IBM reported second-quarter profit and revenue that topped analysts? expectations as it benefited from growth in higher margin businesses including cybersecurity and cloud computing.
For those who came in late, Chief Executive Officer Ginni Rometty has been focusing on an array of new technologies ranging from artificial intelligence to cloud computing as it tries to offset weakness in its legacy business of selling hardware and software.
The newer businesses, which are spread across its various divisions, have been bundled into what the company calls ?strategic imperatives?.
Revenue from these businesses grew 15 percent to $10.1 billion in the second quarter, accounting for more than half of the company?s total revenue. IBM Chief Financial Officer James Kavanaugh said the company?s investments to reposition itself have been paying off.
?We accelerated our growth, really capitalising on these emerging high-value areas,? Kavanaugh said.
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