IBM to Start Selling Software for Cloud Computing Enters competition with Microsoft and Google
IBM will reportedly sell a suite of Web-based applications, including instant messaging, contact management and file sharing programs for businesses. This is part of the company’s biggest effort in trying to sell software as a service, a move that has been announced on Wednesday and which has put IBM in a direct competition with other leading companies, including Microsoft, Google and privately held Zoho. According to a recent news-article reported by Reuters, companies that will start using IBM’s software will be charged between $10 and $45 per month, as the applications will be hosted on IBM’s servers and delivered via the Internet. According to the company, the suite will be available on April 7. “What you are seeing are the beginnings of the whole IBM company moving toward cloud computing,” IBM Vice President Sean Poulley said.

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