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  company_name  = [[Company_Name:=International Business Machines Corporation]] |

  company_name  = [[Company_Name:=International Business Machines Corporation]] |

  company_logo  = |

  company_logo  = [[Image:IBM_logo.png|150px|IBM logo]] |

  company_type  = [[Company_Type:=Public|[[Public Company|Public]]]] ([[Exchange:=NYSE|[[New York Stock Exchange|NYSE]]]]: [[Symbol:=IBM|[http://www.nyse.com/about/listed/lcddata.html?ticker=IBM IBM]]]) |

company_slogan = ''Big Blue'' |

  company_type  = [[Company_Type:=Public|[[Public Company|Public]]]] ([[Exchange:=NYSE|[[New York Stock Exchange|NYSE]]]]: [[Stock Symbol:=IBM|[http://www.nyse.com/about/listed/lcddata.html?ticker=IBM IBM]]])|

  foundation  = [[Year_Started:=1888|[[1888]]]], incorporated [[1911]] |

  foundation  = [[Year_Started:=1888|[[1888]]]], incorporated [[1911]] |

  location    = [[City:=Armonk|[[Armonk]]]], [[State_Name:=New York|[[New York]]]], [[Country_Name:=United States|[[United States|USA]]]] |

  key_people  = [[Key_Person1:=Samuel J. Palmisano|[[Directory:Samuel J. Palmisano|Samuel J. Palmisano]]]], [[Key_Person1_Title:=Chairman & CEO]]<br/> [[Key_Person2:=Mark Loughridge|[[Directory:Mark Loughridge|Mark Loughridge]]]], [[Key_Person2_Title:=SVP & CFO]]<br/>[[Key_Person3:=Dan Fortin|[[Directory:Dan Fortin|Dan Fortin]]]], [[Key_Person3_Title:=President (Canada)]]<br/>[[Directory:Frank Kern|Frank Kern]], President (Asia Pacific)<br/>[[Directory:Nick Donofrio|Nick Donofrio]], EVP (Innovation & Technology)<br/>[[Directory:Colleen Arnold|Colleen Arnold]], President IOT Northeast Europe<br/>[[Directory:Dominique Cerutti|Dominique Cerutti]], President IOT Southwest Europe |  

  location    = {{flagicon|US}} [[City:=Armonk|[[Armonk]]]], [[State_Name:=New York|[[New York]]]], [[Country_Name:=United States|[[United States|USA]]]] |

  industry    = [[NAICS_Code1_Title:=Computer and Periperal Equipment Manufacturing|[[Computer hardware]]]]<br/>[[NAICS_Code2_Title:=Software Publishers|[[Computer software]]]]<br/>[[NAICS_Code3_Title:=Scientific and Technical Consulting Services|[[Consultant|Consulting]]]]<br/>[[NAICS_Code4_Title:=Computer Systems Services|[[IT Service Management|IT Services]]]] |

  key_people  = [[Key_Person1:=Samuel J. Palmisano|[[Directory:Samuel J. Palmisano|Samuel J. Palmisano]]]], [[Key_Person1_Title:=Chairman & CEO]]<br> [[Key_Person2:=Mark Loughridge|[[Directory:Mark Loughridge|Mark Loughridge]]]], [[Key_Person2_Title:=SVP & CFO]]<br>[[Key_Person3:=Dan Fortin|[[Directory:Dan Fortin|Dan Fortin]]]], [[Key_Person3_Title:=President (Canada)]]<br>[[Directory:Frank Kern|Frank Kern]], President (Asia Pacific)<br>[[Directory:Nick Donofrio|Nick Donofrio]], EVP (Innovation & Technology)<br>[[Directory:Colleen Arnold|Colleen Arnold]], President IOT Northeast Europe<br>[[Directory:Dominique Cerutti|Dominique Cerutti]], President IOT Southwest Europe |  

  industry    = [[NAICS_Code1_Title:=Computer and Periperal Equipment Manufacturing|[[Computer hardware]]]]<br>[[NAICS_Code2_Title:=Software Publishers|[[Computer software]]]]<br>[[NAICS_Code3_Title:=Scientific and Technical Consulting Services|[[Consultant|Consulting]]]]<br>[[NAICS_Code4_Title:=Computer Systems Services|[[IT Service Management|IT Services]]]] |

  products    = [[Directory:IBM/Products|See complete products listing]] |

  products    = [[Directory:IBM/Products|See complete products listing]] |

  revenue    = {{profit}}[[United States dollar|$US]] 91.1 billion ([[Fiscal year|2005]])<ref name="morningstar">{{cite web|url=http://quicktake.morningstar.com/Stock/Income10.asp?Country=USA&Symbol=IBM&stocktab=finance&pgid=qtqnnavfinstate |title=IBM Stock Report |accessdate=2006-06-27 |publisher=[[Morningstar, Inc.]]}}</ref> |

  revenue    = {{profit}}[[United States dollar|US$]][[Revenues:=91100000000|91.1 billion]] (2005)<ref name="morningstar">{{cite web|url=http://quicktake.morningstar.com/Stock/Income10.asp?Country=USA&Symbol=IBM&stocktab=finance&pgid=qtqnnavfinstate |title=IBM Stock Report |accessdate=2006-06-27 |publisher=[[Morningstar, Inc.]]}}</ref> |

  operating_income = {{profit}}$US12.4 billion (2005)<ref name="morningstar"/><br/> (10.5% [[operating margin]]<ref name="reuters">{{cite web|url=http://www.investor.reuters.com/business/BusCompanyOverview.aspx?ticker=IBM&target=%2fbusiness%2fbuscompany%2fbuscompfake%2fbuscompoverview&cotype=1M |title=IBM: Company Overview |accessdate=2006-06-27 |publisher=[[Reuters]] }}</ref>)|

  operating_income = {{profit}}US$12.4 billion (2005)<ref name="morningstar"/><br/> (10.5% [[operating margin]]<ref name="reuters">{{cite web|url=http://www.investor.reuters.com/business/BusCompanyOverview.aspx?ticker=IBM&target=%2fbusiness%2fbuscompany%2fbuscompfake%2fbuscompoverview&cotype=1M |title=IBM: Company Overview |accessdate=2006-06-27 |publisher=[[Reuters]] }}</ref>)|

  net_income    = {{profit}}$US7.9 billion (2005)<ref name="morningstar"/><br/> (9.3% [[profit margin]]<ref name="reuters"/>)|

  net_income    = {{profit}}US$[[Net Income:=7900000000|7.9 billion]] (2005)<ref name="morningstar"/><br> (9.3% [[profit margin]]<ref name="reuters"/>)|

  num_employees = 329,373 (2005)<ref name="reuters"/> |

  num_employees = [[Employees:=329373|329,373]] (2005)<ref name="reuters"/> |

  subsid    = [[ADSTAR]]<br/>[[Informix]]<br/>[[Iris Associates]]<br/>[[Lotus Software]]<br/>[[Rational Software]]<br/>[[Sequent Computer Systems]]<br/>[[Tivoli Systems, Inc.]] |

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[[NAICS_Code1:=33411]] [[NAICS_Code2:=51121]] [[NAICS_Code3:=54169]] [[NAICS_Code4:=54151]]

contact = [[Legal_Name:=International Business Machines Corporation]]<br>[[Address:=1 Corporate Plaza, Suite 100]]<br>Armonk, [[State_Code:=NY]]&nbsp; [[Country_Code:=US]]&nbsp; [[Zip:=10504]]-[[Plus4:=1783]]<br>[[Phone:=914.499.1900]]&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Fax:=914.765.7382]]<br>[[Web:=www.ibm.com|[http://www.ibm.com www.ibm.com]]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Email:=webmaster@ibm.com|[mailto:webmaster@ibm.com Mail]]]|

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'''International Business Machines Corporation''' ('''IBM''', or '''Big Blue'''; {{nyse|IBM}}) is a [[multinational corporation|multinational]] [[computer]] [[technology]] [[corporation]] headquartered in [[Armonk]], [[New York]], [[United States|USA]]. The company is one of the few information technology companies with a continuous history dating back to the 19th century; it was founded in [[1888]] and incorporated (as [[Computing Tabulating Recording Corporation (CTR)]]) on June 15, [[1911]], and listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 1916. IBM manufactures and sells [[computer hardware]], [[computer software|software]], infrastructure services, [[Internet hosting service|hosting services]], and [[consultant|consulting services]] in areas ranging from [[mainframe computer]]s to [[nanotechnology]]<ref>http://domino.research.ibm.com/comm/research.nsf/pages/r.nanotech.html</ref>. With almost 330,000 employees worldwide and revenues of [[United States dollar|US $]]91 billion<ref name="morningstar"/> annually (figures from 2005), IBM is the largest [[information technology]] company in the world, and holds more [[patent]]s than any other technology company.<ref name="patents">{{cite web| url=http://www.ibm.com/news/us/en/2006/01/2006_01_10.html| title=IBM maintains patent lead, moves to increase patent quality| date=[[2006-01-10]]|}}</ref>

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Since 2001, services and consulting ([[Directory:IBM Global Services|IBM Global Services]]) revenues have been larger than those from manufacturing (Hardware).<ref>{{Cite book| url=ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/annualreport/2002/2002_ibm_ar_fr.pdf| title=2002 IBM annual report: Financial only| publisher=IBM| pages=64| format=pdf| accessdate=2006-07-23}}</ref> Significantly, IBM has also been steadily increasing its workforce in developing countries (notably, in [[IBM India]]) and retrenching in the US and Europe.<ref name="offshoring">{{cite web|url=http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/06_23/b3987093.htm|title=Big Blue Shift| date = [[2006-06-05]]|accessdate=2006-08-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/06_23/b3987098.htm| title=IBM wakes up to India's skills|date=[[2006-06-05]]|accessdate=2006-08-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.financegates.com/news/business_news/2005-05-05/ibm_05052005.html|title=IBM cuts 13000 employees, mostly in Europe|accessdate=2006-06-25|date=[[2005-05-05]]}}</ref> [[Directory:Samuel J. Palmisano|Samuel J. Palmisano]] was elected [[Chief executive officer|CEO]] on January 29, [[2002]] after having led IBM's Global Services, and helping it to become a business with $100 billion in backlog in 2004.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.ibm.com/ibm/sjp/bio.html| title=Personal biography| date=March [[2006]]}}</ref> Palmisano replaced [[Louis V. Gerstner]], who held the job from 1993 to 2002, taking over from [[John Akers]], who left during a period of financial difficulty for the company.

'''International Business Machines Corporation''' ('''IBM''', or '''Big Blue'''; {{nyse|IBM}}) is a [[multinational corporation|multinational]] [[computer]] [[technology]] [[corporation]] headquartered in [[Directory:Armonk, New York|Armonk]], [[Directory:New York|New York]], [[Directory:United States|USA]]. The company is one of the few information technology companies with a continuous history dating back to the 19th century; it was founded in [[1888]] and incorporated (as [[Computing Tabulating Recording Corporation (CTR)]]) on June 15, [[1911]], and listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 1916. IBM manufactures and sells [[computer hardware]], [[computer software|software]], infrastructure services, [[Internet hosting service|hosting services]], and [[consultant|consulting services]] in areas ranging from [[mainframe computer]]s to [[nanotechnology]]<ref>http://domino.research.ibm.com/comm/research.nsf/pages/r.nanotech.html</ref>. With almost 330,000 employees worldwide and revenues of [[United States dollar|US $]]91 billion<ref name="morningstar"/> annually (figures from 2005), IBM is the largest [[information technology]] company in the world, and holds more [[patent]]s than any other technology company.<ref name="patents">{{cite web| url=http://www.ibm.com/news/us/en/2006/01/2006_01_10.html| title=IBM maintains patent lead, moves to increase patent quality| date=[[2006-01-10]]|}}</ref>

IBM has engineers and consultants in over 170 countries and [[IBM Research]] has eight laboratories, all located in the [[Northern Hemisphere]], with five of those locations outside of the United States.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.research.ibm.com/worldwide/| title= Worldwide IBM Research Locations| publisher=IBM| accessdate=2006-06-21}}</ref> IBM employees have earned five [[Nobel Prize]]s, four [[Turing Award]]s, five [[National Medal of Technology|National Medals of Technology]], and five [[National Medal of Science|National Medals of Science]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.research.ibm.com/about/awards.shtml |title= Awards & Achievements |accessdate=2006-07-01 |publisher=IBM}}</ref>

Since 2001, services and consulting ([[Directory:IBM Global Services|IBM Global Services]]) revenues have been larger than those from manufacturing (Hardware).<ref>{{Cite book| url=ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/annualreport/2002/2002_ibm_ar_fr.pdf| title=2002 IBM annual report: Financial only| publisher=IBM| pages=64| format=pdf| accessdate=2006-07-23}}</ref> Significantly, IBM has also been steadily increasing its workforce in developing countries (notably, in [[Directory:IBM India|IBM India]]) and retrenching in the US and Europe.<ref name="offshoring">{{cite web|url=http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/06_23/b3987093.htm|title=Big Blue Shift| date = [[2006-06-05]]|accessdate=2006-08-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/06_23/b3987098.htm| title=IBM wakes up to India's skills|date=[[2006-06-05]]|accessdate=2006-08-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.financegates.com/news/business_news/2005-05-05/ibm_05052005.html|title=IBM cuts 13000 employees, mostly in Europe|accessdate=2006-06-25|date=[[2005-05-05]]}}</ref> [[Directory:Samuel J. Palmisano|Samuel J. Palmisano]] was elected [[Chief executive officer|CEO]] on January 29, [[2002]] after having led IBM's Global Services, and helping it to become a business with $100 billion in backlog in 2004.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.ibm.com/ibm/sjp/bio.html| title=Personal biography| date=March [[2006]]}}</ref> Palmisano replaced [[Directory:Louis V. Gerstner|Louis V. Gerstner]], who held the job from 1993 to 2002, taking over from John Akers, who left during a period of financial difficulty for the company.

As a chip maker IBM is among the [[Worldwide Top 20 Semiconductor Sales Leaders]].

IBM has engineers and consultants in over 170 countries and [[Directory:IBM Research|IBM Research]] has eight laboratories, all located in the Northern Hemisphere, with five of those locations outside of the United States.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.research.ibm.com/worldwide/| title= Worldwide IBM Research Locations| publisher=IBM| accessdate=2006-06-21}}</ref> IBM employees have earned five [[Nobel Prize]]s, four [[Turing Award]]s, five [[National Medal of Technology|National Medals of Technology]], and five [[National Medal of Science|National Medals of Science]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.research.ibm.com/about/awards.shtml |title= Awards & Achievements |accessdate=2006-07-01 |publisher=IBM}}</ref>

==History==

==History==

===Eclipse===

===Eclipse===

Eclipse is a platform-independent [[software framework]] written in the [[Java programming language]]. Eclipse was originally a [[proprietary]] product developed by IBM as a successor of its [[VisualAge]] family of tools. As of [[2006]], Eclipse is managed by the [[Non-profit organization|non-profit]] [[Eclipse Foundation]] and the source code is released under the [[free software]], [[open source]] [[Eclipse Public License]].

Eclipse is a platform-independent [[software framework]] written in the [[Java programming language]]. Eclipse was originally a [[proprietary]] product developed by IBM as a successor of its [[VisualAge]] family of tools. As of [[2006]], Eclipse is managed by the [[Non-profit organization|non-profit]] [[Eclipse Foundation]] and the source code is released under the [[free software]], [[open source]] [[Eclipse Public License]].

===Gaming===

===Gaming===

IBM develops processing chips for [[video game console|gaming consoles]]. The [[Xbox 360]] contains IBM's tri-core chipset [[Xenon (processor)|Xenon]]. At the request of [[Microsoft]], IBM was able to design the chip and ramp up to production volumes in less than 24 months (with co-production at [[Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing]] in Singapore.)<ref>{{Cite web| url=http://www-03.ibm.com/chips/news/2005/1025_xbox.html| title=IBM delivers Power-based chip for Microsoft Xbox 360 worldwide launch| publisher=IBM| date=[[2005-10-25]]}}</ref> Meanwhile, Sony's [[PlayStation 3]] will feature the [[Cell microprocessor|Cell]], a new chip designed by IBM, [[Toshiba]], and Sony in a joint venture. The Cell processor is already slated for use in other systems (Toshiba plans to use it on [[High-definition television|HDTVs]]), unlike the Xbox 360 chip, whose plans are owned by Microsoft. The [[Wii]] will (like its predecessor, the [[Nintendo GameCube|GameCube]]) feature an IBM chip (codenamed [[Broadway (microprocessor)|Broadway]]).

IBM develops processing chips for [[video game console|gaming consoles]]. The [[Xbox 360]] contains IBM's tri-core chipset [[Xenon (processor)|Xenon]]. At the request of [[Microsoft]], IBM was able to design the chip and ramp up to production volumes in less than 24 months (with co-production at [[Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing]] in Singapore.) Meanwhile, Sony's [[PlayStation 3]] will feature the [[Cell microprocessor|Cell]], a new chip designed by IBM, [[Toshiba]], and Sony in a joint venture. The Cell processor is already slated for use in other systems (Toshiba plans to use it on [[High-definition television|HDTVs]]), unlike the Xbox 360 chip, whose plans are owned by Microsoft. The [[Wii]] will (like its predecessor, the [[Nintendo GameCube|GameCube]]) feature an IBM chip (codenamed [[Broadway (microprocessor)|Broadway]]).

In May 2002, IBM and Butterfly.net, Inc. announced the Butterfly Grid, a commercial [[grid computing|grid]] for the online video gaming market.<ref>{{Cite web| url= http://www-03.ibm.com/industries/media/doc/content/news/pressrelease/359248111.html| title= Butterfly and IBM introduce first video game industry computing grid| date=[[2002-05-09]]| publisher=IBM}}</ref> In March 2006, IBM announced separate agreements with Hoplon Infotainment, Online Game Services Incorporated (OGSI) and RenderRocket. The deals included on-demand (for Hoplon Infotainment and RenderRocket) and [[blade server]]s (for OGSI).<ref>{{Cite web| url= http://www-03.ibm.com/industries/media/doc/content/news/pressrelease/1551338111.html| title= IBM joins forces with game companies around the world to accelerate innovation| date=[[2006-03-21]]| publisher=IBM}}</ref>

In May 2002, IBM and Butterfly.net, Inc. announced the Butterfly Grid, a commercial [[grid computing|grid]] for the online video gaming market. In March 2006, IBM announced separate agreements with Hoplon Infotainment, Online Game Services Incorporated (OGSI) and RenderRocket. The deals included on-demand (for Hoplon Infotainment and RenderRocket) and [[blade server]]s (for OGSI).

==Big Blue==

==Big Blue==

==Board of directors==

==Board of directors==

Current members of the [[board of directors]] of IBM are: [[Cathleen Black]], [[Ken Chenault]], [[Juergen Dormann]], [[Michael Eskew]], [[Shirley Ann Jackson]], [[Charles F. Knight]], [[Minoru Makihara]], [[Lucio Noto]], [[James W. Owens]] (effective 1 March 2006), [[Samuel J. Palmisano]], [[Joan Spero]], [[Sidney Taurel]], [[Charles Vest]], and [[Lorenzo Zambrano]].

Current members of the [[board of directors]] of IBM are: [[Cathleen Black]], [[Ken Chenault]], [[Juergen Dormann]], [[Michael Eskew]], [[Shirley Ann Jackson]], [[Charles F. Knight]], [[Minoru Makihara]], [[Lucio Noto]], [[James W. Owens]] (effective 1 March 2006), [[Samuel J. Palmisano]], [[Joan Spero]], [[Sidney Taurel]], [[Charles Vest]], and [[Lorenzo Zambrano]].