Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company

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American company business company predecessor of IBM

Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company was the early 20th-century American business machines firm that later evolved into IBM, a global leader in computing technology.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
International Time Recording Company 2
Tabulating Machine Company 2
transforming Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company into IBM 1

Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf American company ⓘ
business company ⓘ
predecessor of IBM ⓘ
basedIn U.S. state of New York ⓘ
surface form: New York state
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
dissolved 1924 ⓘ
foundedAs merger of Tabulating Machine Company, International Time Recording Company, and Computing Scale Company of America ⓘ
foundedBy Charles Ranlett Flint ⓘ
hasPart NCR Corporation ⓘ
surface form: Computing Scale Company of America

Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: International Time Recording Company

Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Tabulating Machine Company
headquartersLocation Endicott, New York ⓘ
New York City ⓘ
surface form: New York, New York
historicalRole early business machines manufacturer ⓘ
foundation of IBM’s business operations ⓘ
inception 1911 ⓘ
industry business machines ⓘ
punch card equipment ⓘ
tabulating machines ⓘ
time recording devices ⓘ
keyPerson Thomas J. Watson ⓘ
legalForm corporation ⓘ
locationCountry United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
notableFor being the direct predecessor of IBM ⓘ
development of punched card tabulating systems ⓘ
operatedIn early 20th century ⓘ
parentOrganization Flint-controlled holding companies ⓘ
positionHeld Thomas J. Watson – general manager ⓘ
Thomas J. Watson – president ⓘ
predecessor IBM ⓘ
surface form: Computing Scale Company of America

Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: International Time Recording Company

Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Tabulating Machine Company
product meat and cheese scales ⓘ
punch cards ⓘ
tabulating machines ⓘ
time clocks ⓘ
renamedAs IBM ⓘ
IBM ⓘ
surface form: International Business Machines
successor IBM ⓘ
IBM ⓘ
surface form: International Business Machines

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

Charles Ranlett Flint → employer → Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company ⓘ
Thomas J. Watson → employer → Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company ⓘ
IBM → formerName → Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company ⓘ
Charles Ranlett Flint → founded → Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company ⓘ
Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company → hasPart → Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tabulating Machine Company
Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company → hasPart → Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: International Time Recording Company
Thomas J. Watson → notableFor → Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company ⓘ
this entity surface form: transforming Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company into IBM
Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company → predecessor → Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tabulating Machine Company
Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company → predecessor → Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: International Time Recording Company