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IBM United Kingdom Limited

IBM is a globally integrated enterprise operating in over 170 countries. IBM United Kingdom's history began on November 19, 1951 and today IBM UK has around 20,000 employees, bringing innovative solutions to a diverse client base to help solve some of their toughest business challenges. In addition to being the world's largest IT and consulting services company, IBM is a global business and technology leader, innovating in research and development to shape the future of society at large. IBM's prized research, development and technical talent around the world partner with governments, corporations, thinkers and doers on ground breaking real world problems to help make the world work better and build a smarter planet. IBM's papers cover the following topics: - Virtualisation - Information infrastructure and management - Systems management - Requirements management - Security - Financials - CIO leadership

The Challenge of Merger and Acquisition Integration

This report provides the reader with an insight into the integration experiences and views of senior European corporates who have carried out M&A programmes in recent years. We explore their rationale for and approach to M&A integration, and illuminate key factors in determining a successful merger.

Delivering Value Through Risk Management

Following a series of high-profile financial failures over the past decade, a wave of new and pending regulations – such as Basel II, International Financial Reporting Standards, Sarbanes-Oxley and the European Unions Capital Markets Directive – is requiring banks to cover the risks they assume.