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IBM Listed in Leader Quadrant in Web Hosting Magic Quadrant

IBM today announced that analyst firm Gartner, Inc. has positioned IBM in the "Leader" quadrant in its Gartner 2004 North American Web Hosting Magic Quadrant.

Gartner's Web Hosting Magic Quadrant analyzes a company's ability to execute their vision to the fullest via product development and services. According to the report, leaders are classified as having "excellent operational capabilities" and "will demonstrate a vision that takes advantage of flexible pricing and delivery models, while empowering their customers with real-time management and analysis tools."

"IBM is very pleased to be placed in the leader quadrant in Web Hosting by Gartner," said Mark Morin, general manager, IBM Global Services. "We feel the latest results clearly reflect the success of IBM's efforts to develop innovative application hosting and on demand services that meet the growing needs of our clients and help them respond to constantly changing market conditions."

The Gartner research note, entitled "Magic Quadrant For North American Web Hosting," is authored by T. Chamberlain and L. Leong and was published on October 5.

About the Gartner Magic Quadrant

The Magic Quadrant is copyrighted 2004 by Gartner, Inc. and is reused with permission. The Magic Quadrant is a graphical representation of a marketplace at and for a specific time period. It depicts Gartner's analysis of how certain vendors measure against criteria for that marketplace, as defined by Gartner. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in the Magic Quadrant, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors placed in the "Leaders" quadrant. The Magic Quadrant is intended solely as a research tool, and is not meant to be a specific guide to action. Gartner disclaims all warranties, express or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

About IBM Global Services

IBM Global Services is the world's largest information technology services and consulting provider. Some 180,000 professionals in more than 160 countries help clients integrate information technology with business value -- from the business transformation and industry expertise of IBM Business Consulting Services to hosting, infrastructure, technology design and training services. Leveraging IBM's unequalled scope and scale, IBM Global Services delivers integrated, flexible and resilient processes -- across companies and through business partners -- that enable clients to benefit from the on demand business model by saving money and transforming their businesses to be more competitive. For more information, visit www.ibm.com/services.

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