IBM

International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE: IBM) or IBM is an American multinational technology and consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States. IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software, and it offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas ranging from mainframe computers to nanotechnology. The company was founded in 1911 as the Computing Tabulating Recording Corporation throug... More
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Computers

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Business

Employees and other personnel:

Person Title From To
  • Oct 2004
  • Jun 2008
  • 1995
  • Sep 1998
  • 1997
  • 1999
  • Jul 2001
  • May 2007
  • May 1995
  • May 1996
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Number of employees:

number date
  • 386,558
  • 2008

Venture Investments:

Company Date
  • Feb 2001
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Supplier:

Issue:

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Revenue:

Currency Amount Valid Date
  • 1.0363E+11
  • Dec 31, 2008
  • 9.1424E+10
  • Dec 31, 2006
  • 8.7548E+10
  • 2000
  • 7,197,300,000
  • 1970
  • 2.28628E+10
  • 1980
  • 6.3438E+10
  • 1990
  • 1,309,800,000
  • 1960
  • 9.1424E+10
  • 2007
  • 461,400,000
  • 1955
  • 9.8786E+10
  • 2008
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Operating Income:

Currency Amount Valid Date
  • 1.7604E+10
  • Dec 31, 2006
  • 1.0418E+10
  • 2008
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Net profit:

Currency Amount Valid Date
  • 1.2334E+10
  • Dec 31, 2008
  • 1.0418E+10
  • Dec 31, 2007
  • 7,712,000,000
  • 2000
  • 933,900,000
  • 1970
  • 3,011,300,000
  • 1980
  • 3,758,000,000
  • 1990
  • 145,600,000
  • 1960
  • 9,492,000,000
  • 2007
  • 46,500,000
  • 1955
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Cash:

Currency Amount Valid Date
  • 1.2741E+10
  • Dec 31, 2008

Total Assets:

Currency Amount Valid Date
  • 1.09524E+11
  • Dec 31, 2008

Retained Earnings:

Currency Amount Valid Date
  • 7.0353E+10
  • Dec 31, 2008

Competitive space:

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Website Owner

Websites Owned:

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Organization

Address

IBM Headquarters

1 NEW ORCHARD ROAD
Armonk New York
United States of America

Date founded:

  • 1889

Founders:

Board members:

Person Title From
  • Chair, Directors and Corporate Governance Committe
  • 1995
  • 1998
  • 2004
  • 2003
  • Chair, Executive Compensation and Management Resources Committee
  • 2001
  • 2006
  • 2005
  • 2005
  • 2000
  • Chair
  • 2003
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Child:

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Legal structure:

Place founded:

Slogan:

  • Innovation That Matters
  • Think
  • What Makes You Special?

Organizations acquired:

Organization acquired Date
  • 2001
  • 2005
  • 2006
  • Jul 1999
  • 2003
  • 1996
  • 1998
  • 2002
  • 2005
  • 2007
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Leadership:

Person Role Title From
  • Senior Vice President
  • Senior Vice President
  • President and CEO
  • Jan 1, 2012
  • Sr. VP and CFO
  • Senior Vice President
  • Senior Vice President
  • Chairman of the Board
  • Senior Vice President
  • Senior Vice President
  • Senior Vice President
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Architectural structure owner

Structures Owned:

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Awards

Appears in ranked lists:

List Rank Year
  • 14
  • 2009
  • 15
  • 2008
  • 10
  • 2006
  • 6
  • 2000
  • 5
  • 1970
  • 8
  • 1980
  • 4
  • 1990
  • 27
  • 1960
  • 15
  • 2007
  • 61
  • 1955
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Fortune 500 of 1990

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Video Game Publisher

Game Versions Published:

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Conference sponsor

Conferences:

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Education

Visiting scholars, fellows, etc.:

Person Position or title From To
  • Dec 12, 2011
  • Feb 6, 2012 11:14:31PM UTC
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Inventor

Inventions:

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KWType:

  • Artefact

Assessment:

  • Manufacturer of business machines and one of the largest industrial corporations in the world.

Category:

  • business and industry

Disciplines:

  • information technology
  • computers
  • business
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