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Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements (Form S-8 Nos. 2-77235, 33-29022, 33-33458, 33-34406, 33-53777, 33-60225, 33-60227, 33-60237, 33-60815, 333-01411, 33-52931, 33-33590, 333-76914, 333-87708, 333-09055, 333-23315, 333-31305, 333-41813, 333-44981, 333-48435, 333-81157, 333-87751, 333-87859, 333-87925, 333-30424, 333-33692, 333-36510, 333-102872, 333-102870, 333-103471, 333-104806, 333-114190, 333-131934, 333-138326 and 333-138327) and the Registration Statements (Form S-3 Nos. 33-49475(1), 33-31732, 33-50537, 33-65119, 33-65119(1), 333-03763, 333-21073, 333-27669, 333-40669, 333-70521, 333-32690, 333-37034, 333-101034 and 333-102603) of International Business Machines Corporation and in the related Prospectuses of our report dated February 22, 2005, included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2006, with respect to the statement of revenues and expenses of the Business Consulting Services Reporting Unit of International Business Machines Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2004 (not included therein).
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP Ernst & Young LLP |
New York, New York
February 27, 2007
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm