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Some questions to ask yourself
What if you had an advisor who could tell you what the future of technology and business will look like?
Is your technology partner providing you with the new ideas, processes, inventions and technologies you need to drive the future of your business?
Does your technology partner focus its innovation investment-and results-on areas that can help you do business smarter?
An advisor and partner for your future
- IBM's commitment to innovation is unmatched. IBM invests $6 billion annually in research and development, and has led the world in U.S. patents for 16 consecutive years, achieving more than 4,000 last year alone.
- IBM Research focuses on near- and long-term innovation, helping clients with their problems today, tomorrow and far into the future.
- IBM innovates to help companies and governments work smarter.
- IBM Research is focused on helping companies solve big business problems. Seventy percent of IBM's 2008 patents were in software and services.
- IBM has a global R&D network to attract global talent. IBM has research centers in 6 countries, and development labs in 18 countries.