IBM Hursley

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Hursley House

IBM Hursley is a

MQ technology. Among the software developed by IBM Hursley is the Customer Information Control System (CICS), used in ATMs, which was the first Hursley product with a billion dollars in annual revenue.[2]

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.[3]

"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. 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

  1. ^ a b "IBM Hursley Park: Where Big Blue buries the past, polishes family jewels".
  2. ISBN 1-56592-676-5
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  3. ^ "IBM Client Centre - IBM Client Centre Hursley - United Kingdom". www-05.ibm.com. 15 February 2018. Archived from the original on 7 September 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2015.

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