IBM Completes Acquisition of SPSS Inc.
02 Octubre 2009 - 3:05PM
PR Newswire (US)
ARMONK, N.Y., Oct. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- IBM (NYSE:IBM) today
announced it has completed its acquisition of SPSS Inc.
(NASDAQ:SPSS), a publicly-held company headquartered in Chicago.
IBM announced a definitive agreement to acquire SPSS on July 28,
2009. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090416/IBMLOGO )
IBM's acquisition of SPSS further strengthens IBM's business
analytics and optimization strategy by providing predictive
analytic capabilities that can help customers predict future events
and proactively act upon that insight to drive better business
outcomes. With this acquisition, IBM expands its focus on business
analytics and optimization designed to meet growing customer needs
to cut costs, reduce risk and drive profitable growth. The
acquisition, along with IBM's existing software and services
portfolio, will enable business leaders and CIOs to leverage
trusted information and analytics for better, faster decisions and
continuous optimization throughout the organization. The addition
of SPSS will help IBM deliver market-leading, comprehensive
predictive analytics capabilities including data collection for
market research and feedback management, text and data mining,
advanced statistical analysis and predictive solutions, enabling
customers to gain insights into complex questions, predict
potential future outcomes and take action. The acquisition
strengthens the range of offerings available through the recently
announced IBM Business Analytics and Optimization consulting
organization, with its 4,000 consultants lending expertise to help
clients better use their information for smarter business outcomes.
And, it is in alignment with IBM's broader business strategy, which
combines organic growth with acquisitions to move the company into
higher value capabilities that accelerate margin expansion. SPSS
will be integrated into IBM's Information Management software
portfolio and the many industry offerings already available.
Predictive analytics will also be an essential component of the
smarter business systems that IBM is helping companies and
organizations build to help address the complex challenges
presented by the exponential growth of data. Additional information
about IBM's business analytics and optimization strategy is
available at: http://www.ibm.com/software/data/new-intelligence/
For more details about the combination of IBM and SPSS see:
http://www.ibm.com/software/data/info/spss/ Media Contacts: Kaveri
Camire IBM 914-766-1195 Steve Milmore IBM 781-313-2403
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090416/IBMLOGODATASOURCE: IBM
Corporation CONTACT: Kaveri Camire, +1-914-766-1195, , or Steve
Milmore, +1-781-313-2403, , both of IBM Web Site:
http://www.ibm.com/
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