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International Business Machines Corporation Prepared by- Shalini chakresh INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT EDUCATION (2008-10 batch)

INTRODUCTIONInternational Business Machines Corporation, abbreviated IBM and nicknamed "Big Blue”.  It is a Multinational computer technology and IT consulting corporation.  Its headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States. 

The company is one of the few information technology information technology and companies with a continuous history dating back to the 19th century.  IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software (with a focus on the latter), and offers infrastructure services, hosting service , and consulting services in areas ranging from mainframe computers to nanotechnology .  IBM has been well known through most of its recent history as the world's largest computer company and systems integrator. 

With over 388,000 employees worldwide, IBM is the largest and most profitable information technology , employer in the world. IBM holds more patents than any other U.S. based technology company and has eight research laboratories worldwide.  The company has scientists, engineers, consultants, and sales professionals in over 170 countries.  IBM employees have earned five Nobel Prizes, four Turing Awards, five National Medals of Technology, and five National Medals of Science.  As a chip maker, IBM has been among the Worldwide Top 20 Semiconductor Sales Leaders in past years. 

HAVE A LOOK Type – public(NYSC:IBM)  FoundedEndicott . Newyork, U.S. (1889,incorporated 1911)  Headquarter- Armonk, Newyork, U.S.  Key people- Samuel J. Palmisano (chairman, president and CEO) Mark loughridge (SVP and CFO) Dan fortin (president Canada)  Industry Computer hardware computer software consultant IT service management  RevenueUS$103.6 billion(2008)  Net income- US$12.3billion(2008)  Employees- 398,455(2009)

GROWTH OF IBM In 6 March 2008, IBM Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Mr. Sam Palmisano reported that IBM has achieved 20 consecutive quarters of earnings per share growth. Investors were told that the company is well on its way to meeting a 2010 goal of $10 to $11 in earnings per share.  IBM plans to buy business analytics company SPSS Inc for $1.2 billion in cash to better compete with Oracle Corp and SAP AG in the growing field of business intelligence.

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Server Faces (JSF) problems in V6 and V7  IBM ThinkPad battery problem (2002)  Red/Green Color Problem in monitor  Monitor setting menu keeps on coming again and again  Monitor unlocking problem  Light line on monitor screen.

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