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IBM Reports 2010 Second-Quarter Results

ARMONK, N.Y. – 19 Jul 2010:

  • Diluted earnings per share of $2.61, up 13 percent;
  • 30 consecutive quarters of EPS growth, 12 of last 14 at double digits;
  • Full-year 2010 EPS expectations raised to at least $11.25;
  • Net income of $3.4 billion, up 9 percent;
  • Pre-tax income of $4.6 billion, up 7 percent;
  • Pre-tax margin of 19.3 percent, up 1 point;
  • Revenue of $23.7 billion, up 2 percent, as reported and adjusting for currency;
  • Growth markets revenue up 14 percent; first-half revenue as large as total Euro zone revenue;
  • BRIC countries revenue up 22 percent;
  • Business Analytics revenue up 14 percent;
  • Software revenue up 2 percent, 6 percent excluding divested PLM operations;
  • Systems and Technology revenue up 3 percent;
  • Services revenue up 2 percent;
  • Services backlog of $129 billion, up $1 billion, adjusting for currency.

IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced second-quarter 2010 diluted earnings of $2.61 per share compared with diluted earnings of $2.32 per share in the second quarter of 2009, an increase of 13 percent.

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Report Names IBM No.1 in Global Middleware Software Market

ARMONK, N.Y.: IBM announced, on July 16, that industry analyst firm International Data Corporation (IDC) has ranked it the worldwide leader in the middleware software market.   

According to IDC, IBM was the leading worldwide application deployment software vendor with 31.9 percent market share based on revenue, nearly double that of its closest competitor.  

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IBM Expands Cloud Computing Capabilities With New Cloud Competence Center in Ehningen, Germany

*New Facility Delivers Commercial Development and Test and Desktop Cloud for European Clients*  

EHNINGEN, Germany & ARMONK, N.Y.: IBM announced, on July 15, a new IBM Cloud Computing Competence Center in Ehningen, Germany, which will provide a broad range of cloud solutions and services to clients locally and internationally.  

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comScore Launches Video Metrix 2.0 to Measure Evolving Web Video Landscape

*Next Generation Online Video Measurement Service Features Video Ad Reporting*  

*New Metrics Enable Cross-Media Comparability and Help Improve Monetization of the Online Video Medium* 

RESTON, VA, July 15, 2010 – comScore, Inc. a leader in measuring the digital world, today announced the introduction of Video Metrix 2.0, the next generation of comScore’s industry leading online video measurement service.

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Peking University People’s Hospital Partners with IBM to Build China’s First Evidence-Based Patient Centric Care System

BEIJING – 15 Jul 2010: IBM and Peking University People’s Hospital (People’s Hospital) have built an evidence-based patient centric care (ePC3) system to enable cooperation and resource sharing among medical services providers for improved patient care.

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Microsoft Awards Top Performing Partners at Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference

WASHINGTONAt the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) on July 14, 2010 in Washington, D.C., Microsoft Corp. honored the strongest performing Microsoft Dynamics partners for demonstrating significant customer impact by developing and delivering innovative solutions that help customers drive their businesses forward.

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comScore Releases June 2010 U.S. Search Engine Rankings

RESTON, VA – comScore, Inc. a leader in measuring the digital world, released (July 13) its monthly comScore qSearch analysis of the U.S. search marketplace.  

In June 2010, Americans conducted 16.4 billion core searches, up 3 percent vs. May.

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