IBM (International Business Machines Corporation) is a multinational technology company headquartered in Armonk, N.Y. It was founded in 1911 as the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company (CTR) and was later renamed to IBM in 1924. IBM is one of the world's largest IT companies, with operations in over 170 countries.
IBM's mission statement is “to lead in creating, developing, and manufacturing the industry's most advanced information technologies, including computer systems, software, networking systems, storage devices, and microelectronics.