IBM
Watson's corporate parent
IBM is an American technology company, formally International Business Machines Corporation.
Once dominant in mainframe computers, IBM became synonymous with corporate computing through the mid-twentieth century.
The IBM PC in 1981 established the standard architecture for personal computers, spawning the category of IBM-compatible machines.
Big Blue, its nickname, references the company's blue logo and buttoned-up culture.
Redmond technology corporation
- AppleCupertino tech giant
- OracleProphetic shrine or speaker
- Hewlett-PackardAmerican technology corporation
- CiscoNetworking equipment manufacturer
Intel · Amazon · Google · Accenture · SAP · Lenovo · Fujitsu · Hitachi
Large centralized computer system
- WatsonCommon English surname
- supercomputerUltra-powerful computing system
- COBOLElderly business-oriented programming language
- FORTRANScientific programming language
RISC · PowerPC · Lotus · SPSS · RPG · punch card · tabulating · deep learning
Tech company nickname
- ThinkPadBusiness-oriented portable computer line
- boardroomCorporate decision venue
- headquartersCentral command location
- subsidiaryOf lesser importance
CEO · shareholders · revenue · profit · multinational · conglomerate · merger · acquisition
Simulated cognitive processing
- quantumSmallest discrete unit
- cloudAtmospheric water vapor mass
- analyticsSystematic examination of datasets
- blockchainCryptographic linked transaction record
cybersecurity · servers · storage · database · virtualization · networking · infrastructure · software
Goods kept for sale
- dividendCorporate profit share
- Dow JonesStock market benchmark
- investmentDeploying capital for returns
- portfolioCollected works or assets
equity · reliable · stability · long-term · shareholder · value · market cap · institutional
Systematic fact-finding effort
- patentsExclusive rights to inventions
- Nobel PrizeHighest academic honor
- inventionNew device or method
- breakthroughSudden important advance
pioneering · development · advancement · fellowship · scientific · discovery
Microsoft
Redmond technology corporation
- AppleCupertino tech giant
- OracleProphetic shrine or speaker
- Hewlett-PackardAmerican technology corporation
Cisco · Intel · Amazon · Google · Accenture · SAP · Lenovo · Fujitsu · Hitachi · Infosys
mainframe
Large centralized computer system
- WatsonCommon English surname
- supercomputerUltra-powerful computing system
- COBOLElderly business-oriented programming language
FORTRAN · RISC · PowerPC · Lotus · SPSS · RPG · punch card · tabulating · deep learning · algorithm
Big Blue
Tech company nickname
- ThinkPadBusiness-oriented portable computer line
- boardroomCorporate decision venue
- headquartersCentral command location
subsidiary · CEO · shareholders · revenue · profit · multinational · conglomerate · merger · acquisition · spinoff
AI
Simulated cognitive processing
- quantumSmallest discrete unit
- cloudAtmospheric water vapor mass
- analyticsSystematic examination of datasets
blockchain · cybersecurity · servers · storage · database · virtualization · networking · infrastructure · software · hardware
stock
Goods kept for sale
- dividendCorporate profit share
- Dow JonesStock market benchmark
- investmentDeploying capital for returns
portfolio · equity · reliable · stability · long-term · shareholder · value · market cap · institutional
research
Systematic fact-finding effort
- patentsExclusive rights to inventions
- Nobel PrizeHighest academic honor
- inventionNew device or method
breakthrough · pioneering · development · advancement · fellowship · scientific · discovery
- abbreviationsMr, Mrs, Ms, Dr, Jr
- Tech CompaniesGoogle, Microsoft, Apple, Intel, Amazon
- Dow Stocks3M, American Express, Apple, Boeing, Caterpillar
- government contractorsdefense contractors, Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Raytheon, shipbuilders
- Tech ServicesAccenture, Infosys, Cognizant, Fujitsu, CGI
- TickersBAC, KO, GE, F, T
Home-based fledgling company
startup · unicorn · disruptor · upstart · cottage industry
IBMValve
Game studio and storefront
hacker collective · startup culture · Google · Zappos · skunkworks
- IBM PC1981 personal computer standard
- IBM SelectricElectric typewriter with interchangeable ball
- IBM WatsonEnterprise AI computing platform