Can you please be more specific about what kind of company IBM is?
IBM, the International Business Machines Corporation, was founded in the United States in 1911 and is the world's largest information technology and business solutions company. company, with operations in more than 170 countries and regions. In 2008, IBM's global operating revenue reached US$103.6 billion, and it registered a total of 4,186 patents in the United States, becoming the first company in the history of the United States to register more than 4,000 patents in a single year.
Over the past ninety years, the world economy has continued to develop and modern science has advanced with each passing day. IBM has always led the development of the global information industry with advanced technology, excellent management and unique products, ensuring that the world It meets the comprehensive needs of users in almost all industries within the scope for information processing. As we all know, as early as 1969, the Apollo spacecraft carried three astronauts, shouldering the mission of mankind, and landed on the moon for the first time; in 1981, the Columbia space shuttle successfully flew into space. These two historic space flights embody IBM's unrivaled ingenuity.
IBM has a long-standing business relationship with China. As early as 1934, IBM installed the first commercial processor for Peking Union Medical College Hospital. In 1979, after breaking off contact for nearly 30 years, IBM came to China again along with China's reform and opening up. In the same year, the first IBM medium-sized computer after the founding of the People's Republic of China was installed in Shenyang Blower Factory.
As China's reform and opening up continues to deepen, IBM's business in China is expanding day by day. In the mid-to-late 1980s, IBM successively set up offices in Beijing and Shanghai. In 1992, IBM officially announced the establishment of International Business Machines China Co., Ltd. in Beijing, which is IBM's wholly-owned enterprise in China. This move makes IBM take a substantial step in implementing its strategy in China and opens a new chapter for its business in China. Subsequently in 1993, IBM China Co., Ltd. established branches in Guangzhou and Shanghai. So far, IBM's offices in China have further expanded their suites to Harbin, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Chengdu, Xi'an, Wuhan, Fuzhou, Chongqing, Changsha, Kunming, Urumqi, Jinan, Tianjin, Zhengzhou, Hefei, Nanchang, Nanning, Ningbo, Shijiazhuang, Taiyuan, Suzhou and other 26 cities, thus further expanding its business coverage in China. Along with IBM's development in China, the IBM China employee team continues to grow and currently exceeds 16,000 people. In addition, IBM has also established 10 joint ventures and wholly-owned companies, responsible for manufacturing, software development, services and leasing businesses.
IBM attaches great importance to investment in technology research and development. In 1995, IBM established the China Research Center in China (renamed IBM China Research Center in 2006). It is one of IBM's eight global research centers. It currently has more than 200 computer experts and has a well-balanced team integrating basic research and applied research. We have developed a research system and cooperated with academia, customers, business partners and international institutions in an all-round way. In 1999, IBM took the lead in establishing the China Development Center in China. It is one of IBM's largest software development bases in the world and is currently the largest development center of a multinational enterprise in China. There are more than 5,000 engineers working on Information Management, WebSphere, and Lotus at the same time. , Tivoli, Rational and other IBM core five brand software development, and undertakes important development work of IBM system z (mainframe) software, providing customers with top industry solutions. The China System and Technology R&D Center began preparations in 2004 and was officially established in 2007. It currently has more than 1,200 engineers in Beijing, Shanghai and Taipei, specializing in system hardware, software management and development, storage, Semiconductor technology and other fields. In 2008, IBM China's R&D institutions achieved fruitful results, applying for more than 200 patents, publishing more than 450 papers, and publishing 9 technical books.
The Lotus Symphony product developed by IBM China Development Center has gone global and won the "IBM President's Award"; the SmartSCOR innovative supply chain solution developed by IBM China Research Institute won the "2008 Global Supply Chain Innovation Award".
In addition, IBM's five global service support organizations continue to develop rapidly in China, including the global service execution center, the global procurement center headquarters, the Asia-Pacific business process outsourcing center, the call/contact center, and the production and export of system products. base, etc., to provide quality services and satisfactory products to customers in China and around the world. China's IBM Global Service Execution Center is currently located in Dalian, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Chengdu. It has more than 6,000 service experts and provides services to more than 160 customers from 23 different countries. It is the largest IBM Global Service Execution Center after India. The second largest service execution center, especially in application services (AMS), has strong strength. It just passed the CMMI Level 5 certification in December 2008, marking that IBM's application service outsourcing in China has reached the most advanced level in the world. level.
Over the past thirty years, IBM's various information systems have become the most reliable information technology means in many important business fields such as China's finance, telecommunications, metallurgy, petrochemicals, transportation, commodity circulation, finance and education. . IBM's customers span all fronts of the Chinese economy. At the same time, IBM holds leading market shares in many important areas, including servers, storage, services, software, etc.
IBM has been actively seeking cooperation with Chinese *** to bring IBM's leading skills in global information technology services to China and effectively support China's growing development needs in the service industry. In 2006, IBM introduced the concept of "service innovation" to China, and signed contracts with the Ministry of Commerce to support the "Thousands and Hundreds of Ten Projects" to promote the development of China's modern service industry and the upgrading of its export-oriented industrial structure; it also signed a "Modern Service Science Direction" with the Ministry of Education Research a cooperation project memorandum to introduce service science courses into Chinese higher education institutions; cooperate with the Ministry of Health to promote the construction of China's most shared platform for medical information services and improve the quality of regional medical services. In 2008, IBM signed a memorandum of international cooperation with the International Cooperation Center of the National Development and Reform Commission on the innovation and development of the modern service industry, and jointly launched the first pilot project with the People's Government of Baoding City, Hebei Province.
Taking from the society, giving back to the society, and benefiting mankind are the principles that IBM has always adhered to. IBM actively supports China's education and has outstanding performance in community activities:
Strategic cooperation with the Ministry of Education for more than 10 years, IBM has contributed to the comprehensive development of China's education
Higher education: The beginning of IBM's cooperative relationship with Chinese universities can be traced back to 1984, when IBM donated a series of computer equipment hardware and software to Chinese universities. In March 1995, marked by the signing of a memorandum of understanding on cooperation between IBM and the State Education Commission of China (now the Ministry of Education), the "IBM China University Cooperation Project" was officially launched. The basic purpose of this long-term comprehensive cooperative relationship is to strengthen the information technology development of Chinese universities. In terms of subject construction and talent cultivation in the field of science and technology, more than 100 cooperative laboratories and cooperative technology centers have been established, and more than 80 joint "shared university research" projects have been carried out in cooperation with more than 20 universities. Over the past 14 years, IBM has donated computer equipment, software and services worth more than 1.56 billion yuan to Chinese universities. In terms of university cooperation projects, it has established cooperative relationships with more than 60 well-known universities in China. 860,000 students participated in the study and training of IBM technology-related courses, 80,000 students obtained IBM global professional technical certification certificates, and 6,500 teachers participated in different forms of teacher training organized by IBM.
In the field of basic education: IBM has actively expanded the scope of cooperation to many aspects. In 2001, IBM introduced the KidSmart "Little Explorer" children's early intelligence development project to China.
Over the past eight years, IBM has cooperated with nearly 532 early childhood education institutions in *** 110 cities across the country, donating more than 3,000 sets of KidSmart children's computer learning center project devices. Since 2004, IBM has further cooperated with the Ministry of Education to carry out the Reinventing Education "Basic Education Innovation Teaching Project" in more than 300 primary schools in more than 200 cities, introducing mature foreign experience and resources into China to better help schools with the help of IT means improve teaching effectiveness. Through these two projects, more than 10,000 key teachers in the field of basic education in China have received free training from IBM, benefiting 100,000 children. In 2003, the IBM TryScience Around the World youth science popularization project was officially launched in China. Through this project, IBM has donated 49 sets of multimedia interactive information kiosks (IBM TryScience Kiosk multimedia terminals) to science and technology museums in 12 cities to introduce young people to ecological archeology, space exploration, extreme sports, marine life and other popular science knowledge and scientific concept.
IBM actively assumes corporate social citizenship responsibilities
Supporting the reconstruction of disaster areas: In 2008, during the May 12 Wenchuan earthquake relief operation, IBM China employees donated a total of more than 3.38 million yuan. Donate equipment to help the *** department rebuild and restore information infrastructure and develop, donate and deploy the Sahana disaster relief system. After the disaster, we initiated and organized technical seminars on disaster emergency management to discuss countermeasures with relevant government departments and the business community.
Release "The Forbidden City Beyond Time and Space": the first virtual world to display important historical and cultural attractions on the Internet, allowing you to experience the fun of visiting the Palace Museum in an interactive form.
Organize the "Corporate Global Service Volunteer Team": cultivate the leadership skills of IBM employees in the context of global economic integration and help solve social and economic problems faced by emerging markets.
Promoting the development of information accessibility in China: IBM is committed to raising the whole society’s understanding of information accessibility, and has worked closely with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Science and Technology, the China Disabled Persons’ Federation and other government departments for five consecutive years. Hosted the China Information Accessibility Forum and promoted the inclusion of information accessibility into ***'s agenda; continued to support the "One Hundred Thousand Blind People Learn Computers" public welfare activity, and participated in the construction of China's first digital library for the blind; participated in the website accessibility of the China Disabled Persons' Federation construction. At the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games, the application of IBM's accessibility technology became an important part of the accessibility construction of the Beijing Paralympic Games website, making "accessibility" a highlight of the Beijing Paralympic Games.
All sectors of Chinese society and the media have fully recognized IBM’s outstanding performance and outstanding contributions in China. IBM has been rated as "China's Most Respected Enterprise", "China's Most Respected Foreign-Invested Enterprise", "China's Most Valuable Brand", "China's Best Employer", etc. for six consecutive years. In 2004, IBM China was selected as "China's Most Admired Company" by the Chinese version of Fortune magazine and topped the list. From 2005 to 2008, IBM was awarded honorary titles such as "China's Outstanding Corporate Citizen" by the Corporate Citizenship Committee of the China Association of Social Work for four consecutive times, and won the "Best Corporate Public Image Award" and the "Outstanding Contribution to Education Award". In the extraordinary year of 2008, IBM won many awards including the "Special Award for Contribution of Multinational Corporations to China in the Thirty Years of Reform and Opening Up".
When talking about IBM China, Mr. Gerstner, the former CEO of IBM, once said affectionately: "IBM is committed to China and will build a leading information technology company in the world for China. It is located in China, serves the Chinese people, and will one day serve the whole world. IBM China will definitely become the 'IBM company of China' and become a part of the Chinese economy." Mr. Palmisano, the current CEO of IBM, further said: "It is just a Chinese company. It is not enough to be regarded as the best foreign company in China, we must become the best company in China.
" Looking back on IBM's growth history in China, from the initial strategic trial stage, to the mid-term strategic investment stage, to the comprehensive integration stage, IBM has always had a deep commitment to China.
In 2009, IBM Chinese companies will continue to uphold the core values ??of "customer success, innovation first, integrity and responsibility", review the past, base themselves on reality, focus on the future, and strive to "build a smart China and a smart earth", and in the era of globalization With our vision and layout, we strive to become an innovation partner for Chinese customers and use our strengths to contribute to China’s construction of an “innovative country”.
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Zhongtai Jujiyuan Science and Technology Development Center was established in accordance with national legal procedures. It is mainly engaged in scientific research management, transformation of scientific and technological achievements, technology promotion, technical personnel training, etc., and provides consultation and advice on science and technology to individuals and enterprises. .
Since its establishment, the center has been adhering to the concept of "promoting science and technology and serving society" to deepen its understanding of the current international economic situation.
Establish extensive liaison with *** departments, enterprises and institutions, major colleges and universities, organize relevant high-tech transactions, exhibitions, negotiations and other activities, and activate and promote technology transformation work through various means such as information network platforms, and accelerate technology transformation Healthy development of work. Actively promote the integration of science and technology with economic construction and social development to serve my country's economic and social development.
While promoting and accelerating the development of science and technology, our center is forging ahead and focusing on accelerating the construction of data information systems. It has also clarified the focus and main direction of promoting the industrialization of science and technology in the future, starting from key areas and their priorities. Key tasks are determined in terms of themes, major special projects, and cutting-edge technologies. At the same time, high-tech options are provided to enterprises to promote the positive interaction between science and technology and enterprises, and to comprehensively enhance my country's technological innovation capabilities and international competitiveness.
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Then there are state-owned enterprises, that is, state-owned enterprises. There are generally three types, state-owned, provincial, and prefecture-level state-owned enterprises. State-owned enterprises generally have the prefix "国" , State Grid, China Mobile, China Railway Administration, etc., the provincial ones usually name the province where they are located, such as Gansu Highway and Aviation Tourism Investment Group Co., Ltd., and some small state-owned enterprises in prefectures and cities, so I won’t go into details; < /p>
Famous companies include the above two types, as well as large and famous companies that you are familiar with, such as Wanda Group.
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