Support for Homeland Security, New Appointments, Partnerships, and Milestone Achievements - Research Report on International Business Machines, Accenture, ServiceNow, Xerox, and Riverbed Technology

NEW YORK, August 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --

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Today, Investors' Reports announced new research reports highlighting International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM), Accenture plc (NYSE: ACN), ServiceNow, Inc. (NYSE: NOW), Xerox Corp. (NYSE: XRX), and Riverbed Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: RVBD). Today's readers may access these reports free of charge - including full price targets, industry analysis and analyst ratings - via the links below.

International Business Machines Corp. Research Report

On August 21, 2013, International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) announced that its industry leading security software and services offering will be part of the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) program. The Company informed that agencies can now utilize IBM consulting services, as well as security intelligence software, including IBM Security Endpoint Manager, IBM Security Appscan and IBM Security Qradar. Anne Altman, General Manager, IBM US Federal, commented, "This award from DHS demonstrates that IBM's $4B investment in cybersecurity and security analytics research puts IBM in a unique position to help government agencies meet evolving cybersecurity threats. IBM will draw from our decades of experience working with federal agencies and worldwide clients and our own internal experience in securing the worldwide networks used by our 400,000 plus employees." The Full Research Report on International Business Machines Corp. - including full detailed breakdown, analyst ratings and price targets - is available to download free of charge at: [http://www.InvestorsReports.com/report/2013-08-21/IBM ]

Accenture plc Research Report

On August 21, 2013, Accenture plc (Accenture) announced that it has appointed Jaime Ardila as a new member on the Company's Board of Directors, effective August 20, 2013. The Company informed that Mr. Ardila will serve on the board's Finance Committee, and is subject to re-appointment at the next Accenture plc annual general meeting of shareholders. Pierre Nanterme, Accenture's chairman and CEO, commented, "I am delighted to welcome Jaime to our board of directors. He brings exceptional experience in manufacturing from his long career at General Motors in both financial and operations management roles, as well as significant expertise and insight into Latin America - an important growth market for Accenture. Our board is looking forward to the perspective Jaime will provide related to our strategy and operations as we continue to focus on delivering value for our clients and shareholders." The Full Research Report on Accenture plc - including full detailed breakdown, analyst ratings and price targets - is available to download free of charge at: [http://www.InvestorsReports.com/report/2013-08-21/ACN ]

ServiceNow, Inc. Research Report

On August 5, 2013, ServiceNow, Inc. (ServiceNow) announced that Partner Communications Company Ltd. (Partner Communications) has chosen the Company's software-as-a-service to transform the service experience for its customers and suppliers.  Partner Communications stated that it will unify more than 10 separate systems across IT and Engineering divisions into one system of record. Hezi Rosenberg, Business Analyst Department Manager at Partner Communications, commented, "During the selection process, we initially started with four different vendors but discovered that only ServiceNow has the robust functionality that will allow us to consolidate all our existing tools, create a single system of record for our two divisions and eliminate inconsistencies in our processes." Beth White, Chief Marketing Officer, ServiceNow, added, "Organizations that have successfully implemented ServiceNow to consolidate and automate IT services see increased efficiency in their operations." The Full Research Report on ServiceNow, Inc. - including full detailed breakdown, analyst ratings and price targets - is available to download free of charge at: [http://www.InvestorsReports.com/report/2013-08-21/NOW ]

Xerox Corp. Research Report

On August 21, 2013, Xerox Corp. (Xerox) announced the appointment of Manish Gupta as Vice President, Director of the Xerox Research Centre in India (XRCI). The Company reported that as XRCI director, Mr. Gupta will lead the centre's goal of capturing innovation opportunities for Xerox in emerging markets and advance the Company's position as a leading global provider of document and business process services. Sophie Vandebroek, Xerox Chief Technology Officer and President, commented, "With Manish's outstanding depth of knowledge and experience in business process services across a wide variety of industries as well as his track record of innovation for the emerging markets, he is ideally suited to lead our research center in India. We are confident Manish and his team will help capture innovation opportunities in our both emerging markets and global business initiatives." The Full Research Report on Xerox Corp. - including full detailed breakdown, analyst ratings and price targets - is available to download free of charge at: [http://www.InvestorsReports.com/report/2013-08-21/XRX ]

Riverbed Technology, Inc. Research Report

On August 20, 2013, Riverbed Technology, Inc. (Riverbed) announced an important milestone in the integration of the Riverbed Cascade and OPNET product families with the launch of its single appliance with integrated application aware network performance management (aaNPM) and application performance management (APM). John DeBella, Infrastructure Architect at Teradyne, Inc., commented, "As a longtime Riverbed Cascade customer, we are excited about the ability to now weave OPNET AppResponse Xpert into Cascade Profiler. Teradyne customers and employees depend on our network and applications to quickly solve some of the toughest testing challenges in the electronics industry today -- our customers can't afford delayed or sluggish network and application performance. With the combination of AppResponse Xpert and Shark module, we're adding end-user experience and transaction monitoring to the deep network capabilities we're used to with Cascade Shark. A single appliance that provides such broad capabilities for application performance management is a game changer for us." The Full Research Report on Riverbed Technology, Inc. - including full detailed breakdown, analyst ratings and price targets - is available to download free of charge at: [http://www.InvestorsReports.com/report/2013-08-21/RVBD ]

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