IBM to partner with Anthropic on software development, Claude integration

IBM (IBM) and Anthropic “announced a strategic partnership to accelerate the development of enterprise-ready AI by infusing Anthropic’s Claude, one of the world’s most powerful family of large language models, into IBM’s software portfolio to deliver measurable productivity gains, while building security, governance, and cost controls directly into the lifecycle of software development. Through the partnership, Claude will be integrated into select IBM software products, starting with IBM’s new AI-first integrated development environment, designed with advanced task generation capabilities for enterprise software development lifecycles, including software modernization. The IDE is available in private preview to select IBM clients and in early testing, more than 6,000 early adopters within IBM are using the new IDE, reporting productivity gains averaging 45 percent, translating to meaningful cost savings while maintaining code quality and security standards. As organizations move from AI experimentation to production deployment, they need solutions that integrate seamlessly with existing enterprise infrastructure and meet strict IT requirements. IBM brings proven capabilities in enterprise software delivery, hybrid cloud architecture, and regulated industry expertise to ensure AI tools work within the complex realities of global business operations.”