<p>IBM has announced the purchase of a UK firm based in Milton Keynes called Daeja Image Systems, which specialises in hosting and displaying large files and images for collaboration across departments. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed.</p><p>Daeja primarily operates in markets such as banking, insurance and healthcare to help staff share data across devices. The tool works as a web-based plugin so users do not need to have an application installed to view information. Big Blue said the deal would enable it to give businesses another means of viewing the growing amount of unstructured data they now gather.</p><p>This allows staff to share information across departments easily by removing the need for any software installations. Software controls can be set by IT administrators to set who can view and edit the information to help provide security for datasets.</p><p>The team at Daeja will be incorporated into IBM's Software Group and its Enterprise Content Management (ECM) business. IBM ECM business leader Doug Hunt said the deal for the firm would give IBM yet another tool to help businesses meet the challenges of viewing, analysing and acting on data. "The acquisition of Daeja will simplify how business data is viewed by department or line-of-business users," he added.</p><p><a href="http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2295757/ibm-buys-milton-keynes-based-firm-daeja-for-image-collaboration">Keep reading...</a></p>