Releases
76 matching — model launches, API releases, product updates, financial events and news.
December 20231
Dec 1, 2023
watsonx.governance becomes availableProduct launch
IBM released governance tooling for model risk, transparency, compliance and lifecycle oversight.
October 20232
Oct 26, 2023
watsonx Code Assistant reaches general availabilityProduct launch
IBM released generative coding assistants for Red Hat Ansible automation and mainframe application modernization.
Oct 19, 2023
IBM Research unveils NorthPole AI chipResearch paper
IBM Research published a memory-centric neural inference chip designed for high energy efficiency.
September 20232
Sep 28, 2023
Granite 13B models releasedModel release
IBM made its first 13B Granite enterprise language models available through watsonx.ai.
Sep 28, 2023
IBM Granite model family becomes generally availableModel release
IBM released the first enterprise-focused Granite language and code models in watsonx.
July 20232
Jul 11, 2023
watsonx.data becomes generally availableProduct launch
IBM launched its open lakehouse data store optimized for governed analytics and AI workloads.
Jul 11, 2023
watsonx.ai becomes generally availableProduct launch
IBM began general availability of its foundation-model and machine-learning development studio.
May 20233
May 9, 2023
Generative AI Center of Excellence launchesProduct launch
IBM Consulting launched a center with more than 1,000 specialists to support enterprise generative-AI adoption.
May 9, 2023
IBM Consulting establishes generative AI practiceProduct launch
IBM Consulting announced a dedicated generative-AI center and delivery practice alongside watsonx.
May 9, 2023
IBM announces watsonxAnnouncedProduct launch
IBM announced watsonx as an integrated AI and data platform for enterprise foundation-model development and governance.
October 20221
Oct 18, 2022
IBM Research unveils Artificial Intelligence UnitResearch paper
IBM Research disclosed an AI accelerator built for efficient enterprise inference.
April 20221
Apr 5, 2022
IBM z16 launches with on-chip AI inferenceProduct launch
IBM introduced z16 with Telum-powered real-time AI inference for mission-critical transactions.
January 20221
Jan 21, 2022
IBM agrees to sell Watson Health assetsAcquisition
IBM agreed to sell healthcare data and analytics assets from Watson Health to Francisco Partners.
August 20212
Aug 23, 2021
IBM expands purpose-built enterprise AI hardwareProduct launch
The Telum announcement established a new generation of IBM infrastructure with integrated AI acceleration.
Aug 23, 2021
IBM unveils Telum processorProduct launch
IBM unveiled Telum with on-chip AI acceleration for high-volume transactional inference.
July 20192
Jul 9, 2019
Red Hat becomes IBM's hybrid-cloud AI foundationPartnership
The completed Red Hat acquisition established the hybrid-cloud and open-source platform underpinning IBM's later AI portfolio.
Jul 9, 2019
IBM completes $34B Red Hat acquisitionAcquisition
IBM completed its acquisition of Red Hat to anchor an open hybrid-cloud platform for enterprise software and AI.
June 20181
Jun 18, 2018
Project Debater holds live public debateBenchmark result
IBM Research demonstrated an AI system that generated evidence-backed arguments and debated a human expert.
January 20172
2017
Watson Assistant product lineage launchesProduct launch
IBM commercialized enterprise conversational-AI tooling that evolved into watsonx Assistant.
2017
Watson Discovery launchesProduct launch
IBM launched an AI-powered enterprise search and document-understanding service.
April 20151
Apr 13, 2015
IBM launches Watson HealthProduct launch
IBM created Watson Health to apply data and cognitive-computing technologies across healthcare and life sciences.
February 20112
Feb 16, 2011
Watson DeepQA system demonstrated publiclyModel release
IBM publicly demonstrated its DeepQA question-answering architecture through the Jeopardy! competition.
Feb 16, 2011
IBM Watson wins Jeopardy!Benchmark result
IBM Watson defeated champions Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter in the Jeopardy! exhibition, demonstrating large-scale open-domain question answering.
May 19971
May 11, 1997
Deep Blue defeats Garry KasparovBenchmark result
IBM's Deep Blue defeated world chess champion Garry Kasparov in a six-game match.
January 19561
1956
IBM establishes enduring AI research programResearch paper
IBM researchers began foundational work in machine learning, game-playing systems and artificial intelligence during the field's formative era.
June 19111
Jun 16, 1911
Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company foundedNews
The company that became IBM was incorporated as the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company.

