NYSE: IBMInternational Business Machines Corp Statistics & Facts
Key IBM facts
- Founded
- 1911
- Headquarters
- Armonk, New York
- Founders
- Charles Ranlett Flint
- IPO Date
- unknown
IBM Revenue Breakdown
IBM Revenue by Segment
What does IBM do these days?
IBM Operational Statistics
IBM Patents
How many patents is IBM granted in a year?
IBM Environmental Impact
IBM Major Acquisitions
IBM acquired open-source enterprise software company Red Hat for $34 billion in 2019. [5]
Date: Jul 9, 2019
IBM acquired cloud consulting firm Bluewolf for approximately $200 million in 2016. [6]
Date: Mar 30, 2016
IBM acquired healthcare analytics company Truven Health Analytics in 2016. [7]
Date: Feb 18, 2016
IBM acquired object storage and erasure coding technology company Cleversafe for $1.3 billion in 2016. [8]
Date: Feb 24, 2016
IBM acquired enterprise medical imaging company Merge Healthcare for $1 billion in 2015. [9]
Date: Oct 13, 2015
IBM acquired phone services firm Fiberlink for an estimated $375 million [10]
Date: Nov 13, 2013
IBM acquired cybersecurity company Trusteer for nearly $1 billion [11]
Date: Aug 15, 2013
IBM acquired cloud computing company SoftLayer for $2 billion in 2013. [12]
Date: Jun 4, 2013
IBM acquired HR software company Kenexa in 2012 for $1.3 billion. [13]
Date: Dec 4, 2012
IBM acquired HTML5 app development company WorkLight for $70 million in 2012. [14]
Date: Jan 31, 2012
IBM acquired cloud-based analytics company DemandTec for an estimated $440 million in 2011. [15]
Date: Dec 9, 2011
IBM acquired risk analytics software company Algorithmics for $380.2 million in 2011. [16]
Date: Oct 21, 2011
IBM acquired Israel-based data storage technology company XIV for an estimated $350 million in 2008. [17]
Date: Jan 3, 2008
IBM acquired analytics company Netezza for about $1.7 billion in 2010. [18]
Date: Sep 20, 2010
IBM acquired marketing software company Unica in [19]
Date: Aug 14, 2010
IBM acquired data storage firm Storwize for $140 million in 2010. [20]
Date: Jun 13, 2010
IBM acquired commerce software company Sterling Commerce from AT&T for $1.4 billion in 2010. [21]
Date: May 24, 2010
IBM acquired business rules management software company ILOG for $340 million in 2009. [22]
Date: Jan 6, 2009
IBM acquired software company Telelogic for $745 million in 2007. [23]
Date: Jun 11, 2011
IBM acquired business software company Cognos for $4.9 billion in cash in 2007. [24]
Date: Nov 13, 2007
IBM acquired data handling company DataMirror in 2007 for $170 million. [25]
Date: Jul 16, 2007
IBM acquired Internet Security Systems (ISS) for $1.3 billion in 2006. [26]
Date: Aug 23, 2006
IBM acquired enterprise software maker FileNet for $1.6 billion in 2006. [27]
Date: Aug 11, 2006
IBM acquired IT industrial asset management software company MRO software for $740 million in 2006. [28]
Date: Aug 3, 2006
IBM acquired network management software company Micromuse for $865 million in 2005. [29]
Date: Dec 21, 2005
IBM acquired data integration tool company Ascential for $1.1 billion in 2005. [30]
Date: Mar 14, 2005
IBM acquired hosting company Corio for $182 million in 2005. [31]
Date: Jan 25, 2005
IBM acquired Rational Software in 2002 for $2.1 billion in cash. [32]
Date: Dec 7, 2002
IBM acquired technology consulting company PWC Consulting for $3.5 billion in cash and stock in 2002. [33]
Date: Oct 2, 2002
IBM acquired Finnish cloud services consulting company Nordcloud in 2020. [34]
Date: Dec 21, 2020
IBM acquired enterprise application integration (EAI) company CrossWorlds for $129 million in 2002. [35]
Date: Jan 14, 2002
IBM acquired the database assets from Informix Corp for $1 billion in 2001. [36]
Date: Jul 2, 2001
IBM acquired internet consulting firm Mainspring in 2001 for $80 million. [37]
Date: Apr 19, 2001
IBM Employee Statistics
IBM Employee Breakdown
Breaking down IBM's employees by category.
Source:IBM
IBM and wholly owned subsidiaries
288,300
Less-than-wholly owned subsidiaries:
8200
Complementary
14,800
288,300 of the 311,300 people employed by IBM at the end of 2022 worked directly for the company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. [1]
Date: Feb 28, 2023
IBM Miscellaneous Stats and Facts
IBM sold a majority of its hard-drive-related assets to Hitachi for $2.05 billion in 2002. [39]
Date: Dec 31, 2002
IBM introduced floppy disk drives in 1971 and enabled users to transfer files between two computers for the first time. [40]
Last Accessed: Feb 1, 2021
The $1,565 ($4,416.49 adjusted for inflation) IBM Personal Computer released in 1981 is the smallest and cheapest system IBM has released to date. [41]
Last Accessed: Feb 1, 2021
IBM sold its PC business to Lenovo for $1.75 billion in 2004 but maintained an 18.4% stake. [42]
Date: Dec 8, 2004
IBM sold its Intel-based x86 server business to Lenovo for $2.3 billion in 2014. [43]
Date: Jan 23, 2014
IBM manages 70 billion security events each day. [44]
Date: Feb 25, 2020
About 90% of all credit card transactions are handled by IBM systems. [44]
Date: Feb 25, 2020
83% of the world's largest telecommunications companies use IBM systems. [44]
Date: Feb 25, 2020
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https://www.ibm.com/investor/att/pdf/IBM_Annual_Report_2022.pdfDate: Feb 28, 2023
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https://www.inquirer.com/philly/blogs/inq-phillydeals/IBM-buys-Fiberlink.htmlDate: Nov 13, 2013
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https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-ibm-cloud-computing-softlayer-2-billion-20130604-story.htmlDate: Jun 4, 2013
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The Wallstreet Journal
https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703960004575427171092347124Date: Aug 14, 2010
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TechCrunch
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CBC News
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/ibm-in-deal-to-buy-datamirror-for-170m-1.632935Date: Jul 16, 2007
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Los Angeles Times
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-aug-11-fi-filenet11-story.htmlDate: Aug 11, 2006
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The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/07/business/ibm-to-acquire-rational-in-big-move-into-software.htmlDate: Dec 7, 2002
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https://www.cnet.com/news/ibm-sells-its-x86-server-business-to-lenovo-for-2-3-billion/Date: Jan 23, 2014
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IBM 2019 Annual Report
https://www.ibm.com/annualreport/assets/downloads/IBM_Annual_Report_2019.pdfDate: Feb 25, 2020
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