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IBM offers a wide range of infrastructure, hosting services; a broad portfolio of middleware for collaboration, predictive analytics, provides the world's most advanced servers and develops  computer hardware & software, systems management and consulting services in different technology such as the nanotechnology.<ref>[http://domino.research.ibm.com/comm/research.nsf/pages/r.nanotech.html Nanotechnology]</ref> IBM employs hundreds of thousands of employees in more than 170 countries and it operates under the principle of building a smarter planet. <ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/company/ibm Lindkedin]</ref>

IBM offers a wide range of infrastructure, hosting services; a broad portfolio of middleware for collaboration, predictive analytics, provides the world's most advanced servers and develops  computer hardware & software, systems management and consulting services in different technology such as the nanotechnology.<ref>[http://domino.research.ibm.com/comm/research.nsf/pages/r.nanotech.html Nanotechnology]</ref> IBM employs hundreds of thousands of employees in more than 170 countries and it operates under the principle of building a smarter planet. <ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/company/ibm Lindkedin]</ref>

==Early Years of the Company)==  

==Early Years of the Company==  

[[Charles Ranlett Flint]] engineered the merger the '''International Time Recording Company,'''the '''Computing Scale Company''' and the '''Tabulating Machine Company''' to form '''Computing Tabulating Recording (CTR) Company'''. CTR was incorporated as a holding company on June 16, 1911. George Fairchild became the Chairman of the Board of Directors. Flint remained member of the board of C-T-R until his retirement in 1930.<ref>[http://www-03.ibm.com/ibm/history/exhibits/builders/builders_flint.html IBM Archive]</ref>C-T-R is the predecessor of IBM.

[[Charles Ranlett Flint]] engineered the merger the '''International Time Recording Company,'''the '''Computing Scale Company''' and the '''Tabulating Machine Company''' to form '''Computing Tabulating Recording (CTR) Company'''. CTR was incorporated as a holding company on June 16, 1911. George Fairchild became the Chairman of the Board of Directors. Flint remained member of the board of C-T-R until his retirement in 1930.<ref>[http://www-03.ibm.com/ibm/history/exhibits/builders/builders_flint.html IBM Archive]</ref>C-T-R is the predecessor of IBM.

* '''IBM 2361''' the largest computer memory ever built and it used by '''NASA Space Center''' in Houston and many other products and equipments

* '''IBM 2361''' the largest computer memory ever built and it used by '''NASA Space Center''' in Houston and many other products and equipments

IBM dominated the computer industry today because Watson Jr. strongly pushed the company to develop it, and another significant contribution his his initiative in reorganizing of the company structure splitting it into six major divisions and the establishment of the the World Trade Corporation. He retired as CEO and Chairman of the Board in 1971 but remained member of IBM Board of Directors until 1984.<ref>[http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/biography/10151.wss Thomas Watson Jr.]</ref>

IBM dominated the computer industry today due to the strong push of Watson Jr. on the company to develop it, and another significant contribution to the company was his initiative in reorganizing IBM corporate structure by splitting it into six major divisions and the establishment of the the World Trade Corporation. He retired as CEO and Chairman of the Board in 1971 but remained member of the IBM Board of Directors until 1984.<ref>[http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/biography/10151.wss Thomas Watson Jr.]</ref>

==Other IBM CEO==

==Other IBM CEO==

* '''Samuel J. Palmisano''' (2002-present)

* '''Samuel J. Palmisano''' (2002-present)

==References==

==References==

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