IBM Awarded Technology and Services Contract By USSOCOM (IBM)

10/14/2009 aEUR" IBM (NYSE:IBM) has been awarded a technology and services contract by the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) to modernize the planning, programming, budgeting and execution functions within the command. They will work together to design, develop, and integrate the Special Operations Resource Business Information System (SORBIS) using advanced analytics and reporting capabilities to speed access to information to improve the commandaEUR(TM)s business enterprise. The award has an estimated contract value not to exceed $20 million over the five-year indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract. Managing Partner of the Public Sector of IBM Global Business Services Charles L. Prow said, aEURoeIBM is very pleased to support this important initiative. Through the SORBIS system, we believe USSOCOM will be able to leverage advanced analytics to gain better insights into data resources and improve decision making.aEUR

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