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Our vision
The IBM Toronto Software Lab
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We share a common vision for success in the marketplace. We continually work "to build a world-class team, build the best products, and ensure our customers' success." Employees within the IBM Toronto Lab are encouraged to focus on how their work impacts business, and how they can truly make a difference through establishing clear objectives and demonstrating initiative.
IBM is leading the next big change in business and computing -- e-business on demand. An on demand business is a company whose business processes -- integrated end-to-end across the company and with key partners, suppliers, and customers -- can respond with flexibility and speed to any customer demand, market opportunity, or external threat.
IBM is transforming itself into the world's premier on demand enterprise. At the IBM Toronto Lab, we ensure that our everyday processes are streamlined through effective use of technology. In addition, many of our products and tools are used inside IBM to maximize efficiency. Click here to learn more about IBM's global leadership in e-business.
The IBM Toronto Lab is proud to be a key member of the IBM Software Group. Software Group has a worldwide community of development labs focusing on the WebSphere, DB2, Tivoli, Rational, and Lotus product families.
IBM has more than 23,000 software employees worldwide and is the world's second largest software business, with 2002 revenues of $13.1 billion. IBM is the world's leading middleware provider, with growth rates surpassing competitors like Oracle and BEA. In 2002, the WebSphere family grew 21 percent and DB2 grew 9 percent.
Software Group is an important area for breakthrough thinking and innovation. IBM's e-business on demand strategy is being fueled by the world's largest portfolio of software patents. Software accounted for more than a third of the 3,288 U.S. patents awarded to IBM in 2002.
In the past decade, IBM inventors have received a record 22,357 patents, topping the next closest company by nearly 7,000 patents. During this period, IBM has generated more patents than 10 of the largest U.S. IT companies combined.
In 2001, IBM Toronto Lab employees contributed 20 patents to the annual total. Employees are encouraged to patent their new technologies and are rewarded for their contributions. | |
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The site has 4,752 trees and 1,440 shrubs
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790 trees and 720 shrubs were planted by Lab employees
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The site received certification from the Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC)
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