Why choose IBM? Proven experience, and a deep understanding of your business.
IBM can help you build a service-oriented architecture (SOA) using open standards, so you can rapidly develop and deploy applications and services at reduced cost. Our deep experience in consulting, services, hardware and software -- combined with extensive investment in R&D and a global reputation for business and IT innovation in virtually every vertical industry and market segment -- can help you anticipate future market developments, support business growth and implement new solutions that leverage your existing technology.
IBM is a technology industry leader and continues to pioneer the adoption and development of open industry standards -- including XML, SOAP and WSDL -- that enable a service-oriented architecture and improve the productivity of developers. We founded or co-founded many Web services organizations and specifications committees.
We are the only vendor that is able to deliver all components of a Web services-enabled service-oriented architecture today. With more than 35,000 consultants with Web services experience and with more than 40,000 developers actively working on Web services applications, IBM is uniquely qualified to help you reap the benefits of a service-oriented architecture.
More than just exceptional technical expertise, though, we offer exceptional business expertise. IBM Business Consulting Services pioneered the Component Business Model (CBM), deconstructing the hundreds of processes and applications that define discrete business functions in virtually every major vertical industry and business segment. IBM understands precisely how your IT infrastructure components align with your business process components, and can offer your company practical insights that maximize and accelerate business value.
