February 17, 2010 (FinancialWire) — IBM (NYSE: IBM) said it has acquired California-based Intelliden Inc., a privately-held provider of network automation software used by organizations such as telecommunications companies to configure, manage and scale their networks.

Financial terms were not disclosed.

Intelliden provides network automation solutions, which IBM said are becoming essential for enterprises to automate the configuration of thousands of manually managed network devices like hubs, routers and switches from dozens of vendors. According to IBM, the company’s solutions also can automate an range of network services that are increasingly important to virtual and cloud-based applications.

IBM said that analysts estimate that more than 60 percent of network outages are caused by manual configuration errors. By acquiring this automation technology, IBM aims to help clients improve network service availability, decrease risk through compliance reporting and improve staff efficiency.

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