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Operating Segments: Computing and information technology, hosting and consulting services, research and development

HQ: Armonk, New York

About IBM

Founded in 1911 in Endicott, New York, IBM started as the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company (CTR), and manufactured early examples of computing, such as commercial scales and time recorders, tabulators, and punch-card machines. Originally an amalgam of four different companies, they changed the company’s name to International Business Machines (IBM) in 1924, and wholly merged the subsidiaries in 1933. By 1937, IBM-produced tabulating equipment was used by numerous private and public clients, such as the U.S. government maintaining employment records for 26 million people as part of the Social Security Act. Throughout the 20th century, IBM products were part of some of the most important scientific advances of the 20th century, such as the Cold War space race and Apollo lunar missions. Working to recover from heavy losses in the early 1990s, IBM  closed or sold off its consumer electronics divisions and focused on software, IT infrastructure and security, and cloud computing.

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Products, Services, and Platforms

Products

Computer Hardware: IBM’s historical catalog includes numerous models of computers and computer components (like floppy disks, RAM, and hard drives) for both personal and business purposes. While IBM no longer manufactures personal computers, they still produce minicomputers, mainframes, and other types of hardware meant for businesses such as the z13 mainframe server and TS2280 tape storage device.

Software: This division includes the software programs published by IBM to run on their hardware, such as the AIX series of Unix operating systems. Like their hardware, IBM no longer produces software for personal use.

Services

Blockchain management: Blockchains are shared ledgers that record transactions and track assets. IBM offers management, development, and security services for blockchains, allowing clients to use them safely and effectively.

Analytics: This division refers to the integration of data analytics and the usage of artificial intelligence into business. Advanced AI programs can modernize, collect, organize, and analyze.

Financing: IBM offers financing plans for purchasing software and used IT equipment, as well as managing business growth and taking out leases and loans.

Research and Development: IBM continues to pursue projects related to the research and development of IT technology, such as its question-answering AI system Watson, advances in cloud computing, and experimental quantum computing.

Subsidiaries/Partners

IBM’s subsidiaries include its various national branches, such as IBM India, as well as Aspera, Emptoris, FileNet, Red Hat, SoftLayer (renamed to IBM Cloud in 2018), Trusteer, the Weather Company, and many more.

Competitors

IBM’s competitors in the field of IT services and solutions includes Hewlett Packard, Xerox, Oracle, Accenture, SAS, SAP, SalesForce, and Microsoft. In computer hardware and software, IBM’s primary competitors are Intel, Dell, Samsung, Apple, Infosys, and Adobe.

CAGE Code: SCZ79, U5180, 08497, D8454, KC5M2, 1BBP4, 067X3, 002E8, 00RQ9, 1U0E6