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IBM and Microsoft Announce a New AI Agent Platform Designed for Industry-Specific Transformation

PR Newswire•10/11/2026•08:00 ET
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Key Highlights

  • ➤IBM and Microsoft launch Imagine Enterprise, an AI-agent platform for industry-specific processes
  • ➤IBM Consulting contributes more than 6,000 pre-built AI agents and assets
  • ➤Microsoft supplies AI, data, cloud, security, and governance technologies
  • ➤Forward-deployed engineers from both companies support qualifying enterprise deployments
  • ➤SEI explores agentic technologies with IBM Consulting and Microsoft for enterprise transformation

Expert Statements

Sneha Shah, Chief AI Strategist and Head of SEI Next

“AI is evolving quickly, and our focus at SEI is on applying it with intention in ways that strengthen trust, enhance human decision-making, and create meaningful value across our business”

Sneha Shah, Chief AI Strategist and Head of SEI Next

“Our work with IBM Consulting and Microsoft is helping us explore how emerging capabilities could support critical processes and be responsibly scaled over time, with the goal to create better experiences for our employees and clients. By combining emerging technology with SEI's deep industry and operational expertise, we can move faster, scale more effectively, and create new opportunities for growth.”

Mohamad Ali, Senior Vice President and Head of IBM Consulting

“Clients are no longer looking for AI that simply helps people do the same work a little faster. They want to build an agentic business”

Mohamad Ali, Senior Vice President and Head of IBM Consulting

“Microsoft and IBM are helping organizations bring human expertise and digital labor together in a way that can scale across the enterprise, to turn AI from a productivity aid into a real competitive advantage.”

Rodrigo Kede Lima, President, Microsoft Frontier Company

“Enterprise AI will be won by organizations that can turn their data, industry expertise, and AI into action”

Rodrigo Kede Lima, President, Microsoft Frontier Company

“Together, Microsoft and IBM Consulting are bringing the best of our technology and expertise, to help customers move from AI ambition to business impact faster and with confidence.”

IBM and Microsoft Announce a New AI Agent Platform Designed for Industry-Specific Transformation PR Newswire

ARMONK, N.Y. and REDMOND, Wash., Nov. 10, 2026 * IBM Consulting brings more than 6,000 pre-built AI agents and assets, the experience building them, and industry expertise, while Microsoft provides AI, cloud, and security technologies

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