this is the largest computer company in the world and it’s known as Big Blue
the world and it’s known as Big Blue
the world and it’s known as Big Blue welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
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welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll be learning more about the history of
be learning more about the history of
be learning more about the history of IBM before changing its name to IBM the
IBM before changing its name to IBM the
IBM before changing its name to IBM the computing tabulating recording
computing tabulating recording
computing tabulating recording corporation was incorporated on June
corporation was incorporated on June
corporation was incorporated on June 16th 1911 CTRs products were quite
16th 1911 CTRs products were quite
16th 1911 CTRs products were quite varied but they all increased business
varied but they all increased business
varied but they all increased business efficiency just a few years after that
efficiency just a few years after that
efficiency just a few years after that company was officially formed Thomas J
company was officially formed Thomas J
company was officially formed Thomas J Watson senior became president and
Watson senior became president and
Watson senior became president and within four years he doubled the
within four years he doubled the
within four years he doubled the company’s profits Watson’s appointment
company’s profits Watson’s appointment
company’s profits Watson’s appointment also resulted in a shift in policies at
also resulted in a shift in policies at
also resulted in a shift in policies at the company in fact iBM is credited with
the company in fact iBM is credited with
the company in fact iBM is credited with a number of changes that have indelibly
a number of changes that have indelibly
a number of changes that have indelibly influenced the American workforce it was
influenced the American workforce it was
influenced the American workforce it was among the first companies to hire
among the first companies to hire
among the first companies to hire disabled workers and it created an
disabled workers and it created an
disabled workers and it created an employee training program early on IBM
employee training program early on IBM
employee training program early on IBM also instituted the 40-hour work week
also instituted the 40-hour work week
also instituted the 40-hour work week and introduced group life insurance to
and introduced group life insurance to
and introduced group life insurance to its workers
its workers
its workers it was also early in its acceptance of
it was also early in its acceptance of
it was also early in its acceptance of Equal Opportunity Employment eventually
Equal Opportunity Employment eventually
Equal Opportunity Employment eventually On February 14 1924 CTRs name was
On February 14 1924 CTRs name was
On February 14 1924 CTRs name was officially changed to International
officially changed to International
officially changed to International Business Machines Corporation or IBM in
Business Machines Corporation or IBM in
Business Machines Corporation or IBM in the company’s early days it achieved
the company’s early days it achieved
the company’s early days it achieved success for perfecting punch card
success for perfecting punch card
success for perfecting punch card technology as well as a number of other
technology as well as a number of other
technology as well as a number of other innovations IBM and Watson remained
innovations IBM and Watson remained
innovations IBM and Watson remained bullish throughout the Great Depression
bullish throughout the Great Depression
bullish throughout the Great Depression in 1935 that gamble paid off when the
in 1935 that gamble paid off when the
in 1935 that gamble paid off when the company was awarded what was called the
company was awarded what was called the
company was awarded what was called the biggest accounting operation of all time
biggest accounting operation of all time
biggest accounting operation of all time by the US government when it passed the
by the US government when it passed the
by the US government when it passed the Social Security Act IBM was then put in
Social Security Act IBM was then put in
Social Security Act IBM was then put in charge of tracking employment records
charge of tracking employment records
charge of tracking employment records for 26 million American workers the
for 26 million American workers the
for 26 million American workers the company expanded significantly through
company expanded significantly through
company expanded significantly through the 1940s and during that period made
the 1940s and during that period made
the 1940s and during that period made strides to enter the large-scale
strides to enter the large-scale
strides to enter the large-scale computing industry IBM began the 1950’s
computing industry IBM began the 1950’s
computing industry IBM began the 1950’s strong and during that decade they began
strong and during that decade they began
strong and during that decade they began producing some of the world’s most
producing some of the world’s most
producing some of the world’s most popular business and scientific
popular business and scientific
popular business and scientific computers for example in 1952 the IBM
computers for example in 1952 the IBM
computers for example in 1952 the IBM 701 business computer was introduced to
701 business computer was introduced to
701 business computer was introduced to the public by 1956 they had also
the public by 1956 they had also
the public by 1956 they had also revolutionized data storage by launching
revolutionized data storage by launching
revolutionized data storage by launching the world’s first magnetic hard disk
the world’s first magnetic hard disk
the world’s first magnetic hard disk this machine was the size of two
this machine was the size of two
this machine was the size of two refrigerators and cost roughly
refrigerators and cost roughly
refrigerators and cost roughly $10,000 per megabyte amid these great
$10,000 per megabyte amid these great
$10,000 per megabyte amid these great strides the company lost one of its
strides the company lost one of its
strides the company lost one of its founding fathers Thomas J Watson senior
founding fathers Thomas J Watson senior
founding fathers Thomas J Watson senior passed away on June 19 1956 control of
passed away on June 19 1956 control of
passed away on June 19 1956 control of the company was then passed to his son
the company was then passed to his son
the company was then passed to his son Thomas J Watson jr. moving into the 60s
Thomas J Watson jr. moving into the 60s
Thomas J Watson jr. moving into the 60s IBM introduced its award-winning
IBM introduced its award-winning
IBM introduced its award-winning Selectric line of typewriters and this
Selectric line of typewriters and this
Selectric line of typewriters and this model went on to dominate the American
model went on to dominate the American
model went on to dominate the American typewriter market just three years later
typewriter market just three years later
typewriter market just three years later in 1964 the Selectric typewriter became
in 1964 the Selectric typewriter became
in 1964 the Selectric typewriter became a pioneer in word processing by allowing
a pioneer in word processing by allowing
a pioneer in word processing by allowing typist to revise stored text the company
typist to revise stored text the company
typist to revise stored text the company transformed the industry again that year
transformed the industry again that year
transformed the industry again that year by announcing the IBM system/360 this
by announcing the IBM system/360 this
by announcing the IBM system/360 this family of computers was the first modern
family of computers was the first modern
family of computers was the first modern mainframe computer system by the end of
mainframe computer system by the end of
mainframe computer system by the end of the decade IBM had also proved itself an
the decade IBM had also proved itself an
the decade IBM had also proved itself an important ally of NASA and the space
important ally of NASA and the space
important ally of NASA and the space program and was instrumental in putting
program and was instrumental in putting
program and was instrumental in putting a man on the moon IBM also began
a man on the moon IBM also began
a man on the moon IBM also began changing the face of retail in 1969 they
changing the face of retail in 1969 they
changing the face of retail in 1969 they introduced the magnetic strips found on
introduced the magnetic strips found on
introduced the magnetic strips found on credit cards and within two years this
credit cards and within two years this
credit cards and within two years this became the standard across the world
became the standard across the world
became the standard across the world they further influenced retail by
they further influenced retail by
they further influenced retail by perfecting the technology that allowed
perfecting the technology that allowed
perfecting the technology that allowed stores to read UPC codes IBM introduced
stores to read UPC codes IBM introduced
stores to read UPC codes IBM introduced a magnetic storage system called the
a magnetic storage system called the
a magnetic storage system called the floppy disk in 1971 ten years later the
floppy disk in 1971 ten years later the
floppy disk in 1971 ten years later the company announced the IBM personal
company announced the IBM personal
company announced the IBM personal computer and this caused another
computer and this caused another
computer and this caused another revolution in the business world in fact
revolution in the business world in fact
revolution in the business world in fact in 1982 Time magazine named the personal
in 1982 Time magazine named the personal
in 1982 Time magazine named the personal computer the person of the year IBM went
computer the person of the year IBM went
computer the person of the year IBM went through some tough times through the
through some tough times through the
through some tough times through the late 80s and into the 90s due to
late 80s and into the 90s due to
late 80s and into the 90s due to changing trends in business computing
changing trends in business computing
changing trends in business computing however one positive event during this
however one positive event during this
however one positive event during this period was the invention of deep blue
period was the invention of deep blue
period was the invention of deep blue this supercomputer defeated the world
this supercomputer defeated the world
this supercomputer defeated the world champion chess player and foreshadowed
champion chess player and foreshadowed
champion chess player and foreshadowed another triumph for the company in 2011
another triumph for the company in 2011
another triumph for the company in 2011 another IBM supercomputer competed on
another IBM supercomputer competed on
another IBM supercomputer competed on the trivia game show Jeopardy against to
the trivia game show Jeopardy against to
the trivia game show Jeopardy against to human champions the appropriately named
human champions the appropriately named
human champions the appropriately named Watson computer was able to process
Watson computer was able to process
Watson computer was able to process questions asked in natural language and
questions asked in natural language and
questions asked in natural language and used its huge database of knowledge to
used its huge database of knowledge to
used its huge database of knowledge to win the game following this impressive
win the game following this impressive
win the game following this impressive showing experiments placed Watson in a
showing experiments placed Watson in a
showing experiments placed Watson in a medical environment with the potential
medical environment with the potential
medical environment with the potential to answer doctors questions about
to answer doctors questions about
to answer doctors questions about medicines diseases and diagnosis IBM
medicines diseases and diagnosis IBM
medicines diseases and diagnosis IBM continues to
continues to
continues to advance the computer industry and will
advance the computer industry and will
advance the computer industry and will surely contribute a number of valuable
surely contribute a number of valuable
surely contribute a number of valuable discoveries over its next hundred years
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