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IBM
Founded in 1911
CEO: Arvind Krishna
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IBM describes itself as a company that“ brings together all the necessary technology and services – regardless of where those solutions come from – to help clients solve the most pressing business problems”.
IBM integrates technology and expertise, providing infrastructure, software – including marketleading Red Hat – and consulting services for clients as it“ pursues the digital transformation of the world’ s mission-critical businesses”.
“ Our clients’ systems support modern society,” says IBM Chairman and CEO Arvind Krishna.“ In making them faster, more productive and more secure we don’ t just make business work better. We make the world work better.”
IBM offers a range of B2B services and solutions to help businesses address technology needs, enhance operations and drive digital transformation.
One example is IBM Watson, which uses machine learning algorithms to analyse data and provide answers to complex questions. Watson first gained fame in 2011, for winning the US game show Jeopardy! when pitted against two human champions.
SAP announced recently it is use IBM Watson’ s capabilities to power its digital assistant in SAP Start, which provides a unified entry point for its cloud solutions and will provide AI-driven insights and automation across the SAP application portfolio.
Another solution is IBM Cloud, that allows businesses to build, deploy, and manage applications and services in a flexible and scalable fashion.
Then there is IBM Blockchain – solutions that are designed to provide secure and transparent digital transactions and processes that enable organisations to track and verify transactions, enhance supply chain visibility, streamline business operations, and enable trusted collaborations.
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