Exhibit 24.1


				IBM
			New Orchard Road
			Armonk, NY 10504


						February 25, 2014



Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20549

I hereby delegate to each of the following individuals, whose signatures
appear below, to sign and file on behalf of Colleen F. Arnold, an executive
officer of IBM, any Securities and Exchange Commission forms or documents
in connection with any transactions by Colleen F. Arnold in IBM securities,
including without limitation Form 3, Form 4, Form 5, or Form 144 under
the Act.

E. Barth		_____________/s/ E. Barth___________________

D. Cummins		_____________/s/ D. Cummins_________________

C. A. Hall		_____________/s/ C. A. Hall_________________

M. A. Jefferson		_____________/s/ M. A. Jefferson____________

G. A. Kuehnel		_____________/s/ G. A. Kuehnel______________

L. M. Lalli		_____________/s/ L. M. Lalli________________

S. Lunin		_____________/s/ S. Lunin___________________

L. Mallardi		____________/s/ L. Mallardi_________________

This authorization shall remain in effect for as long as Colleen F. Arnold
remains an executive officer of IBM.


				Very truly yours,

				/s/ Michelle H. Browdy


				Michelle H. Browdy
				Vice President, Assistant General Counsel
				and Secretary