<A HREF="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,2229344,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594">IBM announced that it will acquire 10-year-old Arsenal Digital Solutions USA,</A> a privately held online storage services and data protection company, matching moves by EMC and other storage players to add online storage services.

Based in Cary, N.C., Arsenal Digital and all 100 employees will become part of IBM Global Technology Services, based in nearby Raleigh, N.C. IBM Global Technology services, at $32 billion in annual revenue, is IBM's largest business unit. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.