IBM is dedicated to bringing cutting edge technology into the hands of customers. This inforgraphic depicts the some of the reasons why our Collaboration and Digital Experience software solutions have been recognized as leaders in our industry year after year.

1. IBM leads in Collaboration and
Building Exceptional Digital
Experiences
IBM reaches the most countries
countries
Oracle SAP
Microsoft
145 130 113
Salesforce
22 Jive
IBM is dedicated to bringing cutting edge technology into
the hands of customers
250,000
technical experts
around the world1
Over 20 years of IBM patent leadership
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1. http://www.ibm.com/licensing
2. IDC Worldwide Semiannual Software Tracker, 2H 2013
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4. Gartner Magic Quadrant for Social Software in
the Workplace, 10 September 2013
5. Gartner Magic Quadrant for Business Intelligence and Analytics Platforms, 20 February 2014
6. Gartner Magic Quadrant for Horizontal Portals, 12 September 2013
7. Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Content Management, 23 September 2013
8. Gartner Magic Quadrants for Mobile Application Development Platforms, 7 August 2013
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IBM
67,000
Microsoft
35,000
Oracle
13,250
Salesforce
819
For 20 consecutive
years, IBM inventors
have received the most
U.S. Patents
Competitors
0 2,000 4,000 6,000
SAP
5,500
* as of June 2014
More than the total number of employees
amongst the key competitors:
SAP
17,804
Oracle
35,000
Microsoft
37,000
Jive
217
IDC ranked IBM
#1 Worldwide Market Share Leader in
Enterprise Social Software for the fifth
consecutive year2
Gartner3 named IBM a leader in the
Magic Quadrant for Social Software in the
Workplace4
Magic Quadrant for Business Intelligence
and Analytics Platforms5
Magic Quadrant for Horizontal Portals6
Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Content
Management7
Magic Quadrant for Mobile Application
Development Platforms8
IBM industry recognition
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