IBM Executive Briefing Center

IBM Austin has over 6,000 full-time employees and is a Research and Development facility with more than 30 IBM business units represented on a site known for its innovative products and technologies. IBM opened its sales offices in Austin in the 1930's and its plant site in 1967, with 500 employees from Lexington, Kentucky.

The earliest Austin mission was to manufacture IBM Selectric typewriters and composers. Various product lines followed, including word processors, printed circuit boards, planars and cards for personal computers and workstations, fully assembled PCs, workstations and servers, extensive software offerings, and networking and integration services. Most employees are currently engaged primarily in research and development.

Long known as a hotbed for innovation and patents, IBM won 4,186 U.S. patents in 2008, far more than any other company. It was the 16th year in a row that IBM led all companies in patents received. IBM Austin workers were inventors in 825 patents for the year, leading all other IBM locations. The corporation's top inventor is an IBM Fellow in Austin's IBM Systems & Technology Group.

Briefings conducted at the IBM Executive Briefing Center (located in Building 904 - see the aerial photo above) can draw from this community of subject matter experts for in-depth discussions of technical topics.