{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"117747","rtpr_id":"nPrehM7fQa","ticker":"IBM","exchange":"NYSE","all_tickers":["IBM"],"title":"IBM Partners with OpenAI to Accelerate Secure AI Deployment for Enterprises Across Core Operations","author":"PR Newswire","published_at":"2026-08-13T10:00:01.237Z","article_body":"IBM Partners with OpenAI to Accelerate Secure AI Deployment for Enterprises\nAcross Core Operations\nPR Newswire\n\nARMONK, N.Y., Aug. 13, 2026\n* Joint go-to-market partnership embeds OpenAI frontier models like GPT-5.6\nand other products into IBM Consulting's AI delivery platform and assets to\nhelp organizations modernize applications and strengthen security \n \n* Specialized IBM forward-deployed units trained through the OpenAI Partner\nNetwork will help organizations convert legacy workflows into AI-ready\noperations\n \n* IBM launches a dedicated OpenAI Practice with thousands of consultants and\nengineers trained on advanced OpenAI Partner Network certifications \nARMONK, N.Y., Aug. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM\n(https://www.ibm.com/investor)) today announced a strategic partnership with\nOpenAI to help enterprises deliver business outcomes by deploying AI at scale\nacross core business operations and complex workflows, while strengthening\ncyber defense and resilience through programs like OpenAI Daybreak. The\npartnership includes joint-go-to market initiatives and creating\nindustry-specific solutions for financial services, government,\ntelecommunications, and retail, as well as key enterprise domains such as\nfinance, procurement, customer operations, and HR.\n\n\n\nThe partnership embeds OpenAI frontier models like GPT-5.6 and products like\nCodex and ChatGPT Work into IBM Consulting Advantage\n(https://www.ibm.com/consulting/advantage), IBM's AI platform for delivering\nconsulting services to clients, combining AI agents, industry assets, and\ncybersecurity capabilities to help organizations securely deploy AI at scale,\ndrive business outcomes, and create new commercial models.\n\nIBM will bring forward-deployed units of highly specialized engineers and\nconsultants trained through the OpenAI Partner Network to work directly with\nclients to accelerate AI implementation across complex business workflows and\nhighly regulated environments. IBM will also launch a dedicated OpenAI\nPractice, with thousands of consultants and engineers obtaining expert-level\ncertifications under the OpenAI Partner Network.\n\nTogether, IBM and OpenAI aim to help organizations tackle one of the biggest\nbarriers to scaling AI – turning decades of fragmented processes, legacy\nsystems, and operational complexity into AI-driven operations that can be\ndeployed even more safely and securely.\n\nThe partnership will focus on three key areas: \n* Transforming legacy operations into AI-ready workflows \nIBM will embed OpenAI frontier models like GPT-5.6 and products like Codex and\nChatGPT Work into IBM Consulting Advantage, to help organizations integrate\nAI into daily processes with business context and redesign workflows across\nfinance, procurement, customer operations, and HR. The capabilities within IBM\nConsulting Advantage can analyze operating procedures and workflows to\nidentify inefficiencies and help teams automate and streamline work using AI. \n \n* Application modernization and product development\nThe companies plan to help clients modernize legacy applications and\naccelerate software development by bringing together OpenAI Codex and ChatGPT\nWork with IBM's industry, technology and domain expertise, including\nintegration with IBM Consulting Advantage. The collaboration is designed to\nhelp organizations simplify engineering processes and speed the delivery of\nnew digital products and services.\n \n* Cybersecurity and AI risk management \nIBM and OpenAI will expand their collaboration on cybersecurity following\nIBM's participation in the OpenAI Daybreak Cyber Partner Program\n(https://newsroom.ibm.com/2026-06-22-ibm-and-openai-bring-frontier-ai-to-cyber-defense-helping-enterprises-keep-pace-with-machine-speed-threats)\nby combining OpenAI frontier AI capabilities with IBM Autonomous Security\n(https://www.ibm.com/services/autonomous-security) — a multi-agent-powered\nservice designed to deliver coordinated decision-making, response, and\nintelligence at machine speed. As AI-powered attacks grow more sophisticated,\nthe partnership will help clients manage both cyber and AI model risk,\nincluding application-layer vulnerabilities, governance gaps, and operational\nrisks that limits AI adoption.\n\"While enterprises are rapidly investing in AI, they are looking for practical\nways to apply it across their core operations to deliver measurable business\noutcomes and create new commercial models,\" said Andy Baldwin, Global Senior\nVice President, IBM Consulting. \"The challenge is not access to AI\ntechnologies — it's integrating AI securely and at scale into complex\nenterprise environments and workflows. By embedding OpenAI's technology with\nIBM Consulting's AI assets, industry solutions, and cybersecurity\ncapabilities, we can help clients accelerate secure, AI deployments at scale.\"\n\n\"The organizations pulling ahead with AI are the ones turning it into a\ntrusted part of how their business operates,\" said Denise Dresser, Chief\nRevenue Officer at OpenAI. \"IBM Consulting and OpenAI are helping\norganizations make that shift, combining deep transformation expertise to\ndeploy AI that is secure, operational, and aligned with real business\npriorities.\"\n\nAs part of the collaboration, IBM will join OpenAI's Elite partner tier,\nreflecting the companies' shared focus on delivering secure, enterprise-ready\nAI at scale. \n\nStatements regarding IBM's and OpenAI's future direction and intent are\nsubject to change or withdrawal without notice, and represent goals and\nobjectives only.\n\nAbout IBM\n\nIBM is a leading provider of global hybrid cloud and AI, and consulting\nexpertise. We help clients in more than 175 countries capitalize on insights\nfrom their data, streamline business processes, reduce costs and gain the\ncompetitive edge in their industries. Thousands of governments and corporate\nentities in critical infrastructure areas such as financial services,\ntelecommunications and healthcare rely on IBM's hybrid cloud platform and Red\nHat OpenShift to affect their digital transformations quickly, efficiently\nand securely. IBM's breakthrough innovations in AI, quantum computing,\nindustry-specific cloud solutions and consulting deliver open and flexible\noptions to our clients. All of this is backed by IBM's long-standing\ncommitment to trust, transparency, responsibility, inclusivity and service.\nVisit www.ibm.com for more information.\n\nMedia Contact\n\nElizabeth.Brophy\nelizabeth.brophy@ibm.com \n\n\n\nView original content to download\nmultimedia:https://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/ibm-partners-with-openai-to-accelerate-secure-ai-deployment-for-enterprises-across-core-operations-302850349.html\n\n\n\nPhoto: \nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS1969030/IBM_logo-_Open_AI_lockup_pos_black_RGB.jpg?id=OA2876647\nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS654328/IBM-LOGO-1.jpg?id=OA2876646\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nPrehM7fQa","title":"IBM Partners with OpenAI to Accelerate Secure AI Deployment for Enterprises Across Core Operations","author":"PR Newswire","ticker":"IBM","created":"2026-08-13T10:00:01.237Z","tickers":["IBM"],"exchange":"NYSE","article_body":"IBM Partners with OpenAI to Accelerate Secure AI Deployment for Enterprises\nAcross Core Operations\nPR Newswire\n\nARMONK, N.Y., Aug. 13, 2026\n* Joint go-to-market partnership embeds OpenAI frontier models like GPT-5.6\nand other products into IBM Consulting's AI delivery platform and assets to\nhelp organizations modernize applications and strengthen security \n \n* Specialized IBM forward-deployed units trained through the OpenAI Partner\nNetwork will help organizations convert legacy workflows into AI-ready\noperations\n \n* IBM launches a dedicated OpenAI Practice with thousands of consultants and\nengineers trained on advanced OpenAI Partner Network certifications \nARMONK, N.Y., Aug. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM\n(https://www.ibm.com/investor)) today announced a strategic partnership with\nOpenAI to help enterprises deliver business outcomes by deploying AI at scale\nacross core business operations and complex workflows, while strengthening\ncyber defense and resilience through programs like OpenAI Daybreak. The\npartnership includes joint-go-to market initiatives and creating\nindustry-specific solutions for financial services, government,\ntelecommunications, and retail, as well as key enterprise domains such as\nfinance, procurement, customer operations, and HR.\n\n\n\nThe partnership embeds OpenAI frontier models like GPT-5.6 and products like\nCodex and ChatGPT Work into IBM Consulting Advantage\n(https://www.ibm.com/consulting/advantage), IBM's AI platform for delivering\nconsulting services to clients, combining AI agents, industry assets, and\ncybersecurity capabilities to help organizations securely deploy AI at scale,\ndrive business outcomes, and create new commercial models.\n\nIBM will bring forward-deployed units of highly specialized engineers and\nconsultants trained through the OpenAI Partner Network to work directly with\nclients to accelerate AI implementation across complex business workflows and\nhighly regulated environments. IBM will also launch a dedicated OpenAI\nPractice, with thousands of consultants and engineers obtaining expert-level\ncertifications under the OpenAI Partner Network.\n\nTogether, IBM and OpenAI aim to help organizations tackle one of the biggest\nbarriers to scaling AI – turning decades of fragmented processes, legacy\nsystems, and operational complexity into AI-driven operations that can be\ndeployed even more safely and securely.\n\nThe partnership will focus on three key areas: \n* Transforming legacy operations into AI-ready workflows \nIBM will embed OpenAI frontier models like GPT-5.6 and products like Codex and\nChatGPT Work into IBM Consulting Advantage, to help organizations integrate\nAI into daily processes with business context and redesign workflows across\nfinance, procurement, customer operations, and HR. The capabilities within IBM\nConsulting Advantage can analyze operating procedures and workflows to\nidentify inefficiencies and help teams automate and streamline work using AI. \n \n* Application modernization and product development\nThe companies plan to help clients modernize legacy applications and\naccelerate software development by bringing together OpenAI Codex and ChatGPT\nWork with IBM's industry, technology and domain expertise, including\nintegration with IBM Consulting Advantage. The collaboration is designed to\nhelp organizations simplify engineering processes and speed the delivery of\nnew digital products and services.\n \n* Cybersecurity and AI risk management \nIBM and OpenAI will expand their collaboration on cybersecurity following\nIBM's participation in the OpenAI Daybreak Cyber Partner Program\n(https://newsroom.ibm.com/2026-06-22-ibm-and-openai-bring-frontier-ai-to-cyber-defense-helping-enterprises-keep-pace-with-machine-speed-threats)\nby combining OpenAI frontier AI capabilities with IBM Autonomous Security\n(https://www.ibm.com/services/autonomous-security) — a multi-agent-powered\nservice designed to deliver coordinated decision-making, response, and\nintelligence at machine speed. As AI-powered attacks grow more sophisticated,\nthe partnership will help clients manage both cyber and AI model risk,\nincluding application-layer vulnerabilities, governance gaps, and operational\nrisks that limits AI adoption.\n\"While enterprises are rapidly investing in AI, they are looking for practical\nways to apply it across their core operations to deliver measurable business\noutcomes and create new commercial models,\" said Andy Baldwin, Global Senior\nVice President, IBM Consulting. \"The challenge is not access to AI\ntechnologies — it's integrating AI securely and at scale into complex\nenterprise environments and workflows. By embedding OpenAI's technology with\nIBM Consulting's AI assets, industry solutions, and cybersecurity\ncapabilities, we can help clients accelerate secure, AI deployments at scale.\"\n\n\"The organizations pulling ahead with AI are the ones turning it into a\ntrusted part of how their business operates,\" said Denise Dresser, Chief\nRevenue Officer at OpenAI. \"IBM Consulting and OpenAI are helping\norganizations make that shift, combining deep transformation expertise to\ndeploy AI that is secure, operational, and aligned with real business\npriorities.\"\n\nAs part of the collaboration, IBM will join OpenAI's Elite partner tier,\nreflecting the companies' shared focus on delivering secure, enterprise-ready\nAI at scale. \n\nStatements regarding IBM's and OpenAI's future direction and intent are\nsubject to change or withdrawal without notice, and represent goals and\nobjectives only.\n\nAbout IBM\n\nIBM is a leading provider of global hybrid cloud and AI, and consulting\nexpertise. We help clients in more than 175 countries capitalize on insights\nfrom their data, streamline business processes, reduce costs and gain the\ncompetitive edge in their industries. Thousands of governments and corporate\nentities in critical infrastructure areas such as financial services,\ntelecommunications and healthcare rely on IBM's hybrid cloud platform and Red\nHat OpenShift to affect their digital transformations quickly, efficiently\nand securely. IBM's breakthrough innovations in AI, quantum computing,\nindustry-specific cloud solutions and consulting deliver open and flexible\noptions to our clients. All of this is backed by IBM's long-standing\ncommitment to trust, transparency, responsibility, inclusivity and service.\nVisit www.ibm.com for more information.\n\nMedia Contact\n\nElizabeth.Brophy\nelizabeth.brophy@ibm.com \n\n\n\nView original content to download\nmultimedia:https://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/ibm-partners-with-openai-to-accelerate-secure-ai-deployment-for-enterprises-across-core-operations-302850349.html\n\n\n\nPhoto: \nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS1969030/IBM_logo-_Open_AI_lockup_pos_black_RGB.jpg?id=OA2876647\nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS654328/IBM-LOGO-1.jpg?id=OA2876646\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. 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