Overview
IBM is an enterprise technology company offering cloud, AI (watsonx), and semiconductor research. At IBM Think 2026, IBM demonstrated agent2agent-protocol integration with SAP Joule agents via Context Process Studio.
Recent Developments
- 2026-08-04: red-hat announces asago using ibm-ai-risk-atlas for policy mapping in open-source AI governance (2026-08-04-red-hat-asago-open-source-ai-governance)
- 2026-07-27: Sells blockchain patent portfolio (~1,000 patents / 680+ families) to circle; terms undisclosed (2026-07-27-circle-ibm-patents-official)
- 2026-07-27: With Red Hat, contributes Lightwell to open-secure-ai-alliance (2026-07-27-nvidia-open-secure-ai-alliance-blog)
- 2026-07-09: ibm-bob major update — multi-agent capabilities, Bobalytics, Premium Packages for IBM Z/i/Java modernization (2026-07-09-ibm-bob-newsroom-official)
- 2026-06-25: Unveiled world’s first sub-1nm (0.7nm) chip prototype with nanostack 3D architecture; ~100B transistors; 40% SRAM scaling for AI workloads; production path ~5 years (2026-06-25-ibm-sub-1nm-nanostack-chip)
Lab prototype only — commercialization estimated ~5 years out.