, when a company uses an acquisition to enter an attractive market. May 2012 vivisimo april 2012 green hat january 2012 butterfly software ltd. Ibm bets on mergers and algorithms for growth financial. Cargil, heineken, frito lay, daimler chrysler, ford, gm, dte energy. Ibm watsons recent acquisitions might make it a knowledge. Oct 05, 2010 ibm has spent more than twelve billion dollars to buy twentythree companies in this field over the past four years, including cognos. September 2012 kenexa august 2012 varicent software april 2012 worklight january 2012 back to top.
Oct 31, 2012 ibm software group these business challenges are interdependentand ibm software can address them holistically information business people product and business risk, security and analytics integration and service infrastructure and and compliance optimization innovation services ibm software is optimized to work together in integrated. Since ibm never called, heres the strategy anyway forbes. Mergers and acquisitions are at the core of the growth strategy of ibm, which in the past several years has divested some of its hardware portfolio and has made strategic acquisitions in software. Ibms powerlinux big data analytics solution bundles ibm software infosphere biginsights and infosphere streams along with hadoop. This includes almost 9,000 dedicated business analytics and optimization consultants and 400 researchers. Apr, 2012 these acquisitions are part of ibms larger focus on analytics, which spans hardware, software, services and research. The attached document describes the software prerequisite requirements for the ibm enterprise content management suite of products. Ibm investor relations news and events selected acquisitions. These acquisitions are part of ibms larger focus on analytics, which spans hardware, software, services and research. Today, kenexa is an industry leader in cloudbased software and. Mdsd consists of a set of transformations that progressively refine knowledge, requirements, and design of complex systems. Ibms acquisitions of explorys and phytel on april, 2015, ibm announced an initiative to advance the quality and effectiveness of personal healthcare by establishing a watson health cloud that will provide a secure and open platform for physicians, researchers, insurers and companies focused on health and wellness solutions. Ibm news room 20121204 ibm completes acquisition of.
The single company whose history people most often ask me about is oracle. Ibm has become a skilled acquirer, said steve mills, senior vice president and group executive for software and systems. The acquisition of unica by ibm will help big blue to grow and expand its business analytics offering. In the fifties, ibm emerged at the forefront of business computing, reaching the peak of its dominance in the industry in the 1980s. Crossideas has a unique set of software capabilities for governance and analytics in the identity and access management space. Links to press release of selected ibm acquisitions. Ibm ix agency acquisitions on the path to better customer. Ibm has made news on the big data front twice this week, first with wednesdays acquisition of pittsburghbased vivisimo, and today with an announcement from suny buffalo about multiple sclerosis research. Building product manufacturers, architects, engineers, contractors, and service providers leverage dodge to identify and pursue unseen growth opportunities and execute on those. Ibms acquisitions of explorys and phytel matter landing. Running under the theme of manage your challenges today, foresee those of tomorrow, the ibm software day will attract more than 250 senior business decision makers and it executives from a wide range of verticals including government, utilities, healthcare. Apr 26, 2012 ibm has made news on the big data front twice this week, first with wednesdays acquisition of pittsburghbased vivisimo, and today with an announcement from suny buffalo about multiple sclerosis research. Kenexa bolsters ibms leadership in helping clients embrace social business capabilities while gaining actionable insights from the enormous streams of information generated from social networks every day.
The acquisition of cognos is consistent with our overall capital allocation model for 2007 and 2008, and contained within the acquisition spending assumed to deliver the 2010 roadmap. The acquisition date listed is the date of the agreement between ibm and the subject of the acquisition. Ibm software group these business challenges are interdependentand ibm software can address them holistically information business people product and business risk, security and analytics integration and service infrastructure and and compliance optimization innovation services ibm software is optimized to work together in integrated. Ibm will face big challenges with sun acquisition marketwatch. Related information ibm db2 content manager enterprise edition. The ibm software is fueled by expertise, built for change,and ready for work. Ibms acquisitions could return gbs segment to revenue growth. During the course of that year, the company completed the 100% purchase of. Cybersecurity software lab will focus on mobile and application security. Making better decisions using ibm websphere operational. Ibm, long known as a provider of foundational software that helps businesses run data centers and other backend operations, is moving into the market for enduser applications under a strategy shift that significantly broadens the menu of companies its eyeing for possible acquisition, according to a senior executive at the tech giant. Ibm has spent more than twelve billion dollars to buy twentythree companies in this field over the past four years, including cognos. Todays ibm, it might surprise you to learn, is first and foremost a software company.