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IBM Tops U.S. Patent List for 20th Consecutive Year

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IBM inventors deliver innovation in emerging areas of tech

ARMONK, N.Y. – 10 Jan 2013: IBM today announced that it received a record 6,478 patents in 2012 for inventions that will enable fundamental advancements across key domains including analytics, Big Data, cybersecurity, cloud, mobile, social networking and software defined environments, as well as industry solutions for retail, banking, healthcare, and transportation. These patented inventions also will advance a major shift in computing, known as the era of cognitive systems.

This is the 20th consecutive year that IBM topped the annual list of U.S. patent recipients. (more…)

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IBM Completes Acquisition of Emptoris to Expand Smarter Commerce Initiative

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*IBM completes acquisition of Emptoris to expand Smarter Commerce initiative*

ARMONK, N.Y., – 01 Feb 2012: IBM today announced it has completed its acquisition of Emptoris Inc.  The acquisition expands IBM’s cloud-based analytics offerings that provide supply chain intelligence leading to better inventory management and cost efficiencies.

Emptoris solutions bring more intelligence to procurement and supply chain operations with spend, supplier and contract management for Smarter Commerce.  Smarter Commerce helps organizations that are struggling to meet the demands of a rapidly changing market.  The acceleration in online connectivity and speed, combined with the explosion of information and unprecedented access to it, is reshaping globally interconnected commerce systems.  This new digital marketplace requires companies to respond rapidly to customer demands by automating their buying, marketing, selling and service processes. (more…)

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IBM Completes Acquisition of Unica Corporation

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ARMONK, N.Y., – 06 Oct 2010: Through Unica, IBM (NYSE: IBM) is acquiring enterprise and cloud-based marketing software solutions that help businesses streamline and automate marketing processes, and understand and predict customer preferences. Through both the Unica and Coremetrics acquisitions, IBM will enable its clients to develop more relevant and targeted communications while minimizing marketing expenditures.  (more…)

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IBM Closes Acquisition of Coremetrics

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ARMONK, N.Y. – 02 Aug 2010: IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced the closing of its acquisition of Coremetrics, a leader in Web analytics software.  Coremetrics, based in San Mateo, CA, will expand IBM’s business analytics capabilities by enabling organizations to use cloud computing services to develop faster, more targeted marketing campaigns.

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