Bangalore, June 17: Software major IBM on Wednesday said it plans to invest USD 100 million over the next five years on research efforts to enhance its mobile services and capabilities for businesses and consumers worldwide.
IBM said it would invest the amount to create technology
in its labs that bring "simple, easy-to-use services" to the
millions of people, who use mobile devices instead of personal
computers for managing large forces of enterprise field
workers, conducting financial transactions, entertainment and
shopping.
Through this effort, the company said in a statement
it is aiming to drive new intelligence into the underpinnings
of the mobile web to create new efficiencies in business
operations and people`s daily lives.
The three focus areas for IBM`s research investment
include emerging market mobility, mobile enterprise
enablement, and enterprise end-user mobile experiences.
analytics, security, privacy and user interface, and
navigation would be concentrated on across the research
effort.
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