
Watson, Jr. realized the important role that computers would play in business, and in the next 2 decades transformed IBM ( IBM ) from a typewriter and adding machine company to the world's leading computer company. By 1965, they produced Complete
By Bill Maurer : Thanks to the recent stock market decline, a number of stocks have become rather attractive at current prices. Today I am going to focus on tech giant Oracle ( ORCL ). The application software firm is a proven leader in tech land, and the latest pullback in the stock provides a ...
s most valuable brand, according to BrandZ's annual study , which estimates its value has risen 19% Y/Y to $182.9B. IBM is believed to have passed Google ( GOOG ) for the #2 spot thanks to a 15% increase, while McDonald's ( MCD ) is seen holding
intelligence (4%), and security (4%). The company faces significant competition from established storage companies such as IBM IBM , Hitachi HIT, and Hewlett-Packard HPQ and younger startups that are free from backward-compatibility issues when
Narrow 31.45 0.77 Medium $167,096 17.9 IBM IBM 2 Wide 197.86 1.09 Low $228,228 17.8 ..... activity during the quarter were Wal-Mart WMT and International Business Machines IBM . In Wal-Mart's case, Buffett was actually
pressure on such companies as Apple ( AAPL ) and International Business Machines ( IBM ) as of mid-2011, noting that they've hurt ..... sales and marketing of their e-book platforms. IBM , on the other hand, was cited for the possibility
By Randy Lacen : The PC is now obsolete . One of IBM 's ( IBM ) primary designers says he chucked his PC in favor of a tablet because he believes that "the PC is going the way of the vacuum tube, typewriter, vinyl records, CRT and incandescent
IBM engages in a bit of debt refinancing. Big Blue offers to exchange over $2B ..... to debt holders who tender their existing notes by June 4. As of March 31, IBM had $32B of debt on its balance sheet. ( PR ) Post your comment!
By Rupert Nicholson : Company Overview International Business Machines Corp ( IBM ) was one of the pioneers of the computing age. It is an informational technology company which provides many different services
SYMC ). Its operating system, Microsoft Windows, for personal computers is used by both HP ( HPQ ), Dell ( DELL ) and IBM ( IBM ), along with other less notable PC developers, and even Apple ( AAPL ) supports its operating system via parallel desktops