tonight we begin with the chairman and ceo of ibm, ginni rometty. >> it's analytics that help banks do customer retention, that do fraud. it's healthcare -- you know i think of our history, people back in time, we have participated in some of the most glorious moments in history, whether it might have been the first systems that ever did census or landing on the moon our moon shot will be the impact we have on healthcare. it's already started. we'll do our part to change the face of healthcare. i am absolutely positive about it. >> rose: we continue with the former ceo of general electric jack welch and wife suzy talking about their real book, "the real-life mba: your no-bs guide to winning the game, building a team, and growing your career". >> they love to give raises, they love to give bonuses, they never steal an idea from one person and show it as their own, they always give credit. it's the spirit. when you see people like that and if you think back over all your life charlie of who you've met and have done well and were consistently doing well they had that spirit. and you think

that company is ibm, and its leader is ginni rometty. tonight, we talk with ibm's chairman and c.e.o. about the company's storied history and her vision for a challenging future. major funding for "revolutionaries"

charlie: ginni rometty is here. she is chairman and ceo of ibm. fortune magazine has named her the most powerful woman in business. for over a century, ibm is among the most powerful companies in the world. 2014 was a transformational year for the company. they continue to shed businesses such as low and servers. they have focused on the cloud mobile computing, and artificial intelligence. they announced a new business service that will allow access to watson supercomputers. i am pleased to have the ceo of ibm at this table for the first time. tell me where ibm is today. where you want to take it. ginni: i have a great company. it is one of four years old. we said we are transforming. i say to everyone, you don't get to be one of four years old by -- 104 years old by doing the same thing. the tech industry violently reinvents itself, and you have to keep changing with it. i am reinventing ibm like my predecessors. we are a solutions company. when you mention some of those technologies it is not just about the technologies. they are at the heart of

charlie: ginni rometty is here. she is chairman and ceo of ibm.azine has named her the most powerful woman in business. for over a century, ibm is among the most powerful companies in the world. 2014 was a transformational year for the company. they continue to shed businesses such as low and servers. they have focused

ginni rometty on the future of computing. >> ifill: and again, to our honor roll of american service personnel killed in iraq and the afghanistan conflict. we add them as their deaths are made official and photographs become available. here, in silence, is one more. >> ifill: and that's the newshour for tonight. on friday, we'll look at the fight to stop the islamic state in iraq, on the ground in anbar province. i'm gwen ifill >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. we'll see you on-line, and again here tomorrow evening with mark shields and david brooks. for all of us here at the pbs newshour, thank you and good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> lincoln financial-- committed to helping you take charge of your life and become you're own chief life officer. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning