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IBM Announces Final Results of Tender Offers for ILOG

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:48:00 EST

Tender Offers to Be Reopened for a Subsequent Offering Period From December 2, 2008 Through December 15, 2008

Report: IBM Leader in Worldwide Server Revenue Share for Q308

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:00:00 EST

ARMONK, NY--(Marketwire - December 1, 2008) - Gartner has reported that IBM (NYSE: IBM) held its number one position as the leading vendor in worldwide server revenue. According to Gartner data, IBM captured 30.3 percent of all server revenue worldwide in the third quarter of 2008 [1].

For the third quarter of 2008, Gartner reported the following:

IBM's server leadership was driven by Power Systems and System z.
Power Systems (including earlier System p models) captured 33 percent revenue share of Gartner's Unix servers category.
All IBM brands in Gartner's over $250,000 server category combined to capture 57.7 percent revenue share; System z captured 33 percent revenue share in the category.
IBM reigned in 44.9 percent revenue share for servers priced at $10,000 or more.

New ERP System for Aviation Maintenance Goes Live at Japan Airlines

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:24:00 EST

Implementation of the World's Largest SAP(R) ERP System for Increased Air Safety and Productivity

IBM Podcast Explores Smarter Traffic Systems

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 09:02:00 EST

ARMONK, NY--(Marketwire - December 1, 2008) - Each year, traffic congestion costs more than $78 billion in the US alone, with 2.3 billon gallons of wasted fuel and 3.7 billion hours of wasted time, according to traffic management experts in a new podcast from IBM (NYSE: IBM). The podcast, featured on the blog Building a smarter planet, illustrates how understanding human behavior, analyzing transportation patterns, and adding intelligence to the traffic system will help dramatically increase the efficiency of the world's transportation systems.

IBM Announces Provisional Results of Tender Offers for ILOG

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 16:04:00 EST

ARMONK, NY--(Marketwire - November 28, 2008) - IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that the French Autorit� des march�s financiers (AMF) published the provisional results of IBM's tender offers in France and the United States for ILOG (NASDAQ: ILOG) (PARIS: ILO). These results indicate that, as of the expiration of the tender offers on November 24, 2008, 19,664,945 ordinary shares had been tendered into the tender offers (including ordinary shares represented by ADSs). In addition, 32,000 warrants (no 1) issued by ILOG in 2003, 16,000 warrants (no 2) issued by ILOG in 2003, 46,000 warrants issued by ILOG in 2004, 48,000 warrants issued by ILOG in 2005, 64,000 warrants issued by ILOG in 2006, and 48,000 warrants issued by ILOG in 2007 were tendered in the tender offers.

EADS Chooses IBM and Dassault Syst�mes for Collaborative 3D Design and Manufacturing to Help Reshape the Future of Aerospace and Defense Products and Services

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 01:00:00 EST

EADS PHENIX Program Brings New Approach to Global Product Development; 3D Collaborative Design and Manufacturing Solutions Play Key Role

IBM Intelligent Oilfield Solution to Help StatoilHydro Boost Production

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:04:00 EST

OSLO, NORWAY--(Marketwire - November 25, 2008) - The Norwegian oil and gas giant StatoilHydro has signed a long-term agreement for IBM (NYSE: IBM) to implement a solution expected to bring significant savings through an intelligent and more efficient process for the management of turnaround projects.

A turnaround or shutdown of an oil field typically takes between 10 000 and 80 000 man-hours. Up to now, all repairs and shutdowns have been planned based solely on information regarding the maintenance record of equipment and assets. The new IBM and StatoilHydro system for planning and assisting shutdowns will make it easier for StatoilHydro to detect execution problems and take action to reduce the duration and production loss of each shutdown.

IBM, Consumers Energy Sign Service Agreement to Test Smart Metering Pilot Program

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 14:00:00 EST

JACKSON, MI and ARMONK, NY--(Marketwire - November 25, 2008) - IBM (NYSE: IBM) has signed a service agreement with Consumers Energy, a Michigan electric and natural gas utility, to help plan, deploy and test an Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) and smart grid field pilot network.

The field pilot is expected to help Consumers Energy evaluate several AMI technologies needed for full deployment and will confirm vendor capabilities. The project plan calls for testing the AMI network's ability to support minimum smart grid functions, collect interval energy usage data for demand response analysis and capture operational metrics for full deployment planning. The project also is designed to emphasize AMI field pilot aspects and include the smart grid as a secondary objective.

AEP Selects IBM as Systems Integrator for gridSMART(SM) Initiative

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 12:34:00 EST

ARMONK, NY--(Marketwire - November 25, 2008) - American Electric Power (AEP) (NYSE: AEP) has selected IBM (NYSE: IBM) as the overall systems integrator for gridSMART(SM), AEP's comprehensive suite of customer programs and advanced technology initiatives that create the energy delivery system of the future.

The gridSMART initiative includes customer programs, new energy delivery system technologies, local generation and storage devices, and additional efficiency enhancements.

IBM Helps Organizations Collaborate to Lower Risk and Cost of Software

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 10:00:00 EST

ARMONK, NY--(Marketwire - November 25, 2008) - In this era of globalization and economic change, organizations are facing growing pressures to use software as a competitive differentiator. To help companies address this challenge, IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced new offerings designed to lower software costs by helping business leaders and IT professionals more effectively collaborate. As a result, these businesses can now deliver high-quality software at a quicker pace, while meeting the evolving needs of the business. Using IBM's new Rational Quality Management Portfolio, key decision makers, such as CIOs, lawyers and financial consultants, now have a voice in the software delivery process.