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IBM

Originally called International Business Machines. A major computer and information technology company. IBM develops software and hardware, provides network hosting, and offers IT consulting services. It is one of the only IT companies to trace its origins back more than 100 years. It was established in New York in 1896. After Coca-Cola, IBM is considered the second-most valuable brand name in the world.

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All IBM PC 300 and IBM IntelliStation models support IBM's new System Migration Assistant, a unique software tool designed to help administrators dramatically speed up the migration of users to new IBM computers.

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Many firms and practitioners are still using IBM PCs and XTs or some compatible, and the main tasks of these computers are word processing and spreadsheets.

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Local Filing System, allows IBM PC users to store documents locally in a hierarchical filing structure and access information retrieved while online with the BT System.