IBM
Organizations & Companies abbreviation · Company and Brand
| Stands for | International Business Machines |
|---|---|
| Categories | Organizations & Companies |
IBM stands for International Business Machines, a company and brand abbreviation.
American technology company providing hybrid cloud software, consulting, mainframe computers and artificial intelligence services to businesses and governments. Headquartered in Armonk, New York, and nicknamed "Big Blue".
Example: IBM still sells mainframes to most of the world's largest banks.
Usage notes
Formed in 1911 as the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company (CTR) through a merger arranged by Charles Flint, and renamed International Business Machines in 1924 under Thomas J. Watson Sr. Landmarks include the System/360 mainframe (1964), the IBM PC (1981), Deep Blue's 1997 chess win over Garry Kasparov and Watson's 2011 Jeopardy! victory. It sold its PC business to Lenovo in 2005.
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