IBM lands six major European cloud deals

IBM has announced partnerships with six European firms using its cloud services to grow their AI, blockchain and analytics businesses.It will work closely with Dutch logistics firm Koopman Logistics to build its track and trace solution using IBM's blockchain technology. Koopman transports consignments across Europe and it needed to implement a secure technology to replace its paper-based tracking process. Now it's using IBM's blockchain to track consignments using digital records.The second partnership IBM announced is with Italian multimedia organisation Gruppo 24 Ore, which is using the company's IBM Watson AI services hosted on the IBM Cloud to help tax professionals respond to questions about the Italian tax coding system. IBM Watson was implemented to process 1.5 million documents relating to the financial system and glean the data it needs to advise professionals.