File this in the "Should Have Held This Stock A Bit Longer" file...

I imagined this very merger a few years back, it just took a little longer than I thought to come to fruition. Makes a lot of sense for IBM. SAS, being privately held, would have been a tougher acquisition but my guess is someone is going to try real hard now.

IBM to Acquire SPSS Inc. to Provide Clients Predictive Analytics Capabilities
http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/27936.wss

SharePoint 2010

Click on the link for some background on what is coming with SharePoint 2010

http://www.informationweek.com/news/windows/operatingsystems/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=218500775