IBM Hursley

IBM Hursley is a research and development laboratory belonging to International Business Machines in the hamlet of Hursley, Hampshire, England. Established in Hursley House, an 18th-century Queen Anne style mansion in 1958, the facility has been instrumental in the development of IBM’s software technologies since the 1950s.^[1] It is still the home of development for CICS MQ Series technology.

Initially, IBM just used the House and its grounds. In 1963 it purchased 100 acres (405,000 m²) of land surrounding the house and has since erected a large modern office complex employing over 1500 people.

The facility is host to the IBM Client Centre, which offers potential clients a secure environment where they can test company software and work with staff experts on best practices, proof of concept, and proof of technology.^[2]

"A" block, one of several modern buildings added to the Hursley estate by IBM

Hursley House itself, a Grade II* listed building, is still used as an Executive Briefing Centre. Its original oak-panelled library - restocked with technical books - retains its former use. The lower ground floor of the house is home to the IBM Hursley Museum, a computing museum that covers the history of IBM Hursley Park, IBM United Kingdom, and IBM Corporation.^[1]

References

External links

IBM Hursley Site

Coordinates: 51°01′36″N 1°23′55″W / 51.02655°N 1.39870°W / 51.02655; -1.39870

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Board of directors	Alain Belda William R. Brody Kenneth Chenault Michael L. Eskew David Farr Shirley Ann Jackson Andrew N. Liveris James McNerney James W. Owens Samuel J. Palmisano Virginia M. Rometty Joan E. Spero Sidney Taurel Lorenzo Zambrano

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