Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company

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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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instanceOf American company ⓘ
business company ⓘ
predecessor of IBM ⓘ
basedIn New York state ⓘ
country 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 Computing Scale Company of America ⓘ
linked to: NCR Corporation

International Time Recording Company ⓘ
Tabulating Machine Company ⓘ
headquartersLocation Endicott, New York ⓘ
New York, New York ⓘ
linked to: New York City
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 ⓘ
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 Computing Scale Company of America ⓘ
linked to: IBM

International Time Recording Company ⓘ
Tabulating Machine Company ⓘ
product meat and cheese scales ⓘ
punch cards ⓘ
tabulating machines ⓘ
time clocks ⓘ
renamedAs IBM ⓘ
International Business Machines ⓘ
linked to: IBM
successor IBM ⓘ
International Business Machines ⓘ
linked to: IBM

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Charles Ranlett Flint → founded → Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company ⓘ
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1890 United States Census → uses → Hollerith electric tabulating system ⓘ
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Charles Ranlett Flint → helpedFound → Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company ⓘ
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