IBM, an American multinational technology company, agreed to acquire WDG Automation, a Brazilian software provider of robotic process automation. Financial terms were not disclosed. "IBM already automates how companies apply AI to business processes and IT operations so they can detect opportunities and problems and recommend next steps and solutions. With today's announcement, IBM is taking that a step further and helping clients accelerate automation to more parts of the organization, not just to routine, but more complex tasks so employees can focus on higher value work," Denis Kennelly, IBM General Manager, Cloud Integration.