IBM History
This company was originally known as the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company.
What is IBM?
This city is home to IBM’s global headquarters.
What is Armonk, New York?
These four pillars make up IBM’s core business offerings.
What are software, hardware, infrastructure, and consulting services?
We are famous for these foods.
What is pizza, bagels, hotdogs, and pretzels?
This technology is increasingly used to improve chatbots, fraud detection, and citizen services.
What is artificial intelligence?
True or False: IBM invented the floppy disk.
What is True?
IBM has long partnered with New York agencies to support this statewide priority: protecting systems and data.
What is cybersecurity?
This is the new initiative to connect IBM’s enterprise resources and expertise with the next generation of AI developers.
New York State’s official nickname is this.
What is the Empire State?
This concept focuses on designing government services around the needs of residents.
What is citizen-centric (or user-centric) design?
This graphic designer created the iconic striped IBM logo.
Who is Paul Rand?
This lab, located in Yorktown Heights, is one of the company’s most well-known innovation hubs.
What is IBM Research?
IBM CEO, Arvind Krishna, was appointed by Governor Hochul to co-chair this organization to advance technology initiatives like AI.
What is the Emerging Technology Advisory Board?
This state agency oversees information technology services for New York State.
What is NYS ITS (Office of Information Technology Services)?
This approach helps agencies scale services securely while reducing infrastructure costs.
What is cloud computing?
Founded in this year, IBM has been around for over a century.
What is 1911?
IBM has long partnered with New York State agencies in areas such as cloud, cybersecurity, and this major focus area.
What is digital transformation (or modernization)?
This is the focus of IBM’s research at Albany NanoTech.
What are semiconductors?
New York State has this many counties.
What is 62?
This emerging technology could dramatically change encryption and problem-solving in the future.
What is quantum computing?
IBM acquired this Data Streaming platform for $11 billion.
What is Confluent?
IBM supports New York organizations using this approach, which combines on-prem systems with cloud services.
What is hybrid cloud?
IBM is building the world’s first large-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computer in Poughkeepsie, NY. This is what it's called.
What is IBM Quantum Starling?
This act was signed into law to regulate AI statewide in December 2025.
What is The RAISE Act (Responsible AI Safety and Education Act)?
This future-focused goal emphasizes trust, transparency, and responsible use of technology in government.
What is ethical AI (or responsible technology)?