IBM Day is held on June 16. This event in the second decade of the month June is annual. Help us
Inventor Herman Hollerith started it as the ‘Tabulating Machine Co mpany’ in 1896 and incorporated the name ‘Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company’ in 1911.
It was founded in June 16, 1911 in Endicott, New York, as the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company and was renamed "International Business Machines" in 1924. “International Business and Pleasure Machines” just didn’t sound right.
The executive brass instituted a strict, yet stylish dress code for most of the 20th century. Today International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) is an American multinational technology corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York, with operations in over 171 countries. Number of IBM employees: 282,100 (2021).
Before Apple revolutionized the mobile landscape with the iPhone, IBM proved it was way beyond the curve when it released the Simon Personal Communicator in 1994.
IBM first demonstrated the prowess of artificial intelligence when it made the chess computer “Deep Blue,” which the entire world watched beat renowned champion Gary Kasparov. IBM’s early tech innovations formed today’s PC industry.
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