IBM
- Country: United States
- Type: Commercial
- Website: www.ibm.com
- Update: 05-01
IBM (International Business Machines Corporation; also known as: Universal Business Machines Corporation; International Business Machines Corporation) is the world's largest information technology and business solutions company.IBM was founded in 1911 in Armonk, New York, and originally started as a manufacturer of business typewriters and word processors. IBM was founded in 1911 in Armonk, New York, and began as a manufacturer of business typewriters and word processors; its personal computer business was acquired by China's Lenovo in 2004; and it is currently ranked among the top 500 companies on the Fortune 500 list.