IBM: Complete Guide

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IBM, which stands for International Business Machines, was initially known as CTR, short for Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company, a company founded in Endicott, NY.

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Quick Facts

Year Founded: 1911 Founders: Charles Ranlett Flint Industry: Computing, Technology Services, Office Products and Equipment, Cloud Services Headquarter: Armonk, NY Key People: Charles Ranlett Flint, Thomas Watson, Sr., Thomas Watson, Jr., Arvind Krishna, Jim

Most Important Inventions from IBM

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– FORTRAN  – Universal Product Codes (UPC) – Magnetic Card Stripes

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IBM Acquisitions

– PwC Consulting, $3.5 Billion, 2002 – Texas Memory Systems, Unknown Amount, 2012 – Merge Healthcare, $1 Billion, 2015 – The Weather Company (digital services), $2 Billion, 2015 – Cleversafe, $1.3 Billion, 2015

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