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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA RECOGNIZES IBM WITH NATIONAL AWARD FOR TECHNOLOGY THAT ASSISTS PEOPLE WITH DISAB

DELHI, India - IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that it received several prestigious awards in India on World Disability Day, recognizing the company’s work to improve the lives of those
with disabilities.

The first was India’s National Award 2009 in the category of "Technological Innovation" for best applied research aimed at improving the life of persons with disabilities - India’s highest such award. It was awarded personally by India’s Honorable President Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil on behalf of India’s Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, and it recognizes the work of IBM Researchers in creating technology for what IBM calls the "Spoken Web" This
voice-enabled technology, developed by IBM Research - India, complements the Internet, and enables people with little or no literacy, or those with visual impairment, to access and share information, perform business transactions, and create social networks using mobile or landline phones.

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