IBM 'expansion' plan

IBM Corporation is looking to expand its " Information on Demand " strategy by adding small Princeton Softech company to its acquisition plan.

Princeton Softech is a company specializing in data collection and security monitoring software.

So, according to InfoWorld news site, this acquisition will definitely help IBM giant increase data management capabilities.

IBM is constantly reshaping its products, both hardware and software, so that it can continue to consolidate its market leadership. The acquisition of a small-scale company with 240 employees specializing in software production for operating data within the allowed security limits will enable its customers to use new tools at work. with 3rd party applications such as Oracle dedicated database systems and Microsoft SQL servers.

IBM's data server manager, Bernie Spang, explained about the acquisition: ' As companies collect more and more information data, they have to take them to users faster and bound by more rules ".

The software program of Princeton Softech can help companies comply with US Sarbanes-Oxley law on data protection without making information management more difficult.

IBM's "On-demand Information" strategy merely reflects the fact that users need to access the information they need explicitly, regardless of their native internal format, buffer platform. (underlaying platform) or physical location.

Among the applications that Princeton provides, data management software is a program that is able to check the database for information inaccuracies. In Bernie Spang's opinion, in the examination of the data, actual information about personnel, customers, or patients is hidden so that real data will not be interrupted or leaked during the inspection process. .

While the company's financial affairs are still kept secret, it is well known that this acquisition will end later this year and after successful merger, the products of Princeton Softech will belong to the Software Management department. information management of IBM.

Nguyen Nam