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January 6, 2022 03:25 pm
Original Link: https://slashdot.org/story/22/01/06/1524233/ibm-tries-to-sell-watson-health-again?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
IBM Tries To Sell Watson Health Again
IBM has resurrected its sale process for IBM Watson Health, with hopes of fetching more than $1 billion, people familiar with the situation told Axios. From the report: Big Blue wants out of health care, after spending billions to stake its claim, just as rival Oracle is moving big into the sector via its $28 billion bet for Cerner. IBM spent more than $4 billion to build Watson Health via a series of acquisitions. The business now includes health care data and analytics business Truven Health Analytics, population health company Phytel, and medical imaging business Merge Healthcare. IBM first explored a sale of the division in early 2021, with Morgan Stanley leading the process. WSJ reported at the time that the unit was generating roughly $1 billion in annual revenue, but was unprofitable. Sources say it continues to lose money.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Original Link: https://slashdot.org/story/22/01/06/1524233/ibm-tries-to-sell-watson-health-again?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
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