International Business Machines Corporation is an American electronic corporation, one of the world's largest manufacturers of all types of computers and software, one of the largest providers of global information networks. The corporation ranks 6th in the list of the largest companies in the world. Headquartered in Armonk, New York, USA. The history begins in the 19th century. IBM produces and sells hardware and software, services (hosting, consulting) in areas from mainframes to nanotechnology.
With 300,000 employees worldwide and revenues of $91 billion in 2005, IBM is the largest information technology company in the world. IBM owns more patents than any other technology company. IBM has engineers and consultants in more than 170 countries, and IBM Research has eight laboratories around the world. IBM employees have won five Nobel Prizes, four Turing Awards, five National Medals for the Advancement of Technology, and five National Medals for the Advancement of Science.
