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IBM

Also Known As Big Blue
Information Technology

International Business Machines Corporation is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Armonk, New York. It was founded in 1911 as the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company, a holding company formed from the merger of four smaller technology and measuring-systems manufacturers, and later took the IBM name as it became a central force in mainframe computing and, more recently, cloud and artificial intelligence services.

Facts
Company Type
Technology company 2
Founded Year
1911 2
Headquarters
Armonk, New York, U.S. 2
Size Band
100,000 or More 2
Status
Active 3
Company Type
Company Type (category)
Public 1
FAQs

What was IBM originally called before it became IBM?

IBM was founded on June 16, 1911 as the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company, a holding company formed from the merger of four smaller technology and measuring-systems manufacturers. It later took the International Business Machines name as it became a central force in mainframe computing and, more recently, cloud and artificial intelligence services.
Connections

Associated With

Business Process Outsourcing, Business Models

IBM operates one of the ten largest global consulting and business-process-outsourcing practices, spanning strategy consulting, technology and systems integration and operations.

Source Wikipedia, IBM
IBM Antitrust Case, Corporate Events
Source Wikipedia, IBM
IBM Sale of PC Business to Lenovo, Corporate Events
Source Wikipedia, Lenovo Acquisition of IBM PC Division
Value-added reseller, Business Models

The relationships value-added resellers build with the makers of underlying products have shaped major corporate deals, such as IBM's acquisition of Informix Corporation.

Companies Led

Thomas J. Watson Jr., Founders, Executives and Management Thinkers
Source Thomas J. Watson Jr. (Wikipedia)

Operates In

Technology Industry, Industries
Source Wikipedia, IBM

Parent Company Of

Lotus Development Corporation, Companies and Brands
Source Lotus Development Corporation (Wikipedia)

Related Corporate Events

IBM Antitrust Case, Corporate Events
Source Wikipedia, IBM
IBM Sale of PC Business to Lenovo, Corporate Events
Source Wikipedia, Lenovo Acquisition of IBM PC Division
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Same As

IBM

Also in Computing Atlas: the same subject.

Developed

AIX

Also in Computing Atlas: developed by this subject.

Blue Gene

Also in Computing Atlas: developed by this subject.

BOS/360

Also in Computing Atlas: developed by this subject.

Business Process Execution Language

Also in Computing Atlas: developed by this subject.

Source Business Process Execution Language (Wikipedia)History, invented by company
Quote, History, invented by company
IBM and Microsoft decided to combine these languages into a new language, BPEL4WS
Chaitin's algorithm

Also in Computing Atlas: developed by this subject.

Source Crossref: Register allocation & spilling via graph coloring (Crossref record)Author affiliation
Quote, Author affiliation
IBM Research, P.O.Box 218, Yorktown Heights, NY
Data Encryption Standard Algorithm

Also in Computing Atlas: developed by this subject.

Deep Blue

Also in Computing Atlas: developed by this subject.

DOS/360

Also in Computing Atlas: developed by this subject.

FL (programming language)

Also in Computing Atlas: developed by this subject.

Fortran

Also in Computing Atlas: developed by this subject.

GPSS

Also in Computing Atlas: developed by this subject.

Source GPSS (Wikipedia)History
Quote, History
GPSS was developed in the 1960s by Geoffrey Gordon, an employee of IBM's Advanced Systems Development Division (ASDD).
Harvard Mark I

Also in Computing Atlas: developed by this subject.

IBM 1401

Also in Computing Atlas: developed by this subject.

IBM 650

Also in Computing Atlas: developed by this subject.

IBM 701

Also in Computing Atlas: developed by this subject.

Source Wikipedia: IBM 701Lead paragraph [invented-by-company]
Quote, Lead paragraph [invented-by-company]
was IBM's first commercial scientific computer
IBM 7090

Also in Computing Atlas: developed by this subject.

IBM 7090/94 IBSYS

Also in Computing Atlas: developed by this subject.

IBM AS/400

Also in Computing Atlas: developed by this subject.

IBM BASIC

Also in Computing Atlas: developed by this subject.

Source IBM BASIC (Wikipedia)Lead, release
Quote, Lead, release
The IBM Personal Computer BASIC, commonly shortened to IBM BASIC, is a programming language first released by IBM with the IBM Personal Computer, Model 5150 (IBM PC) in 1981.
IBM Basic Programming Support

Also in Computing Atlas: developed by this subject.

Source IBM Basic Programming Support (Wikipedia)Lead, second paragraph [invented-by-company]
Quote, Lead, second paragraph [invented-by-company]
BPS was developed by IBM's General Products Division in Endicott, New York.
IBM Db2

Also in Computing Atlas: developed by this subject.

IBM PC DOS

Also in Computing Atlas: developed by this subject.

IBM Personal Computer

Also in Computing Atlas: developed by this subject.

IBM RPG

Also in Computing Atlas: developed by this subject.

IBM SSEC

Also in Computing Atlas: developed by this subject.

Source IBM SSEC (Wikipedia)Lead [invented-by-company]
Quote, Lead [invented-by-company]
was an electromechanical computer built by IBM
IBM System/360

Also in Computing Atlas: developed by this subject.

IBM System/370

Also in Computing Atlas: developed by this subject.

IBM System/390

Also in Computing Atlas: developed by this subject.

IBM Z

Also in Computing Atlas: developed by this subject.

Informix

Also in Computing Atlas: developed by this subject.

Lucifer (cipher)

Also in Computing Atlas: developed by this subject.

MARS (cipher)

Also in Computing Atlas: developed by this subject.

Source MARS (cipher) (Wikipedia)Lead, IBM
Quote, Lead, IBM
MARS is a block cipher that was IBM's submission to the Advanced Encryption Standard process.
Object REXX

Also in Computing Atlas: developed by this subject.

Source Object REXX (Wikipedia)History, origin
Quote, History, origin
the "Oryx" project at the IBM Scientific Centre in Winchester
OS/2

Also in Computing Atlas: developed by this subject.

PL/I

Also in Computing Atlas: developed by this subject.

REXX

Also in Computing Atlas: developed by this subject.

Roadrunner (supercomputer)

Also in Computing Atlas: developed by this subject.

RPG

Also in Computing Atlas: developed by this subject.

Semi-Automatic Ground Environment

Also in Computing Atlas: developed by this subject.

Sequoia (supercomputer)

Also in Computing Atlas: developed by this subject.

Source Sequoia (supercomputer) (Wikipedia)Lead [invented-by-company]
Quote, Lead [invented-by-company]
constructed by IBM for the National Nuclear Security Administration
Summit (supercomputer)

Also in Computing Atlas: developed by this subject.

Tru64 UNIX

Also in Computing Atlas: developed by this subject.

TSS (operating system)

Also in Computing Atlas: developed by this subject.

Web Services Flow Language

Also in Computing Atlas: developed by this subject.

Source Web Services Flow Language (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
an XML programming language proposed by IBM in 2001 for describing Web services compositions
X10 (programming language)

Also in Computing Atlas: developed by this subject.

Shaped

Computer Engineering

Also in Technology and Engineering Atlas: which this subject shaped.

Manufactures

Browning Automatic Rifle

Also in War and Military Atlas: manufactured by this subject.

Source Wikidata: Browning Automatic Rifle
M1 carbine

Also in War and Military Atlas: manufactured by this subject.

Source Wikidata: M1 carbine

Origin Of

IBM Db2

Also in Computing Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Located In

United States

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is located.

Sources
1. Wikidata: IBM
  • Wikidata Q37156, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata Q37156 P31=Q891723 (public) (w-bbfill-business4-0926 knownqid fetch)
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2. Wikipedia, IBM
Wikipedia
  • Lead and history section
    IBM was founded in 1911 as the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company (CTR), a holding company of manufacturers of record-keeping and measuring systems.
  • Lead section
    International Business Machines Corporation, doing business as IBM (nicknamed Big Blue), is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Armonk, New York.
  • Infobox: founded
    June 16, 1911 (as Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company) Endicott, New York, U.S.
  • Infobox: num_employees
    264,300
  • Operates In: Technology Industry, Infobox
  • Associated With: IBM Antitrust Case, 1960s-1980s section
  • Associated With: Business Process Outsourcing, Consulting section
    With 160,000 consultants globally as of 2024, IBM is one of the ten largest consulting companies in the world, with capabilities spanning strategy and management consulting, experience design, technology and systems integration, and operations.
  • Related Corporate Events: IBM Antitrust Case
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3. StockAnalysis.com: International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) company profile
StockAnalysis.comProfile: quote header
Quote, Profile: quote header
International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) NYSE: IBM · Real-Time Price · USD
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Wikipedia, Lenovo Acquisition of IBM PC Division
Wikipedia
  • Associated With: IBM Sale of PC Business to Lenovo
  • Related Corporate Events: IBM Sale of PC Business to Lenovo
View the Source
Thomas J. Watson Jr. (Wikipedia)
Companies Led: Thomas J. Watson Jr., Lead paragraph
Quote, Companies Led: Thomas J. Watson Jr., Lead paragraph
he was the second IBM president (1952-71)
View the Source
Lotus Development Corporation (Wikipedia)
Parent Company Of: Lotus Development Corporation, Lead, IBM purchase
Quote, Parent Company Of: Lotus Development Corporation, Lead, IBM purchase
IBM purchased Lotus in 1995 for US$3.5 billion
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