Published on: 4 Oct 2006

Armonk, NY, October 4, 2006 -- IBM today announced it has acquired the DORANA product line and associated assets of Ubiquity Pty Limited, a privately held company based in Melbourne, Australia. Financial details were not disclosed.

This product line acquisition advances IBM's software asset management offerings, which help customers make informed software investments and decisions based on actual software use activity on both distributed and mainframe platforms. It also helps customers align mainframe software spending with business priorities, which is a key part of Tivoli's IT Service Management strategy.

See your local Tivoli representative for more details.