CHANGE IN IBM CORP’S ACCOUNTING AMORTISATION PERIODS

The change in IBM Corp’s accounting amortisation periods for software (see page six) includes all IBM software and writes off software over a maximum of four years, down from six, to recognise more rapid advances in software technology and a shorter period over which to recover costs that are capitalised.

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