Metrobank, one of the largest private banks in the Philippines, has selected IBM (NYSE: IBM) to integrate and implement an advanced security solution for its Metrobankdirect, an Internet banking facility.

In advance of its annual Lotusphere conference in Orlando, Florida next week, IBM announced that the number of global Lotus Notes licenses has reached 145 million, up five million, including purchases by many industry leaders exchanging Microsoft licenses for Lotus collaboration software.

IBM (NYSE: IBM) has announced its intent to acquire the strategic messaging service assets of Outblaze, Ltd., a privately held provider of online messaging and collaboration services, based in Hong Kong.

IBM (NYSE: IBM) in Korea announced that it has renewed a ten-year outsourcing agreement with Korean Air, one of the leading airlines in Asia Pacific. Under the agreement, signed in December 2008, IBM will manage the data center for Korean Air for the next ten years.

IBM (NYSE: IBM) today introduced a new initiative designed to help business partners increase their revenue and grow customer relationships in the mid-market space.

Governor Jennifer M. Granholm, on behalf of the state of Michigan, and IBM (NYSE:IBM), in close partnership with Michigan State University (MSU), today announced the creation of a global delivery center for application services to be located on the MSU campus in East Lansing.

Faced with the need to increase the speed at which they respond to customers, Physicians Mutual, an Omaha-based individual health and life insurer, collaborated with IBM (NYSE: IBM) to improve responsiveness to customers with a unified approach to all its information.

The Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY) has selected IBM (NYSE: IBM) to build a state-of-the-art system for collecting and sharing data in real-time that potentially can prevent fires and protect firefighters and other first responders when a fire occurs.

IBM (NYSE:IBM) today announced the smallest, fastest, most energy-efficient point-of-sale system of its kind as part of a broader strategy to deliver comprehensive "Green" solutions for retailers.

NRF Annual Convention & EXPO 2009 -- Starting today IBM (NYSE:IBM) will demonstrate innovative new technologies to help prevent "buyer's remorse" in today's new economy.

IBM (NYSE:IBM) announced that Bank of Chengdu has chosen the IBM POWER 595 platform to upgrade its core banking system. The bank seeks to build a high performing, reliable and scalable IT infrastructure, which will be used as a foundation for exploration of cross-region markets. The agreement was signed in September 2008.

IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced the completion of its approximately $340 million USD (EUR 215 million) tender offer for the shares of ILOG (NASDAQ: ILOG) (PARIS: ILO) (ISIN: FR0004042364). The tender offer, announced July 28, 2008, was finalized after IBM acquired all outstanding stock in ILOG and satisfied the other conditions of the offer.