INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP
SC 14D1/A, 1998-01-28
COMPUTER & OFFICE EQUIPMENT
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                     SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                           WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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                               SCHEDULE 14D-1
                     Tender Offer Statement Pursuant to
          Section 14(d)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                                    and
                                SCHEDULE 13D
                 Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                             (Amendment No. 3)
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                          Software Artistry, Inc.
                         (Name of Subject Company)

                         Hoosier Acquisition Corp.
                International Business Machines Corporation
                                 (Bidders)
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                         Common Stock, No Par Value
                       (Title of Class of Securities)
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                                  83402810
                   (CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
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                        Lawrence R. Ricciardi, Esq.
                 Senior Vice President and General Counsel
                    and interim Chief Financial Officer
                International Business Machines Corporation
                              New Orchard Road
                           Armonk, New York 10504
                               (914) 499-1900

        (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Persons Authorized to
          Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of Bidders)
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                                  Copy to:
                           Allen Finkelson, Esq.
                          Cravath, Swaine & Moore
                              Worldwide Plaza
                             825 Eighth Avenue
                          New York, New York 10019
                               (212) 474-1000

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          International Business Machines Corporation ("IBM") and
Hoosier Acquisition Corp. hereby amend and supplement their Tender
Offer Statement on Schedule 14D-1 and Schedule 13D, originally filed
on December 23, 1997, as amended by Amendments No. 1 and 2, with
respect to their offer to purchase all outstanding shares of Common
Stock, no par value, of Software Artistry, Inc., an Indiana
corporation, as set forth in this Amendment No. 3.

          Item 6. Interest in Securities of the Subject Company.

          On January 27, 1998, IBM issued a press release, a copy of
which is attached hereto as Exhibit (a)(11) and is incorporated herein
by reference.

          Item 10. Additional Information.

          On January 27, 1998, IBM issued a press release, a copy of
which is attached hereto as Exhibit (a)(11) and is incorporated herein
by reference.

          Item 11. Material to be filed as Exhibits.

          (a)(11) Press Release, dated January 27, 1998.


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                               SIGNATURE


          After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is
true, complete and correct.

Dated:  January 28, 1998


                              HOOSIER ACQUISITION CORP.,


                                By: /s/ LEE A. DAYTON
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                                   Name:  Lee A. Dayton
                                   Title: President


                              INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
                              MACHINES CORPORATION,

                                By: /s/ LEE A. DAYTON
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                                   Name:  Lee A. Dayton
                                   Title: Vice President, Corporate
                                          Development and Real Estate


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                                                EXHIBIT INDEX


                                                  Sequentially
Exhibit No.       Exhibit                         Numbered Page

(a)(11)           Press Release, dated
                  January 27, 1998



                                                                   
                           Contact:  Jeff Cross, IBM
                                     (914) 766-1265
                                     [email protected]

                                     Yvonne Donaldson, Tivoli Systems
                                     (512) 436-8311
                                     [email protected]


               IBM'S TIVOLI SYSTEMS ANNOUNCES COMPLETION
                   OF MERGER WITH SOFTWARE ARTISTRY

          ARMONK, N.Y., January 27, 1998 . . . Tivoli Systems, a
subsidiary of IBM, today announced the completion of the merger with
Software Artistry, Inc., marking the conclusion of IBM's acquisition
of Software Artistry.

          All outstanding share of Software Artistry not previously
purchased in IBM's tender offer were converted in the merger into the
right to receive the same $24.50 per share cash price paid in the
tender offer.

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*IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines
Corporation. Tivoli is a trademark of Tivoli Systems, Inc., in the
U.S. and/or other countries. In Denmark, Tivoli is a trademark
licensed from Kjobenhavns Sommer-Tivoli A/S.




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