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In 2000, IBM Global Services hired
more than 19,000 people. It invested
$400 million in professional devel-
opment and knowledge tools, and
$50 million in e-business training.
IBM is investing $5 billion over
the next four years to expand chip
manufacturing and packaging
capacity. This includes a $2.5 billion
facility in East Fishkill, N.Y.
—
the
first to integrate IBM’s leading
chip-making technologies into
larger, 300mm wafers.
IBM forged 50 strategic alliances
with business software specialists
to increase sales of hardware,
services, database software and
other middleware. IBM is investing
heavily in WebSphere
—
including
a $1 billion investment in 2000 for
marketing, partner development
and sales programs.
investments
$
5
billion
invested
employees at ibm
global services
(in thousands)
market opportunity
software
Estimates show the market for
I
/
Tservices will grow 14 percent
annually to $470 billion by 2003.
Analysts estimate that today’s
$77 billion market for middleware
is growing 14 percent annually.
$470
billion market
for information
technology services
Analysts estimate a $69 billion
market for chips used in networking
infrastructure, pervasive computing
devices and enterprise information
technology
—
three of the fastest
growing segments of this industry.
$
69
billion market
for non-pc chips
services
semiconductors
investments
market opportunity
investments
market opportunity
IDC projects spending on I
/
T
to grow 11 percent over the next
five years, with the fastest growth
coming in services, microelectronics
and software
—
the areas on which
IBM has been focusing.
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50
major
alliances
$77
billion
opportunity for
middleware