IBM Targets Amazon in the Cloud

Grazed from WSJ. Author: Spencer E. Ante.

International Business Machines Corp. is taking aim at a market where the technology goliath is more like the new kid on the block. In a shift for a company that typically deals with the world’s largest corporations and governments, IBM will ramp up its efforts to sell so-called cloud computing services to midsize businesses.

The Armonk, N.Y.-based company has lined up partners to resell its services and is helping software companies adapt their products to IBM’s machines. The move, to be disclosed on Wednesday, puts it in more direct competition with Amazon.com Inc. and Salesforce.com Inc. Both have been successful…

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