20. It is the second most valuable and profitable global brand, after Coca-Cola.
21. There are almost 400,000 employees within the company, and it has offices and companies worldwide.
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23. It has more employees than Microsoft, Intel, Dell, Cisco, Apple, Amazon and Google all put together.
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25. Though the turnover was lower, IBM's fourth quarter profits increased by 8.7% from $4.43bn to $4.81bn, the computer giant revealed.
26. This suggests that corporate IT spending has yet to rebound from the recession, though IBM predicted that full year profits would be ahead of expectations.
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28. some products can also be purchased In shops such as pc world
29. When IBM started by Thomas J. Watson, Sr., he decided that 99 percent of the visual contact a customer would have with his company, at least initially, would be represented by IBM salespeople.
30. Because IBM was selling high-tech equipment, Watson knew customers would have to have a high level of confidence in the credibility of the salesperson.
31. He therefore instituted a dress and grooming code that became an inflexible set of rules and regulations within IBM.
32. As a result, every salesperson was required to look like a professional in every respect. Every element of their clothing-including dark suits, dark ties, white shirts, conservative hairstyles, shined shoes, and clean fingernails. These features gave off the message of professionalism and competence.
47. 16/09/10 : LONDON, UK : IBM concluded the IBM Summit at Start(an initiative from HRH Price of Wales to support sustainable living) by highlighting the breakthrough themes, issues and ideas arising from eight consecutive days of discussion and debate on sustainability. Throughout the Summit more than 1,000 of the UK's most prominent CEOs, business and public sector leaders engaged in lively discussion to address what businesses can do for sustainability and what sustainability can do for business.
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49. They are doing well financially, though have been affected somewhat by the recession
50. They continue to have a massive amount of employees all around the world
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