IBM Boeblingen Laboratory: Product Development
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The IBM Boeblingen Laboratory's mission was to develop small data processing systems, semiconductor components, printers, and respective software. In fulfilling this mission as a contributor to IBM's worldwide product line, this meant not only to grow a multitude of expertise functions, but it also involved sensitive leadership operating within a competitive multinational environment.
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Citation:
Karl E. Ganzhorn, "IBM Boeblingen Laboratory: Product Development," IEEE Annals of the History of Computing, vol. 26, no. 3, pp. 20-30, July-Sept. 2004, doi:10.1109/MAHC.2004.11
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