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 Virginia M. Rometty, an
executive officer and a member of the Board of Directors of IBM,
Securities and Exchange Commission forms or documents in connection
with any transactions by Virginia M. Rometty 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 Virginia M.
Rometty remains a member of the IBM Board of Directors or an
executive officer of IBM.


				Very truly yours,

				/s/ Michelle H. Browdy


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