Bill Text: IA HR20 | 2011-2012 | 84th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A resolution to recognize the centennial anniversary of IBM.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-12-31 - END OF 2011 ACTIONS [HR20 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2011-HR20-Introduced.html
House
Resolution
20
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Introduced
HOUSE
RESOLUTION
NO.
20
BY
MURPHY
,
HEIN
,
ISENHART
,
LUKAN
,
and
MOORE
A
Resolution
to
recognize
the
centennial
anniversary
of
1
IBM.
2
WHEREAS,
on
June
16,
2011,
IBM
will
celebrate
its
3
100-year
anniversary;
and
4
WHEREAS,
in
1911,
the
Computing
Tabulating
Recording
5
Corporation
was
formed,
the
legendary
Thomas
J.
6
Watson,
Sr.
became
its
general
manager
and
president
7
in
the
following
years,
and
in
1924,
the
company
was
8
reorganized
and
renamed
the
International
Business
9
Machines
Corporation,
later
abbreviated
as
IBM;
and
10
WHEREAS,
in
its
first
century,
IBM
has
created
11
technological
discoveries
that
have
transformed
12
our
lives,
from
the
first
electronic
calculator
and
13
programmable
computers,
to
the
chip
powering
the
14
leading
gaming
consoles,
to
the
chess
master
Deep
Blue,
15
to
the
Jeopardy!
champion
Watson;
and
16
WHEREAS,
through
innovation
and
technological
17
discovery,
IBM
ushered
in
the
information
age
and
has
18
improved
our
world
by
creating
cleaner
air
and
water,
19
better
crime-fighting
systems
for
cities,
and
lower
20
incidence
of
AIDS,
influenza,
and
other
infectious
21
diseases;
and
22
WHEREAS,
today
IBM
is
continuing
to
shape
the
23
world,
investing
$6
billion
annually
in
research
and
24
development,
employing
globally
more
than
400,000
25
employees,
and
developing
the
practices
and
discoveries
26
that
are
creating
a
“Smarter
Planet”;
and
27
WHEREAS,
IBM
is
also
assisting
growing
cities
28
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around
the
world
including
Dubuque,
Iowa,
to
establish
1
solutions
to
build
“Smarter
Cities”
by
reducing
2
traffic
congestion
and
resulting
air
pollution;
3
digitizing
health
records
to
improve
patient
care;
4
improving
access
to
and
quality
of
education;
enhancing
5
surveillance
systems
to
reduce
crime
rates;
sourcing
6
and
managing
power
more
intelligently;
and
improving
7
quality,
supply,
and
access
to
water;
NOW
THEREFORE,
8
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
HOUSE
OF
REPRESENTATIVES,
9
That
the
House
of
Representatives
congratulates
the
10
men
and
women
of
IBM
for
100
years
of
dedication
and
11
innovation,
for
their
pivotal
role
in
the
unparalleled
12
progress
in
the
Twentieth
Century,
and
for
the
13
promise
of
a
bright
future
they
offer
all
of
us
in
the
14
Twenty-first
Century.
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