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The '''International Business Machines Corporation''' ('''IBM''') is a global [[technology]] and [[consulting]] [[corporation]] based in [[Armonk]], [[New York (state)|New York]]. It was founded as the ''Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company'' (''C-T-R'') in 1911 before taking its present name in 1924. IBM began through a merger of two earlier companies and so developed and sold a wide range of products, including [[punched card]]s, [[tabulation|tabulator]]s and [[food]] preparation equipment.<ref>''IBM Archive'': '[http://www-03.ibm.com/ibm/history/history/decade_1910.html 1910s]'.</ref> Now operating in over 170 [[country|countries]], the present-day corporation offers [[business]] analytics, provides [[hardware]] and [[software]], and develops various other technology-based solutions such as [[cloud computing]].<ref>''IBM'': '[http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/background.wss Background]'.</ref> | The '''International Business Machines Corporation''' ('''IBM''') is a global [[technology]] and [[consulting]] [[corporation]] based in [[Armonk]], [[New York (U.S. state)|New York]]. It was founded as the ''Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company'' (''C-T-R'') in 1911 before taking its present name in 1924. IBM began through a merger of two earlier companies and so developed and sold a wide range of products, including [[punched card]]s, [[tabulation|tabulator]]s and [[food]] preparation equipment.<ref>''IBM Archive'': '[http://www-03.ibm.com/ibm/history/history/decade_1910.html 1910s]'.</ref> Now operating in over 170 [[country|countries]], the present-day corporation offers [[business]] analytics, provides [[hardware]] and [[software]], and develops various other technology-based solutions such as [[cloud computing]].<ref>''IBM'': '[http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/background.wss Background]'.</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:53, 7 February 2023
The International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) is a global technology and consulting corporation based in Armonk, New York. It was founded as the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company (C-T-R) in 1911 before taking its present name in 1924. IBM began through a merger of two earlier companies and so developed and sold a wide range of products, including punched cards, tabulators and food preparation equipment.[1] Now operating in over 170 countries, the present-day corporation offers business analytics, provides hardware and software, and develops various other technology-based solutions such as cloud computing.[2]
Footnotes
- ↑ IBM Archive: '1910s'.
- ↑ IBM: 'Background'.