IBM Q3 beat on profit, revenue, and guidance. Software and infrastructure segments grew as two-thirds of Q2's slipped mainframe deals closed, CFO said. IBM raised free-cash-flow guidance to more than $1 billion growth. Full-year revenue growth guidance unchanged at 4-5%, software growth guidance lifted to 7-8% from 6-8%.
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