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IBM Acquires XIV

Announced January 2, 2008 — Over $300M

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What happened

XIV was a company based in ISR providing enterprise storage, acquired by IBM.

Acquirer
IBM
Target
XIV
Announced
January 2, 2008
Price
Over $300M
Industry
Enterprise storage

By the numbers

IBM's acquisition history
68th of 170 tracked deals
Disclosed prices
37 of 170 IBM deals
IBM's average disclosed price
$1.89B
IBM's largest disclosed deal
Red Hat ($34B)
Tracked acquisitions in 2008
75 across all acquirers
IBM in Enterprise storage
2 acquisitions

Frequently Asked Questions About This Acquisition

When did IBM acquire XIV?

IBM acquired XIV on January 2, 2008. This was IBM's 68th publicly tracked acquisition out of 170 we have on record.

How much did IBM pay for XIV?

IBM paid Over $300M for XIV.

What does XIV do?

XIV was a company based in ISR providing enterprise storage, acquired by IBM.

What other Enterprise storage companies has IBM acquired?

IBM has made 2 acquisitions in Enterprise storage, including XIV. See the full list on the Enterprise storage and IBM acquisition pages.

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