1. IBM is the 2nd largest software company in the world with over 60,000 software employees and $22.4 billion in software revenue in 2010.
2. Over the last 10 years, IBM Software has doubled its income and tripled its profitability, leading 10 of the 14 magic quadrants in Gartner in 2011.
3. IBM invests heavily in software development with over 35,000 developers, 1,140 software patents in 2010, and 85 development labs worldwide.