By HDFC Sky
Publication Date: 2026-10-26 00:00:00
IBM’s history reflects more than a century of change in technology. The company began with machines that recorded working hours and processed information using punch cards. Over time, it helped shape business computing, personal computers, data storage, and artificial intelligence. Today, IBM focuses on hybrid cloud services, AI, and quantum computing. Its journey shows how a company can adapt to changing needs while continuing to influence the way businesses use technology.
1911: The Merger That Laid the Foundation for IBM
IBM began on 16 June 1911, when American financier Charles Ranlett Flint brought three businesses together under the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company (C-T-R). The companies were the International Time Recording Company, the Computing Scale Company, and the Tabulating Machine Company. Based in Endicott, New York, they manufactured time-recording equipment, weighing scales, and information-processing machines.
The merger faced financial pressure and…
