IBM will spend US$745 million to buy software-development tools company Telelogic, Big Blue said on Monday.
IBM yesterday announced plans to buy business intelligence software company Cognos in a US$5 billion all-cash transaction.
Microsoft on Thursday said it has acquired privately held Stratature, a company that specialises in so-called master data management software.
IBM has denied analysts' claims its A$3 billion acquisition of modelling tools specialist Rational Software is designed to woo developers away from Microsoft's .Net initiative.
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