Court orders IBM to pay $1.6bn to BMC Software over AT&T account

IBM has lost a major court battle against rival BMC Software this week, with a US court ordering the technology specialist to pay $1.6 billion to BMC in reparations. The case relates to the two companies’ relationship with US telecoms giant AT&T, with BMC accusing IBM of stealing the operator as a client, breaking various agreements in the process.Back in 2007, BMC struck a deal with AT&amp…read more on TotalTele.com »