What do IBM do?

IBM is unique. It is the only company in our industry that has reinvented itself through multiple technology eras and economic cycles . We do so for one reason: to create differentiating value for our clients and for you, our owners.

It currently operates through five business segments: Cloud & Cognitive Software, Global Business Services, Global Technology Services, Systems, and Global Financing . Below, we take a closer look at six of IBM’s more recent acquisitions, all of which have taken place within the past 20 years.

International Business Machines (IBM), is a global technology company that provides hardware, software, cloud-based services and cognitive computing . Founded in 1911 following the merger of four companies in New York State by Charles Ranlett Flint, it was originally called Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company.

IBM, in full International Business Machines Corporation , leading American computer manufacturer, with a major share of the market both in the United States and abroad.