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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:09:31 GMT</pubDate>  
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					<title>Study Recognizes IBM as World&#39;s Best Company for Leaders</title>
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					IBM is being recognized as the No. 1 Global Company for Leaders, in a study released this month by Fortune magazine and to be featured in its December issue.
					
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					<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:09:31 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title>IBM Announces Expiration of Early Exchange Period for Debt Exchange Offers</title>
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					IBM today announced the expiration of the early exchange period in connection with its offers to exchange (the “Exchange Offers”) any and all of its 7.125 percent Debentures due 2096 (the “7.125 Percent Notes”), 7.000 percent Debentures due 2045 (the “7.000 Percent Notes) and 8.000 percent Notes due 2038 (the “8.000 Percent Notes” and, together with the 7.125 Percent Notes and 7.000 Percent Notes, the “Old Notes”) for a new series of 5.600 Percent Senior Notes due 2039 (the “New Notes”) and cash.  As of 5:00 p.m. EST, on Friday, November 20, 2009 (the “Early Exchange Date”), approximately $500 million of the 7.125 Percent Notes, $123 million of the 7.000 Percent Notes and $811 million of the 8.00 Percent Notes have been tendered for exchange.  The Exchange Offers will expire at 12:00 midnight EST, on Monday, December 7, 2009 (the “Expiration Date”), unless extended by IBM.  IBM is conducting the Exchange Offers to retire high coupon long-dated debt in a favorable interest rate environment.
     Holders who validly tendered their Old Notes by the Early Exchange Date and whose Old Notes are accepted in the Exchange Offers, will receive New Notes and cash in the amounts described below. 

					
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					<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:24:57 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title>IBM Honored in 2009 HPCwire Readers&#39; and Editors&#39; Choice Awards</title>
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					IBM was recognized in the annual HPCwire Readers&#39; and Editors&#39; Choice Awards, presented at the 2009 International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage and Analysis (SC09) at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Oregon.
					
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					<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:19:45 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title>IBM Announces Debt Exchange Offers</title>
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					IBM today announced that it has commenced offers to exchange (the “exchange offers”) any and all of its 7.125 percent debentures due 2096, 7.000 percent debentures due 2045 and 8.000 percent notes due 2038 for a new series of 5.600 percent senior notes due 2039 (the “new notes”) and cash. To encourage holders to tender early, IBM is offering 
an early exchange premium to holders who validly tender their old notes before 5:00 p.m. EST, on Friday, November 20, 2009 (the “early exchange 
date”). The exchange offers expire at 12:00 a.m. EST, on Monday, December 7, 2009 (the “expiration date”). We are conducting the exchange offers to retire high coupon long-dated debt in a favorable interest rate environment. The terms and conditions of the exchange offers are described in IBM’s exchange circular dated November 6, 2009 (the       “exchange circular”).
					
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					<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:07:29 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title>IBM To Provide Employees With 100% Primary Health Care Coverage, New Wellness Rebate</title>
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					IBM today announced that it will provide U.S. employees with 100 percent coverage for primary health care, beginning in 2010. Employees enrolled in IBM plans will receive full coverage throughout the year -- no coinsurance or deductible -- for in-network primary care with their internist, family practitioner, pediatrician, general practitioner or primary osteopath. IBM will be among the first U.S. companies to cover primary care at 100 percent.
					
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					<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:38:28 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title>IBM Honors Global Customers for Outstanding Achievement in Information Management</title>
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					IBM today announced the winners of its annual IBM Information On Demand Client Innovation Awards, recognizing IBM customers that have taken advantage of trusted information and analytics to deliver smarter business decisions.
					
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					<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 03:56:32 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title>IBM Receives &#39;Strong Positive&#39; Rating in Leading Analyst Firm&#39;s Managed Security Services in Europe MarketScope Report</title>
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					IBM today announced its Internet Security Systems division (ISS), a leading provider of end-to-end security solutions, received a Positive rating in Gartner&#39;s report entitled &amp;quot;MarketScope for Managed Security Services in Europe.&amp;quot;(1)
					
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					<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 03:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title>IBM Board Approves Quarterly Cash Dividend; Authorizes $5.0 Billion for Stock Repurchase</title>
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					The IBM board of directors today declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.55 per common share, payable December 10, 2009 to stockholders of record November 10, 2009.
					
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					<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 03:00:34 GMT</pubDate>
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