International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) operates as an information technology (IT) company worldwide. It has three segments: Systems and Financing, Software, and Services. The Systems and Financing segment offers various systems that include servers, data storage products, integrated supply chain services and a suite of semiconductor manufacturing services, and semiconductor products, as well as printing systems, and point-of-sale retail checkout systems, software, and solutions. This segment also offers short-term inventory and accounts receivable financing to dealers and remarketers of IT products; lease and loan financing to external and internal clients; and sale and lease of used equipment.

The Software segment provides database and content management software solutions, Lotus collaboration and messaging software, rational Software, Tivoli software for infrastructure management, and Websphere Software.

The Services segment primarily offers business performance transformation services, business transformation outsourcing, engineering and technology services, business consulting services, business performance management, center for business optimization, on-demand innovation services, strategic outsourcing services, integrated technology services, application management services, and e-Business hosting services.

The company also provides a range of telecommunication solutions in the areas of converged communications, network optimization, mobile networks, and network integration. IBM has strategic alliances with Cognos, Inc. and Banking Production Centre. IBM was founded in 1910. It was formerly known as Computing-Tabulating-Recording Co. and changed its name to International Business Machines Corporation in 1924. The company is based in Armonk, New York.

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