IBM Commercial Data Baby: Data Analysis and Predictions for Smarter Healthcare Decisions. Initiate. IBM Acquires Data Management Software Company Initiate Systems. IBM has acquired Chicago-based software firm Initiate Systems. Initiate helps healthcare providers and other government organizations manage and organize data across various sources. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. It appears that the acquisition is aimed at boosting IBM’s healthcare offerings. According to IBM, Initiate’s software us currently in use at more than 2,400 healthcare sites, over 40 health information exchanges and multiple government health systems around the world including CVS/Caremark, Blue Cross Blue Shield, United Healthcare Services and the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Initiate speeds the adoption and exchange of electronic medical records by allowing medical professionals to access to complete medical histories of patients quickly and easily. Initiate will be IBM’s 30th acquisition in the information management and analytics segment and Big Blue’s 90th acquisition since 2003. Cast Iron Systems The #1 Cloud Integration Company™ | IBM Acquires Cloud Computing Integration Company Cast Iron Systems. IBM has acquired cloud computing startup Cast Iron Systems to “broaden the delivery of cloud computing services for clients.” Cast Iron Systems provides a SaaS cloud integration software. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Cast Iron Systems’ software-as-a-service provides cloud computing integration appliances for large and midsize companies, including Allianz, NEC, Peet’s Coffee & Tea, Dow Jones, Schumacher Group, ShoreTel, Sports Authority, Time Warner, Westmont University and others.
The company has capitalized on the growing trend of companies running key business applications through software as a service models and cloud deployments. Clearly, the acquisition represents IBM’s strong push to the cloud, with IBM expecting the global cloud computing market to grow to $126 billion by 2012.Cast Iron’s offerings will help IBM customers integrate their cloud-based applications and on-premise systems and advance IBM’s capabilities for a hybrid cloud model.
Sterling Commerce -- The Leader In Integration Solutions and Business Applications - Sterling Commerce. IBM Acquires Sterling Commerce From AT&T For $1.4 Billion. IBM is acquiring Sterling Commerce from AT&T for approximately $1.4 billion in cash. Sterling Commerce applications streamline the commerce lifecycle from selling to fulfillment to payments. The deal is expected to close in the second half of 2010. IBM says the acquisition of Sterling will expand its ability to help organizations connect and communicate with customers, partners and suppliers both on-premise or through cloud computing delivery models.More than 18,000 customers use Sterling Commerce offerings. This year, IBM bought up cloud computing company Cast Iron, health care data management firm Initiate and Intelliden. Coremetrics Web Analytics | The Marketing Optimization Leader | Coremetrics. IBM Buys Web Analytics Software Maker Coremetrics.
IBM is jumping into the web analytics software space with the acquisition of San Mateo, CA company Coremetrics. With the purchase, IBM intends to expand its business analytics capabilities with Coremetrics’ cloud-based delivery platform, which enables companies to gain real-time insight into consumer interactions internally through social and other online media networks to increase the performance of their marketing campaigns. Financial terms were not disclosed. Coremetrics enables companies to set up more effective marketing campaigns by providing real-time intelligence on what consumers are saying about products and services being offered to them, and allows clients to make fact-based decisions on marketing expenditures. Coremetrics was funded by Accel Partners, FTV Capital, Highland Capital Partners and W Capital Partners. Upon closing, the company will become part of IBM’s application and integration middleware portfolio.
BigFix, Inc. | Faster, Smarter Systems Management. IBM Acquires Enterprise Data Security Software Company BigFix. IBM is making another acquisition today, buying up computer security software company BigFix. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. BigFix security software identifies all of a company’s PCs, laptops, server and then monitors and flags IT administrators when devices are not in compliance with corporate IT security standards. Its software promises to make security fixes across at least 500,000 machines in a matter of minutes.
IBM says that this acquisition is important to helping Big Blue’s customers protect themselves against realtime security threats. IBm plans to include BigFix is a part of its Dat Center offerings. This year alone, Big Blue has acquired Coremetrics, Sterling Commerce, Cast Iron Systems, Initiate and Intelliden. Datacap Data capture and document capture software. IBM Acquires Data And Document Capture Software Company Datacap. IBM has acquired Datacap, a company that provides a data and document capturing and processing software. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Datacap software automates image and data entry from a variety of documents and forms, including medical claims, tax returns and highly variable documents such as invoices and shipping documents for more precise business outcomes. Datacap extracts and converts data from a number of file types, including email files, JPEG and GIF image files, and PowerPoint presentations in seconds.
IBM says that the acquisition will help its customers “digitize, manage and automate their information assets, particularly in paper-intensive industries such as healthcare, insurance, government and finance.” Datacap customers the Chicago Department of Public Health, Virginia Department of Taxation, BlueCross BlueShield of Arizona, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company and Dow Jones & Company. Intelliden Network Automation Solutions | Network Discovery, Configuration, Compliance and Provisioning. Automated network configuration and change management IBM® Tivoli® Netcool® Configuration Manager provides automated network configuration and change management.
It includes tools for policy-based configuration to help address compliance requirements. Tivoli Netcool Configuration Manager integrates with fault management, network automation and performance management applications to manage networks more efficiently. Tivoli Netcool Configuration Manager features: Network discovery and reporting tools that deliver up-to-date status of network devices. More Less Network discovery and reporting tools Get automatic, on-demand updates of physical and logical device status.Deliver current network data to operations support systems (OSS) for streamlined network operations.Work with an intuitive interface that shows relevant device information, including type of hardware, configuration history, changes and activities.
Automated configuration management capabilities Change management features. Atlas Information Governance Suite: Rigorous Discovery, Value-Based Retention, Defensible Disposal. IBM Buys Information Management Software Company PSS Systems. IBM is continuing its shopping spree today with the acquisition of PSS Systems, a company that builds an information management software suite. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. PSS Systems’ software helps organizations manage information governance policies across massive amounts of electronic business information while avoiding legal risk, and discovery and data management costs. The company’s Atlas Suite provides data management features including legal holds, discovery workflow, regulatory compliance and data governance. Clients include Abbott, BASF, ConocoPhillips, First Data, GE, Pfizer and Williams. IBM says that it will be combining PSS Systems’ software with IBM’ Information Lifecycle Governance software.
This latest acquisition adds to the laundry list of companies IBM has picked up this year, including Blade Network Technologies, Initiate Systems, Cast Iron Systems, Sterling Commerce, Coremetrics, BigFix, Datacap, Unica, OpenPages, and Netezza.