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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