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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 08:31:50 GMT</pubDate>  
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					<title>IBM helps transform Thames Water using Big Data Analytics in preparation for future growth</title>
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					IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced it has been appointed as the Technology and Innovation Partner in the Thames Water AMP6 Alliance. IBM together with Thames Water will create innovative strategies by analysing big data and social media with the aim of improving operations and customer interaction while preparing the water company for future transformation. As part of the alliance IBM will help shape the water company&#39;s business plan which supports essential improvements to ageing water and sewerage networks across London and the Thames Valley.
					
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					<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 08:31:50 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title>Rent-A-Center Saves Millions through Cloud Procurement Innovation with Coupa and IBM Smarter Commerce</title>
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					IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Coupa Software today announced that Rent-A-Center, Inc. (NASDAQ: RCII), the nation’s largest rent-to-own operator, has achieved millions in savings by optimizing and centralizing its purchasing process in the cloud.
					
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					<pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2013 10:33:05 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title>IBM Opens Lab to Bring R&amp;D to the CEO</title>
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					IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced the creation of the IBM Customer Experience Lab, dedicated to helping business leaders transform the way customers experience their products, services and brands through the use of mobile, social, cloud and advanced analytics technologies. 
					
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					<pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2013 02:59:47 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title>IBM, SAP and Axxiome Help Nationwide Building Society Reach New Milestone in Transformation Programme</title>
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					Nationwide Building Society today launches FlexPlus, its newest current account and the latest market leading product made possible by the Society’s new banking platform delivered by IBM (NYSE:IBM), SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) and Axxiome.
					
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					<pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2013 11:00:08 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title>IBM Tops U.S. Patent List for 20th Consecutive Year</title>
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					IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that it received a record 6,478 patents in 2012 for inventions that will enable fundamental advancements across key domains including analytics, Big Data, cybersecurity, cloud, mobile, social networking and software defined environments, as well as industry solutions for retail, banking, healthcare, and transportation. These patented inventions also will advance a major shift in computing, known as the era of cognitive systems.
					
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					<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2013 04:25:39 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title>IBM signs new agreement with Unilever to provide global Finance and Procurement Services
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					 IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced it has won a finance and procurement outsourcing contract with Unilever worth more than $175 million, which will provide a truly global procure to pay service to over 70 countries. In addition, the scope of this five-year agreement includes record to report services for the Northern Hemisphere.
					
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					<pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2012 05:02:50 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title>IBM Study: Investments in Social Technologies Climb, While Management Struggles with Uptick</title>
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					A new report by IBM (NYSE: IBM) found that while companies are increasing their social technology investments, middle management leaders are struggling to embrace these capabilities as part of their day-to-day work. IBM’s survey of 1,160 business and IT professionals shows that while 46 percent of the organizations increased their investments in social technologies in 2012, only 22 percent believed that managers are prepared to incorporate social tools and approaches into their daily practices. 

					
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					<pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2012 11:41:48 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title>IBM Helps Organizations Address Growing Mobile Computing Opportunity</title>
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					IBM (NYSE: IBM) today unveiled a suite of new software and services that enables global organizations to build a comprehensive mobile computing strategy – from securing and managing devices, to creating mobile applications and analyzing data. These new offerings are part of a move by IBM to capitalize on the growing market opportunity for mobile that is expected to drive $130B in revenue for the IT industry by 2015, according to a recent study.[i]
					
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					<pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2012 10:10:34 GMT</pubDate>
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