Briefs

ZDnet Blogs, April 14th, 2009, Posted by Larry Dignan

IBM on Tuesday unveiled a new services unit focused on business analytics and optimization and stumped for the need to use data to make better predictions.

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."

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IBM Announcement: IBM Expands Global Business Services With New Analytics and Optimization Services.