2008年7月3日木曜日

「米IBM、米PSI, Inc社を買収へ」(継続してメインフレーム技術開発続ける)

米IBMは7月2日、カリフォルニア州サニーベールにあるPlatform Solutions,Inc.を買収すると発表した。同社の幹部であるジェネラル・マネジャーのAnne Altman氏によると、IBMは引き続きメインフレームに関する技術開発を継続して推し進める考えあると説明している。
IBM today announced it has acquired Platform Solutions, Inc. (PSI), a privately held technology company headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. PSI's technologies and employees will become part of the IBM System z business unit of the IBM Systems and Technology Group. Financial terms were not disclosed.



PSI's technologies and skills, along with its intellectual capital, will become part of IBM's long-term mainframe product engineering cycles and part of IBM's future product plans.

"IBM's strategy is to continually evolve our mainframe technology to help our clients tackle the most demanding business issues," said Anne Altman, General Manager, IBM System z. "We will continue to move the mainframe forward through both IBM innovation and by acquiring new technologies. We welcome Platform Solutions, Inc. and look forward to collaborating with them."

"We are pleased to become part of IBM, knowing IBM has the industry's most comprehensive vision for the future direction of enterprise computing, and has the requisite technologies to realize that vision," said Michael Maulick, President and CEO, Platform Solutions, Inc. "This acquisition makes the most sense for our companies -- to collaborate on future technology offerings and maximize our combined knowledge and skills for the benefit of IBM clients globally."


IBM Acquires Platform Solutions

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