IBM

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artificial intelligence company cloud computing company consulting company hardware company multinational technology company public company software company

IBM is a multinational technology and consulting company known for its pioneering work in computer hardware, software, and enterprise services.

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All labels observed (25)

Label	Occurrences
IBM canonical	477
International Business Machines Corporation	23
IBM Research	9
International Business Machines	5
IBM logo	2
Computing Scale Company of America	1
IBM (local facilities)	1
IBM (technology collaboration)	1
IBM Canada	1
IBM Cloud	1
IBM Corporation	1
IBM Db2	1
IBM Deutschland	1
IBM Global Services	1
IBM India	1
IBM Japan	1
IBM Microelectronics	1
IBM Power Systems	1
IBM Software Group	1
IBM Systems	1
IBM THINK	1
IBM Watson	1
IBM Z	1
IBM eight-bar logo	1
IBM global headquarters	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4630 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: IBM
Context triple: [National Medal of Technology and Innovation, notableRecipientExample, IBM]

A. Stanford Research Institute
Stanford Research Institute (now SRI International) is a prominent independent nonprofit research and innovation center known for pioneering advances in computing, artificial intelligence, and other cutting-edge technologies.
B. Tymshare
Tymshare was an influential American time-sharing and computer services company active in the 1960s–1980s that helped pioneer remote computing and software services for businesses.
C. General Motors
General Motors is a major American multinational automotive manufacturer known for brands such as Chevrolet, GMC, Cadillac, and Buick.
D. Bolt Beranek and Newman
Bolt Beranek and Newman was a pioneering American research and engineering firm best known for its foundational role in developing the ARPANET, a precursor to the modern internet.
E. Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments is a major American technology company best known for designing and manufacturing semiconductors and calculators used worldwide.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: IBM
Target entity description: IBM is a multinational technology and consulting company known for its pioneering work in computer hardware, software, and enterprise services.

A. Stanford Research Institute
Stanford Research Institute (now SRI International) is a prominent independent nonprofit research and innovation center known for pioneering advances in computing, artificial intelligence, and other cutting-edge technologies.
B. Tymshare
Tymshare was an influential American time-sharing and computer services company active in the 1960s–1980s that helped pioneer remote computing and software services for businesses.
C. General Motors
General Motors is a major American multinational automotive manufacturer known for brands such as Chevrolet, GMC, Cadillac, and Buick.
D. Bolt Beranek and Newman
Bolt Beranek and Newman was a pioneering American research and engineering firm best known for its foundational role in developing the ARPANET, a precursor to the modern internet.
E. Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments is a major American technology company best known for designing and manufacturing semiconductors and calculators used worldwide.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (57)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	artificial intelligence company ⓘ cloud computing company ⓘ consulting company ⓘ hardware company ⓘ multinational technology company ⓘ public company ⓘ software company ⓘ
abbreviation	IBM self-link ⓘ
brandSlogan	Let’s put smart to work ⓘ Think ⓘ
countryOfHeadquarters	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
formerName	Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company ⓘ
foundedBy	Charles Ranlett Flint ⓘ
foundingDate	1911-06-16 ⓘ
foundingLocation	Endicott, New York ⓘ
fullName	IBM self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: International Business Machines Corporation
hasMascot	IBM self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: IBM eight-bar logo
headquartersLocation	Armonk, New York ⓘ
industry	IT services ⓘ computer hardware ⓘ computer software ⓘ consulting ⓘ information technology ⓘ
keyTechnologyArea	IT infrastructure ⓘ artificial intelligence ⓘ cloud computing ⓘ consulting services ⓘ enterprise software ⓘ quantum computing ⓘ
logoDesigner	Paul Rand ⓘ
notableAchievement	advances in relational database technology ⓘ development of the IBM PC architecture ⓘ development of the Watson AI system ⓘ major contributions to computer science research ⓘ pioneering development of mainframe computers ⓘ
notableProduct	IBM self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: IBM Cloud IBM self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: IBM Db2 IBM PC ⓘ IBM self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: IBM Power Systems IBM System/360 ⓘ IBM self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: IBM Watson IBM WebSphere ⓘ IBM self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: IBM Z IBM mainframe computers ⓘ Lotus Notes ⓘ Rational software tools ⓘ
operatesIn	more than 170 countries ⓘ
primaryCustomerType	enterprise customers ⓘ governments ⓘ large organizations ⓘ
shortName	IBM self-link ⓘ
stockExchange	New York Stock Exchange ⓘ
subsidiary	IBM self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: IBM Deutschland IBM self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: IBM India IBM self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: IBM Japan Red Hat ⓘ
tickerSymbol	IBM self-link ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (536)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

National Medal of Technology and Innovation → notableRecipientExample → IBM ⓘ

Durham, North Carolina → hasMajorEmployer → IBM ⓘ

Lick → employer → IBM ⓘ

IBM → fullName → IBM self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: International Business Machines Corporation

IBM → shortName → IBM self-link ⓘ

IBM → abbreviation → IBM self-link ⓘ

IBM → tickerSymbol → IBM self-link ⓘ