International Business Machines Corporation

Prepared by- Shalini chakresh

INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT EDUCATION
(2008-10 batch)
INTRODUCTION-

 International 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)
 Founded- Endicott . 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
 Revenue- US$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.
 Main problem-
 Java 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.
Thank you