IBM Software Group (SWG)

IBM Software Group (SWG) is one of the major divisions of IBM. Since 2010, it is sub-divided into two groups: Middleware and Solutions^[1]^[2]

Middleware Group

Information Management Software — database servers and tools, text analytics, and content management.
Rational Software — Software development and application lifecycle management. Acquired in 2002.
Tivoli Software — Systems management. Acquired in 1995.
WebSphere - An EJB development environment, container, and a series of pre-packaged applications, primarily for management interfaces and web commerce.

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Solutions Group

Lotus Software — Groupware, collaboration and business software. Acquired in 1995.
Business Analytics — Cognos and SPSS
Industry Solutions — Enterprise Content Management, Enterprise Marketing Management and B2B&Commerce

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References

^ Exclusive: IBM Reorganizes Software Group by Doug Henschen, January 12, 2010 at informationweek.com
^ "IBM Software Group" (in German).

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History	History of IBM Mergers and acquisitions Think (motto) Operating Systems

Products	Cell microprocessor Mainframe Personal Computer IBM Power Systems Information Management Lotus Software Rational SPSS ILOG Tivoli: Service Automation Manager WebSphere alphaWorks Criminal Reduction Utilising Statistical History Mashup Center PureQuery Redbooks Fortran

Business entities	Global Services jStart Research International

Facilities	Towers Montreal Atlanta Software Labs Rome Toronto IBM Buildings Chicago Johannesburg Seattle Research Labs Austin China Tokyo Zurich Haifa India Almaden Facilities Hakozaki Yamato IBM Scientific Center Hursley House Canada Head Office Building Thomas J. Watson Research Center IBM Rochester Somers Office Complex

Initiatives	Academy of Technology Centers for Advanced Studies: CASCON Deep Thunder IBM Fellow IBM Distinguished Engineer Pulse conference The Great Mind Challenge DeveloperWorks: Develothon Linux Technology Center IBM Virtual Universe Community Smarter Planet

Inventions	Automated teller machine (ATM) Electronic keypunch Hard disk drive Floppy disk DRAM Relational model Selectric Typewriter Financial swaps Universal Product Code Magnetic stripe card SABRE airline reservation system Scanning tunneling microscope

Terminology	Globally Integrated Enterprise Commercial Processing Workload Consumability Technology dividend e-business

CEOs	T. J. Watson (1914–1956) T. J. Watson, Jr. (1956–1971) T. V. Learson (1971–1973) F. T. Cary (1973–1981) J. R. Opel (1981–1985) J. F. Akers (1985–1993) L. V. Gerstner, Jr. (1993–2002) S. J. Palmisano (2002–2011) V. M. Rometty (2012–present)

Board of directors	Alain Belda William R. Brody Kenneth Chenault Michael L. Eskew David Farr Shirley Ann Jackson Andrew N. Liveris James McNerney James W. Owens Samuel J. Palmisano Virginia M. Rometty Joan E. Spero Sidney Taurel Lorenzo Zambrano

Other	A Boy and His Atom Common Public License/IBM Public License Customer engineer Deep Thought Dynamic infrastructure IBM and the Holocaust IBM international chess tournament Lucifer cipher Mathematica SHARE computing ScicomP Watson (computer)

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