NEW YORK (Reuters) - IBM plans to buy business analytics company SPSS Inc for $1.2 billion in cash to better compete with Oracle Corp and SAP AG in the growing field of business intelligence.

IBM’s Business Analytics Enterprise breaks down data silos and offers new advantages to data-driven businesses. Earlier this quarter, IBM released Business Analytics Enterprise to meet the demands of ...

IBM acquired Clarity Systems, a developer of business analysis software that helps companies automate financial governance and regulatory disclosure processes. The financial terms of the deal were not ...

The financial terms of the deal, which is expected to close in the first quarter, were not disclosed. IBM will acquire Star Analytics' entire portfolio of business intelligence automation solutions, ...

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