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IBM Buys Candle: Page 4 of 4

IBM Software itself kicked off the buying spree with the purchase of Informix, and its eponymous database, in 2001; followed by CrossWorlds, an enterprise application integration player; and CrossAccess, a maker of mainframe access software. The software group has acquired, or announced plans to acquire, at least 15 companies since 2001.