AT&T, IBM in $5B Telecom, Networking Contract [View article]
NewsVisual did some great research on this deal. They found that strong ties exist between the two companies through UPS and the Council on Foreign Relations www.newsvisual.com/new... . Directors from both AT&T and IBM are or have been Chairman/CEO at UPS. Two Directors at IBM are also currently Directors at CFR. It seems these ties probably played a key role in this deal.
AT&T, IBM in $5B Telecom, Networking Contract [View article]