The next thing is: we can make IBM even better. We brought IBM back but we're gunning for leadership.
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This was a solid quarter, with earnings per share up 20 percent and an acceleration of revenue growth relative to the first half of the year,
Louis Gerstner
We would like to have seen more revenue in the quarter, but we were held back by three items, ... First, demand for our microelectronics products -- from both outside customers and internal IBM customers -- far outstripped our ability to supply components. Second, the upcoming release of our new high-end server slowed demand for the System390 family of servers. Finally, parts of our software business slowed unexpectedly in September.
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As we enter the next phase of IBM's transformation, we need a new organizational approach that will strengthen our focus on both day-to-day marketplace results and future growth opportunities, ... I believe this new structure is the best way to accomplish these goals, under the leadership of two of IBM's most experienced and capable executives.
Louis Gerstner
In 2001, the company faces concerns that economic softness in the United States could worsen and expand into non-U.S. markets, ... Increasingly aggressive price competition and the potential effects of ongoing adverse currency movements are other areas of volatility.
Louis Gerstner
On the positive side, our services revenue grew by nearly 1 billion and this business made a major contribution to the company's earnings. Our software revenues showed good growth and the software gross margin improved for the fifth consecutive quarter,
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