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IBM has undergone a large number of mergers and acquisitions during a corporate history lasting over a century; the company has also produced a number of spinoffs during that time. The acquisition date listed is the date of the agreement between IBM and the subject of the acquisition. The value of each acquisition is listed in USD because IBM is based in the United States . If the value of an acquisition is not listed, then it is undisclosed. Many of the companies listed in this article had subsidiaries of their own who had subsidiaries who ... For examples, see Pugh's book Building IBM, page 26.
Herman Hollerith initially did business under his own name, as The Hollerith Electric Tabulating System, specialising in punched card data processing equipment.[1] In 1896 he incorporated as the Tabulating Machine Company.
Since the 1960s or earlier, IBM has described its formation as a merger of three companies: The Tabulating Machine Company (1880s origin in Washington, DC), the International Time Recording Company (ITR; 1900, Endicott), and the Computing Scale Company of America (1901, Dayton, Ohio).[3][4][5] However, there was no merger, it was an amalgamation, and an amalgamation of four, not three, companies.[6] The 1911 CTR stock prospectus states that the Bundy Manufacturing Company was also included.[7] While ITR had acquired its time recording business in 1900 Bundy had remained a separate entity producing an adding machine and other wares.
CTR owned the stock of the four companies; CTR neither produced nor sold any product; the four companies continued to operate, as before, under their own names.
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Number of acquisitions per year according to table below:
Acquired on | Company | Business | Country | Value (USD) | References |
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2001 | Mainspring | Business strategy consulting | USA | $80000000 | [14] |
2001 | Informix Corporation | Database software | USA | $1×10 |
[15] |
2002 | CrossWorlds Software, Inc. | Software | USA | $129,000,000 | [16] |
2002 | Metamerge | Identity management | NOR | [17] | |
2002 | Trellisoft, Inc. | Enterprise storage | USA | [18] | |
2002 | Holosofx, Inc. | Business Process Management | USA, EGY | [19] | |
2002 | PWC Consulting from PricewaterhouseCoopers | Business Consulting and Technology Services | USA | $3.5×10 |
[20] |
2002 | Access360 | Software | USA | [21] | |
2002 | EADS Matra Datavision | Product lifecycle management | USA | [22] | |
2002 | Tarian Software | Records Management | CAN | [23] | |
2003 | Rational Software Corporation | Software Development | USA | $2.1×10 |
[24] |
2003 | Think Dynamics | Software | CAN | [25] | |
2003 | Information Laboratory | Software | USA | [26] | |
2003 | Aptrix | Software | AUS | [27] | |
2003 | CrossAccess Corporation | Enterprise Information Integration | USA | [28] | |
2003 | Productivity Solutions, Inc. | Automated Self-Checkout Systems | USA | [29] | |
2003 | Green Pasture Software, Inc. | Content management software | USA | [30] | |
2004 | Trigo Technologies | Product information management | USA | [31] | |
2004 | Daksh e-Services | BPO Services | IND | $170,000,000 | [32] |
2004 | Business Continuity Services unit of Schlumberger | IT Services | FRA | [33] | |
2004 | Candle Corporation | Infrastructure management | USA | [34] | |
2004 | Alphablox Corporation | Business Intelligence | USA | [35] | |
2004 | Cyanea Systems | Application management software | USA | [36] | |
2004 | Venetica | Enterprise Information Integration | USA | [37] | |
2004 | Systemcorp ALG Ltd. | Project Portfolio Management (PPM) software | CAN | [38] | |
2004 | Liberty Insurance Services | Business process services | USA | [39] | |
2004 | Maersk Data and DMdata from Maersk | IT Services | DEN | [40] | |
2004 | KeyMRO | Procurement Services | FRA | [41] | |
2005 | Systems Research & Development | Identity management | USA | [42] | |
2005 | Corio | Application Services | USA | $182,000,000 | [43] |
2005 | Ascential Software Corporation | Enterprise Information Integration | USA | $1.1×10 |
[44] |
2005 | Gluecode Software | Application Server | USA | [45] | |
2005 | Meiosys | Application Management | USA, FRA | [46] | |
2005 | PureEdge Solutions, Inc. | Electronic Forms | CAN | [47] | |
2005 | Isogon Corporation | Asset Management | USA | [48] | |
2005 | DWL | Enterprise Information Integration | USA, CAN | [49] | |
2005 | DataPower Technology, Inc. | Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) | USA | [50] | |
2005 | iPhrase Systems, Inc. | Information management software | USA | [51] | |
2005 | Network Solutions Pvt Ltd | IT Services | IND | ||
2005 | Collation, Inc. | Network management | USA | [52] | |
2005 | Bowstreet, Inc. | Portal-based tools | USA | [53] | |
2006 | ARGUS Semiconductor Software From INFICON | Semiconductor Manufacturing software | USA | [54] | |
2006 | CIMS Lab, Inc. | IT Financial Management | USA | [55] | |
2006 | Viacore, Inc. | Supply chain optimization | USA | [56] | |
2006 | Micromuse, Inc. | Network management | USA | $865,000,000 | [57] |
2006 | Language Analysis Systems | Identity management | USA | [58] | |
2006 | BuildForge, Inc. | Software Development | USA | [59] | |
2006 | Unicorn Solutions, Inc. | Metadata management | USA | [60]
[61] |
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2006 | Rembo Technology | Installation Software | SUI | [62] | |
2006 | Webify Solutions, Inc | Service Oriented Architecture software | USA | [63] | |
2006 | Global Value Solutions | IT Services | BRA | [64] | |
2006 | DORANA product line from Ubiquity Pty Limited | Asset Management | AUS | [65] | |
2006 | MRO Software | Asset Management | USA | $740,000,000 | [66] |
2006 | FileNet Corporation | Content management software | USA | $1.6×10 |
[67] |
2006 | Internet Security Systems (ISS) | Information security | USA | $1.3×10 |
[68] |
2006 | Palisades Technology Partners | Management consulting | USA | [69] | |
2007 | Consul Risk Management, Inc. | Information security | NED | [70] | |
2007 | Vallent Corporation | Telecommunications Management | USA | [71] | |
2007 | Softek Storage Solutions Corporation | Data Mobility | USA | [72] | |
2007 | BlackDot Networks, Inc. | Enterprise Data Consulting | USA | ||
2007 | Unicible | IT Services | SWI | $460,000,000 | [73] |
2007 | Watchfire Corporation | Security Software Testing | USA | [74] | |
2007 | WebDialogs | Web conferencing and communications | USA | [75] | |
2007 | DataMirror Corporation | Change Data Capture | CAN | 161,000,000 | [76] |
2007 | Qinnova, Inc. | Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) | CAN | [77] | |
2007 | Princeton Softech, Inc. | Business Intelligence | USA | [78] | |
2007 | NovusCG | Storage Consulting and Technology Services | USA | [79] | |
2008 | XIV | Enterprise storage | ISR | Over $300M | [80] |
2008 | AptSoft Corporation | Business Intelligence | USA | [81] | |
2008 | Solid Information Technology | Database software | USA, FIN | [82] | |
2008 | Cognos | Business Intelligence | CAN | $5×10 |
[83] |
2008 | Arsenal Digital Solutions | Data backup services | USA | [84] | |
2008 | Net Integration Technologies Inc. | Business Server Software | CAN | [85] | |
2008 | Encentuate, Inc. | Enterprise Single Sign-On | USA | [86] | |
2008 | Telelogic AB | Enterprise software development | SWE | $845,000,000 | [87] |
2008 | Diligent Technologies | Data De-duplication | USA | $200,000,000 | [88] |
2008 | FilesX | Application Recovery Software | USA, ISR | [89] | |
2008 | InfoDyne Corporation | Data Feed Connectors | USA | [90] | |
2008 | Platform Solutions | Mainframe, System Z technologies | USA | [91] | |
2008 | ILOG | Business Rules Management Systems | FRA | $340,000,000 | [92] |
2008 | Transitive Corporation | Virtualization Software | USA, UK | [93] | |
2009 | Outblaze's E-Mail Service Assets | Online messaging and collaboration | HKG | [94] | |
2009 | Exeros Assets | Data Discovery Software | USA | [95] | |
2009 | SPSS Inc. | Statistical analysis software | USA | $1,200,000,000 | [96] |
2009 | Ounce Labs | Source code analysis | USA | [97] | |
2009 | RedPill Solutions | Analytics and Optimisation | SGP | [98] | |
2009 | Guardium | Database monitoring and protection | USA, ISR | [99] | |
2009 | Lombardi | Business Process Management | USA | [100] | |
2010 | National Interest Security Company, LLC | Public sector consulting | USA | [101] | |
2010 | Initiate Systems | Data integrity software | USA | [102] | |
2010 | Intelliden Inc. | Network Automation software | USA | [103] | |
2010 | Wilshire Credit Corporation Assets | Mortgage Business Processing Services | USA | [104] | |
2010 | Cast Iron Systems | Cloud Integration | USA | $190,000,000 [105] | [106] |
2010 | Sterling Commerce | Business software integration | USA | $1,400,000,000 | [107] |
2010 | Coremetrics | Web Analytics | USA | [108] | |
2010 | BigFix, Inc. | Security and IT automation software | USA | [109] | |
2010 | Storwize | Data Compression | USA | $140,000,000 | [110] |
2010 | Datacap | Data capture and Content Management | USA | [111] | |
2010 | Unica Corporation | Marketing planning software | USA | $480,000,000 | [112] |
2010 | OpenPages | Integrated risk management solutions | USA | [113] | |
2010 | Netezza | Data warehousing and analytics | USA | $1,700,000,000 | [114] |
2010 | BLADE Network Technologies | Networking | USA | [115] | |
2010 | PSS Systems | Legal risk management | USA | [116] | |
2010 | Clarity Systems | Financial governance | CAN | $350,000,000 | [117] |
2011 | Tririga Inc. | Facility and Real Estate Management | USA | [118] | |
2011 | i2 Limited | Intelligence Analytics | UK | [119] | |
2011 | Algorithmics Inc.[120] | Risk Management | CAN | $387,000,000 | [121] |
2011 | Q1 Labs[122] | Security Intelligence | USA | [123] | |
2011 | Platform Computing | Cluster and Grid Management Software | CAN | [124] | |
2011 | Cúram Software | Smarter Cities | IRL | [125] | |
2011 | DemandTec | Cloud-based Retail Analytics | USA | $440,000,000 | [126] |
2011 | Emptoris | Supply Chain Analytics | USA | [127] | |
2012 | Green Hat (software company)[128] | Cloud based software testing | USA, UK | [129] | |
2012 | Worklight | Software Development Firm | ISR | $70,000,000 | [130][131] |
2012 | Varicent | Compensation and Sales Performance Management Software Solutions | CAN | [132] | |
2012 | Vivisimo | Enterprise Search Software | USA | [133] | |
2012 | Tealeaf Technology | Customer Experience Analytics Software | USA | [134] | |
2012 | Texas Memory Systems | Solid State Storage | USA | [135] | |
2012 | Kenexa Corporation | Human Capital Solutions | USA | $1,400,000,000[136] | [137] |
2012 | Butterfly Software Ltd. | Data Analysis and Migration Software | UK | [138] | |
2012 | StoredIQ | Big Data Analysis | USA | [139] | |
2013 | Star Analytics | Business Analytics | USA | [140][141] | |
2013 | UrbanCode | Software delivery automation | USA | [142] | |
2013 | SoftLayer Technologies | Cloud Computing Infrastructure | USA | $2,000,000,000[143] | [144] |
2013 | CSL International | Cloud Computing | ISR | Not Disclosed | [145] |
2013 | Trusteer | Cyber Security | ISR | $1,000,000,000[146] | [147] |
2013 | Daeja Image Systems | Viewer for document management systems | UK | Not disclosed | [148] |
2013 | The Now Factory | Mobile Networks Big Data Analytics | IRL | Not disclosed | [149] |
2013 | Xtify | In-app mobile messaging and push notification tools | USA | Not disclosed | [150] |
2013 | Fiberlink Communications | Mobile Device Management | USA | $330,000,000 | [151] |
2013 | Aspera, Inc. | Data Transfer Technology | USA | Not disclosed | [152] |
2014 | Cloudant, Inc. | Database-as-a-Service | USA | Not disclosed | [153] |
2014 | Silverpop Systems, Inc. | Behavioral Marketing Automation | USA | Not disclosed | [154] |
2014 | Cognea | Cognitive computing (conversational artificial intelligence platform) | USA | Not disclosed | [155] |
2014 | CrossIdeas | Cloud Security (Identity and Access Governance) | ITA | Not disclosed | [156] |
2014 | Lighthouse Security Group | Cloud Security | USA | Not disclosed | [157] |
2015 | AlchemyAPI | Natural language processing, big data | USA | Not disclosed | [158] |
2015 | Blekko | Web Search Engine, Cognitive Computing | USA | Not disclosed | [159] |
2015 | Explorys | Healthcare analytics | USA | Not disclosed | [160] |
2015 | Phytel | Health management software | USA | Not disclosed | [161] |
2015 | Bluebox | Private Cloud as a Service | USA | Not disclosed | [162] |
2015 | Compose Inc. | Database as a Service | USA | Not disclosed | [163] |
2015 | Merge Healthcare Inc. | Healthcare imaging software | USA | $1,000,000,000 | [164] |
2015 | StrongLoop Inc. | Mobile API capabilities | USA | Not disclosed | [165] |
2015 | Meteorix LLC | Consulting services for Workday applications | USA | Not disclosed | [166] |
2015 | The Weather Company digital assets | Weather data sources and analytics, related online and mobile products | USA | Not disclosed | [167][168][169] |
2015 | Gravitant, Inc | Cloud brokerage software and cloud management | USA | Not disclosed | [170] |
2015 | Cleversafe | Object-based storage software | USA | $1,309,000,000[171] | [172] |
2015 | Clearleap | Cloud-based video management | USA | Not disclosed | [173] |
2016 | Iris Analytics | Real time transaction fraud detection | GER | Not disclosed | [174] |
2016 | Ustream | Streaming video | USA | Not disclosed | [175] |
2016 | Resource/Ammirati | Digital marketing and creative agency | USA | Not disclosed | [176] |
2016 | Aperto AG | Digital marketing and creative agency | GER | Not disclosed | [177] |
2016 | ecx.io AG | Digital marketing and creative agency | GER | Not disclosed | [178] |
2016 | Truven Health Analytics | Provider of cloud-based healthcare data, analytics and insights | USA | $2,600,000,000 | [179] |
2016 | Resilient Systems | Cyber security, incident response platform | USA | Not disclosed | [180] |
2016 | Optevia | Specialist provider of Microsoft Dynamics CRM based solutions and associated services to the public sector | UK | Not disclosed | [181] |
2016 | Blue Wolf Group LLC | Salesforce systems integrator and professional services | USA | $200,000,000 | [182] |
2016 | EZSource | Application discovery and dashboard visualization | ISR | Not disclosed | [183] |
2016 | Promontory Financial Group | Risk management and regulatory compliance | USA | Not disclosed | [184] |
2016 | Sanovi Technologies | Hybrid cloud recovery | IND | Not disclosed | [185] |
2017 | Agile 3 Solutions | Information security | USA | Not disclosed | [186] |
2017 | Verizon - Cloud services | Cloud services | USA | Not disclosed | [187] |
2017 | XCC (division of TIMETOACT) | Collaboration software | GER | Not disclosed | [188] |
2017 | Cloudigo | Data Center Company | Israel | Not disclosed | [189] |
2017 | Vivant Digital | Innovation Consultancy | AUS | Not disclosed | [190] |
2018 | Armanta, Inc. | Aggregation/analytics software for financial services firms | USA | Not disclosed | [191] |
2018 | Oniqua Holdings Pty Ltd. | Intelligent maintenance repair and operations (MRO) solutions | USA AUS | Not disclosed | [192] |
2019 | Red Hat | Provider of open source software and solutions | USA | $34,000,000,000 | [193][194] |
2020 | Spanugo | US-based provider of cloud cybersecurity posture management solutions | USA | Not disclosed | [195] |
2020 | WDG | IBM to Acquire WDG Automation to Advance AI-Infused Automation Capabilities for Enterprises | BRA | Not disclosed | [196] |
November 16, 2020 | TruQua Enterprises | Acquisition enhances IBM's expertise in migrating financial platforms to SAP | USA | Not disclosed | [197] |
November 18, 2020 | Instana | Acquisition continues to advance IBM's Hybrid Cloud and AIOps strategy with Application Performance Management and enterprise Observability capabilities | USA | Not disclosed | [198] |
December 15, 2020 | Expertus Technologies Inc. | Digital payments provider | CAN | Not disclosed | [199] |
December 21, 2020 | Nordcloud | Acquisition enhances IBM's Hybrid Cloud Consulting capabilities | FIN | Not disclosed | [200] |
January 11, 2021 | 7Summits | Acquisition drives digital transformations for Salesforce clients | USA | Not disclosed | [201] |
Jan 14, 2021 | Taos | Acquisition to expand hybrid cloud consulting services | USA | Not disclosed | [202] |
April 15, 2021 | myInvenio | Acquisition to help Organizations Use AI-powered Automation to Better Streamline Business Processes | ITA | Not disclosed | [203] |
May 18, 2021 | Waeg | Acquisition to expand Salesforce consulting services | Belgium | Not disclosed | [204] |
June 17, 2021 | Turbonomic | Acquisition to expand AAIOps (the use of AI to automate IT Operations) to application and infrastructure observability | USA | Not disclosed | [205][206] |
July 8, 2021 | BoxBoat Technologies | DevOps consultancy and enterprise Kubernetes certified service provider | USA | Not disclosed | [207] |
July 15, 2021 | Bluetab Solutions Group, S.L. | Hybrid cloud data and analytics consulting | SPA | Not disclosed | [208] |