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2002 

IBM

 Research launches On Demand Innovation Services, a new services arm which for the first 

time provides customers with a discrete team of researchers who will specialize in high end 

business transformation and technology consulting. The new organization is initially staffed with 

200 

IBM

 Research consultants and supported with investments of $1 billion over the next three 

years.  

The company launches a new services business    

IBM

 Engineering & Technology Services    

focused on helping companies across a variety of industries design innovative electronic 

products.  

IBM

 completes its acquisition in January of CrossWorlds Software, Inc., a leading provider of 

software to automate business processes that integrate multiple applications. CrossWorlds 

becomes a unit of the 

IBM

 Software Group.  

IBM

 acquires TrelliSoft, Inc., a privately held provider of storage resource management software 

based in Illinois, and Access360, a privately held provider of identity management software 

based in California.  

In October, 

IBM

 says that it intends to acquire 

EADS

 Matra Datavision, a wholly owned 

subsidiary of 

EADS

 Group. 

EADS

 Matra Datavision is the leading Product Lifecycle 

Management provider in France.  

The following month, 

IBM

 acquires Tarian Software, a privately held provider of e records 

management software based in Ottawa, Ontario.  

IBM

 and Rational Software Corp. agree in December that 

IBM

 will acquire Rational for 

approximately $2.1 billion. Rational provides open, industry standard tools and services for 

developing business applications and building software products and systems.  

Products & Services

In February, 

IBM

 introduces the eServer z800, a lower priced, entry class mainframe that 

fundamentally changes the economics of mainframe computing. With this move, 

IBM

 delivers 

for the first time advanced Parallel Sysplex clustering technology to entry class mainframe 

customers. ..... In September, a 16 way 

IBM

 eServer z900 Turbo running the Z/

OS

 1.4 operating 

system sets a new speed record for secure e business transactions.  

IBM

 in February announces the eServer p610 Models 6C1 and 6E1, which consume 57 percent 

less electricity and generate up to 63 percent less heat    and cost substantially less    than the 

competing Sun 280R .... and in April, the company rolls out the eServer p670, a mid range server 

with POWER4 microprocessor technology that costs up to 34 percent less than comparable Sun 

Microsystems' machines. ..... Also in April, 

IBM

 demonstrates the scalability of the 

IBM

 eServer 

p670 and its 

AIX

 operating system by supporting a record 12,600 users of the Oracle    

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