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'''IBM Yamato Facility''' located in [[Yamato, Kanagawa|Yamato |
'''IBM Yamato Facility''' located in the city of [[Yamato, Kanagawa|Yamato]], [[Kanagawa Prefecture]], [[Japan]], is where IBM's research and development activities are done for IBM's worldwide and Asia-Pacific region market. Its buildings were designed by the architecture firm of [[Nikken Sekkei|Nikken Sekkei Ltd.]] and completed in 1985. |
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==General== |
==General== |
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IBM Yamato Facility houses IBM's research and development centers in Japan. Its address is |
IBM Yamato Facility houses IBM's research and development centers in Japan. Its address is 1623-14, Shimo-tsuruma, [[Yamato, Kanagawa|Yamato City]], [[Kanagawa|Kanagawa Prefecture]], [[Japan]]. Its buildings were completed in 1985. |
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==IBM Yamato Development Laboratory== |
==IBM Yamato Development Laboratory== |
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* IBM did in Japan small-scale development activities, using [[RPQ]] procedure at its Special Engineering department - 1960s |
* IBM did in Japan small-scale development activities, using [[RPQ]] procedure at its Special Engineering department - 1960s |
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* IBM Japan Development Laboratory (JDL) was established in Tokyo - 1972 |
* IBM Japan Development Laboratory (JDL) was established in Tokyo - 1972 |
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* JDL moved to IBM [[Fujisawa]] |
* JDL moved to IBM [[Fujisawa, Kanagawa|Fujisawa]] Plant site, becoming IBM Fujisawa Dvelopment Laboratory (FDL) - 1975 |
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* FDL moved to the current site, becoming IBM Yamato Development Laboratory (usually called |
* FDL moved to the current site, becoming IBM Yamato Development Laboratory (usually called Yamato Lab, not as YDL). IBM Tokyo Programming Center ([[VM (operating system)|VM]]/Office System, Banking System, Retail System, etc.) at [[Kawasaki]] also moved here. - 1985 |
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* IBM Tokyo Research Laboratory also moved to Yamato - 1993 |
* IBM Tokyo Research Laboratory also moved to Yamato - 1993 |
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[[Image:IBM-Yamato-Facility2.jpg|200px|right|thumb|IBM Yamato Facility houses Lenovo also.]] |
[[Image:IBM-Yamato-Facility2.jpg|200px|right|thumb|IBM Yamato Facility houses Lenovo also.]] |
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* As IBM sold its Personal Computer Division to [[Lenovo]], Yamato Lab's ThinkPad departments were separated, but |
* As IBM sold its Personal Computer Division to [[Lenovo]], Yamato Lab's ThinkPad departments were separated, but remain at Yamato site - 2005 |
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===Products and technologies=== |
===Products and technologies=== |
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The Development Lab Directors (or those who were in charge of Development & Manufacturing) were: |
The Development Lab Directors (or those who were in charge of Development & Manufacturing) were: |
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* Edward V. |
* Edward V. Hoffler (1971-1974) |
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* Nobuo |
* Nobuo Mii (1974-1977) |
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* Keiichiro |
* Keiichiro Meigo |
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* Hajime |
* Hajime Watabe |
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* Toshio |
* Toshio Yasui (1987-1991) |
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* Kiyoji |
* Kiyoji Ishida |
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* Tsutomu |
* Tsutomu Maruyama |
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* Yukako |
* Yukako Uchinaga (2004-2007) |
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* Yoshinori |
* Yoshinori Sakaue (2007-2008) |
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* Kazushi |
* Kazushi Kuse (2009- ) |
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===Development Project Areas=== |
===Development Project Areas=== |
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According to IBM Japan |
According to IBM Japan, <ref>[http://www-06.ibm.com/jp/ibm/lab.html IBM Japan's Facilities: R&D]</ref> there are at IBM Yamato Facility these projects: <br> |
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server systems, storage systems, embedded hardware, communication systems, printers, retail store systems, application systems, telecommunication, Internet related, pervasive computing, finance industry systems, [[CRM]], [[Business intelligence|BI]], and technical and consulting services about hardware and software. |
server systems, storage systems, embedded hardware, communication systems, printers, retail store systems, application systems, telecommunication, Internet related, pervasive computing, finance industry systems, [[CRM]], [[Business intelligence|BI]], and technical and consulting services about hardware and software. |
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IBM Yamato Facility located in the city of Yamato, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, is where IBM's research and development activities are done for IBM's worldwide and Asia-Pacific region market. Its buildings were designed by the architecture firm of Nikken Sekkei Ltd. and completed in 1985.
IBM Yamato Facility houses IBM's research and development centers in Japan. Its address is 1623-14, Shimo-tsuruma, Yamato City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Its buildings were completed in 1985.
A brief history is as follows: [1]
Announced products and technologies include:
etc.
etc.
The Development Lab Directors (or those who were in charge of Development & Manufacturing) were:
According to IBM Japan, [2] there are at IBM Yamato Facility these projects:
server systems, storage systems, embedded hardware, communication systems, printers, retail store systems, application systems, telecommunication, Internet related, pervasive computing, finance industry systems, CRM, BI, and technical and consulting services about hardware and software.
IBM Tokyo Research Laboratory, also known as TRL, was established in 1983, as IBM's first recearch center in Asia、It was initially located in Tokyo, but moved to the Yamato site in 1993. It is involved in the basic researches, in association with IBM's other recearch centers at Yorktown Heights, New York (Thomas J. Watson Research Center); Zurich, Switzerland; etc. In 2008, there are 200 researchers.
Five minutes' walk from:
