IBM CORPORATION in Location of Things Solutions

IBM has been adopting strategies that helps in remodeling and shaping their existing businesses and focusing on the software & IT industry by providing solutions and services. IBM has repeatedly improved its contributions in Business Intelligence (BI) and analytics, an essentially critical component for Location of Things solutions and services. The constant developments in its R&D efforts and its strategic acquisitions have enabled IBM to position itself as one of the leading location-based solution providers, especially in location-based services. It has been applying both organic and inorganic growth strategies in the Location of Things market. For instance, in August 2016, IBM entered into a collaboration with Mapbox to integrate scalable vector graphics-based maps, with IBM's Watson Analytics and Cognos Analytics. The solutions obtained with this collaboration would provide data discovery and predictive analytics with automatic visualizations.