Strength in research

IBM Research is the most prolific research organization in the world. These guys don't just sit in labs wearing white coats and working on arcane issues. They're actually helping solve business problems!

Research in the area of Services seems pretty interesting too. IRL's got a satellite centre in B'lore doing just this (Intranet).

IRL tells us a little bit about the kind of work they do.
A Business Standard article.