Buyer's Market, Inc

the company which became ibm was founded in 1896 as the tabulating machine company[8] by herman hollerith, in broome county, new york (endicott, new york or binghamton, new york), where it still maintains very limited operations. it was incorporated as computing tabulating recording corporation (ctr) on june 16, 1911, and was listed on the new york stock exchange in 1916. ctr's canadian and later south american subsidiary was named international business machines in 1917, and the whole company took this name in 1924 when thomas j. watson took control. ctr's canadian and later south american subsidiary was named international business machines in 1917, and the whole company took this name in 1924 when thomas j. watson took control.