United States computer maker IBM announced last week that it had bought off the Ustream video streaming service providers, making their cloud system more complete. Online video provider Ustream customer base includes United States Space Agency (NASA), the Korea Electronics giant Samsung Electronics, community sites, leading Facebook, sports goods giant Nike, Discovery Channel.
In addition, Ustream also offers more than 80 million users each month to watch live programming with your selected movie.
Although IBM did not disclose the purchase price and details of the Ustream, but Fortune magazine on Wednesday (20th) has been reported, according to people familiar with that, this acquisition amounted to approximately US $130 million.
IBM began selling lower-profit business previously, including lower-end hardware such as servers and semiconductor business, and moved to a more profitable cloud computing services, Smartphone security, data and other emerging business.
However, on the current status of business, IBM new parts are not completely fill the vacancy of a weakening old business.
IBM on Thursday (21st), according to results published by 2015 4th-quarter revenue slipped to $22.06 billion in 2014, $24.11 billion decline in the same period.
However, IBM cloud is the explosion of growing up 57% to $10.2 billion.
Ustream headquarters in San Francisco, will become of the new IBM cloud services one of the, and lead by Braxton Jarratt, General Manager. IBM on Friday (22nd) shares closed down 0.33%, at $122.50 per share. After hours-0.02%, at $122.47 a share.
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