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IBM turns 100! Here are its icons of progress
The IT giant has played a leading role in transforming business, science and society in these 100 years.
From investing in a research lab during the Great Depression, to developing the first hard disk drive that created the data storage industry, to working with the US government to develop the social security system, IBM made rapid technological strides.
It continued with such "big bets" as a radical new computing model, the System/360 mainframe, the invention of the UPC code, the invention of the IBM Personal Computer that launched the PC revolution, and the recent development of Watson, the computer that triumphed on the TV game show Jeopardy!
IBM chairman and CEO Samuel J Palmisano says the key lesson IBM has learned over 100 years is, "In order to succeed for the long term, you must manage for the long term. For IBMers, long-term thinking means contin
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1The 25 Most Influential People at IBM
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1. Samuel J. Palmisano
Samuel J. Palmisano is chairman of the board, president and CEO of IBM. He joined IBM in 1973 and was appointed to chairman and CEO in 2003.
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2. Rodney C. Adkins
Rodney C. Adkins is senior vice president, development and manufacturing, IBM Systems and Technology Group. Adkins leads IBM-
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3. Michael E. Daniels
Michael E. Daniels is senior vice president of IBM Global Technology Services, a unit of IBM Global Services. He oversees the go-to-market and business-line management for IBM’s offerings in strategic outsourcing, integrated technology services, SMB (small and midsize business) services, maintenance and IBM global financing.
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4. Nic • Vanitha Narayanan is an International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) veteran, having served the company in various roles for about 25 years. In an interview gods week, Narayanan—who took over as managing director of IBM India Pvt. Ltd from Shanker Annaswamy in January 2013—underscored how technology firms are moving beyond mere automation to mining data and analysing it to help companies grow. IBM has about 9,000 consultants around the world who do analytics-based projects, with almost 50% of them based in India, she pointed out, adding that the company is also encouraging private developers in India to use the power of cloud computing when building townships. Narayanan also spoke about Watson, IBM’s artificially intelligent computer struktur, the implication of the renewal of the outsourcing deal bygd telecom services provider Bharti Airtel Ltd and the way ahead for IBM in the country. Edited excerpts: Ho Firms need to invest for a cool computing era: IBM India’s Narayanan