The history of IBM's development is as follows:
During World War II, IBM produced the M1 carbine and the Browning automatic rifle. The Allies used IBM's equipment extensively for military computing, logistics and other ammunition.
In the 1950s, IBM became the prime contractor for the development of computers for the U.S. Air Force's automatic defense system and began replicating anti-aircraft gun systems. Only then did IBM have access to key research being done at MIT.
In the 1960s, IBM was the largest of the eight major computer companies (UNIVAC, urban life, scientific data systems, control data, general electric, rca, honeywell).
In 1975, IBM produced four times as many computers as any other computer manufacturer in the world.
On January 19, 1993, IBM announced a loss of $4.97 billion for fiscal year 1992, the largest annual loss in U.S. history at the time. As a result of this loss, IBM made significant changes to its business activities, shifting its focus from hardware to software and services.
In 2004, it partnered with Hong Kong's Cultural Communications Group to promote Chinese-language CPU cash registers.
On Dec. 8, Lenovo Group, which accounts for nearly a third of China's personal-computer market, said it would buy IBM's global desktop and laptop business for $1.25 billion in cash and stock.
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IBM is a longtime leader in the computer industry, with the most notable achievements in mainframe/small form factor computers and portable computers (thinkpads). The personal computer (PC) standard he created is still in use and under development. 2004 saw the sale of IBM's PC business to Chinese computer maker Lenovo Group, marking a complete transition from a "large-scale" product business to a "high-value" business.
IBM's sale of its PC business to Chinese computer maker Lenovo Group marked a complete transformation from a "large-scale" product business to a "high-value" business.
IBM is also an industry leader in mainframes, supercomputers (represented by Deep Blue, blue genie and Watson), UNIX and servers.
Software software, IBM Software Group (Group) is divided into software industry solutions, and middleware products, including business analysis software (Cognos, SPSS), enterprise content management software.
IBM also has deep expertise in materials, chemistry, physics and other scientific fields. Hard disk technology, scanning tunneling microscopy (STM), copper wire and atomic etching are all IBM inventions.
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