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TOTAL IBM U.S. PATENTS
1,298
1,383
1,867
1,724
2,658
’94 ’95 ’96 ’97 ’98
Software Network Computing Other
$0.5 $0.6
$0.8
$1.0 $1.1
’94 ’95 ’96 ’97 ’98
’94 ’95 ’96 ’97 ’98
$6.1
$5.3 $5.2
$5.5 $5.6
Since 1993, IBM’s internal information
technology expenses have been reduced
by nearly a third.
$9.5BILLION
IN SAVINGS
Since 1993, IBM’s reengineering efforts have
generated $9.5 billion in overall savings.
Hardware development cycle time has been
reduced from 4years to 16 months, and for
some products, it’s as fast as 6months.
investing in
innovation reengineering
IBM
RESEARCH LABORATORIES
Three new laboratories were opened in the
past five years.
•Austin (1995)
Yorktown
••Zurich
Haifa••Tokyo
Beijing (1995)
•
•Delhi (1997)
San Jose•
FROM4YEARS
TO16 MONTHS
NEARLY LESS
1
–
3