At an event in its Hawthorne, NY research facility, Big Blue…

At an event in its Hawthorne, NY research facility, Big Blue detailed plans to launch its first new services business since 2002. In a nutshell, IBM is taking its knowledge of verticals, mathematics, research and optimization software and lumping it into a service designed to “improve the speed and quality of business decisions.” The move (statement) also wraps a service around recent acquisitions such as Cognos and iLog and links the technology to IBM’s PwC Consulting unit. IBM is pitching its latest shift as a “foundational change” that will intertwine analytics in business management. (via IBM launches business analytics services unit; Eyes predictive modeling | ZDNet.com)
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