It’s distinguishing itself from the pack with a three-pronged, multichannel approach; as Waser explained: “What we are going for here is not just a platform or an application or not just a solution – we look at all three areas. IBM spent $ 200 m on its Munich - based office for internet of things ( IoT ) collaboration , the company 's first headquarters outside of the US . The building offers more than 25 m² of collaborative space for IBM workers and its partners , which range from crowdfunding platform Indiegogo to payments provider Visa . The 15,000 sq m space shares what it knows , using IBM 's Watson IoT to communicate in real time which seats are free to hotdesk from and responding to voice - activated functions to change office functions .
IBM spent $ 200 m on its Munich - based office for internet of things ( IoT ) collaboration , the company 's first headquarters outside of the US . The building offers more than 25 m² of collaborative space for IBM workers and its partners , which range from crowdfunding platform Indiegogo to payments provider Visa . The 15,000 sq m space shares what it knows , using IBM 's Watson IoT to communicate in real time which seats are free to hotdesk from and responding to voice - activated functions to change office functions .