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IBM reports fourth-quarter profit


    (Reuters) - IBM reported on Tuesday it sees full-year 2009 earnings per share of at least $9.20.

    * Q4 earnings per share $3.28 from continuing operations

    * Q4 earnings per share $3.28

    * Q4 revenue fell 6 pct to $27 bln

    * Qtrly gross profit margin of 47.9 percent, up 3 points

    * Says software revenues up 3 percent

    * Qtrly software revenues up 3 percent

    * Qtrly global technology services revenue down 4 percent

    * Qtrly global business services revenues down 5 percent

    * Says global technology services revenue down 4 percent

    * Qtrly services signings of $17.2 billion

    * says ahead of pace on roadmap for $10 to $11 per share

    * Qtrly strategic outsourcing signings up 20 percent worldwide, up 44 percent in North America.

    * Says Americas' Q4 revenues $11.5 billion, decrease of 2 percent

    * Reuters Estimates Q4 earnings per share View $3.03, rev view $28,114.07 mln

    * Reuters Estimates Fy 2009 earnings per share View $8.77