- Headquarters
- Armonk, United States · North America
- Value chain
- Software & platforms(Products); also Professional & data services
- What that means
- Makes software products: models, platforms, applications and security software, sold or licensed.
- Founded
- 1911
- Staff
- 270,300 (2024)
- Ownership
- Listed
- Listing
- NYSE:IBM on Google Finance
- Website
- ibm.com
- Relevance
- Very high at its strongest, in Post-Quantum Cryptography
Armonk, United StatesIn 8 capabilities
Each capability the company is listed in, most relevant first: how experts in the field see its global relevance there, why it is listed and the source.
- Post-Quantum CryptographyVery high
Quantum Technologies · Research · listed #1 of 50
IBM Research Zurich researchers co-authored three of the four NIST PQC standards (ML-KEM/CRYSTALS-Kyber, ML-DSA/CRYSTALS-Dilithium, FN-DSA/Falcon), and IBM sells Quantum Safe migration tools and services.
Relevance: Co-authored three of four NIST PQC standards
- Quantum ComputingVery high
Quantum Technologies · Design · listed #1 of 50
Operates the largest fleet of cloud-accessible superconducting quantum computers (Heron, Nighthawk processors, Quantum System Two), leads the Qiskit software stack and is the top international patent applicant in quantum computing.
Relevance: Largest superconducting fleet and Qiskit; sets the industry roadmap
Artificial Intelligence · Integration · listed #6 of 50
Sells the watsonx AI and data platform and its consulting arm runs large enterprise AI and analytics deployments.
Relevance: watsonx and large AI consulting practice; established enterprise player.
Connectivity, Cyber & Trust Technologies · Research · listed #9 of 50
Co-originator of Hyperledger Fabric, co-author of NIST post-quantum standards (CRYSTALS-Kyber/Dilithium), pioneer of fully homomorphic encryption research and vendor of IBM Verify identity software.
Relevance: Hyperledger co-originator and PQC standards co-author
Advanced Materials & Manufacturing · Research · listed #10 of 50
A top patent applicant whose research labs pioneered carbon-nanotube and 2D-material transistors and nanosheet device architectures.
Relevance: Pioneering nanotechnology research and patents
- AI Safety, Security & EvaluationModerate
Artificial Intelligence · Software & services · listed #8 of 50
Created the Adversarial Robustness Toolbox and sells watsonx.governance and Granite Guardian; it is among the top international patent applicants here.
Relevance: Adversarial Robustness Toolbox and governance products.
Artificial Intelligence · Software & services · listed #21 of 50
Develops the open Granite enterprise model family and the watsonx platform, and is a top ML patent applicant.
Relevance: Granite open enterprise models and watsonx; solid but not frontier.
- High-Performance & AI ComputingModerate
Semiconductors & Advanced Computing · Design · listed #26 of 50
A historic supercomputing leader (Summit, Sierra) that now develops Power processors and the Telum/Spyre AI accelerators, and is a top patent filer in HPC.
Relevance: Historic HPC leader, now less central