IBM Toronto Software Lab

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43°50′56″N 79°20′18″W / 43.849013°N 79.338399°W / 43.849013; -79.338399

IBM Toronto Software Lab

IBM Toronto Software Lab, seen in 2010
Founded	1967
Headquarters	8200 Warden Avenue, Markham, Ontario, Canada
Brands	IBM
Website	IBM Canada Software Lab

The IBM Toronto Software Lab is the largest software development laboratory in Canada and IBM's third largest software lab. Established in 1967 with 55 employees,^[1] the Toronto Lab, now located in Markham has grown to employ 2,500 people. These employees develop some of IBM's middleware.^[2] Some of these include Db2, WebSphere Commerce, WebSphere Customer Center, Tivoli Provisioning Manager, IBM i compilers, and Rational Application Developer.

Originally located in a building at 1150 Eglinton Avenue East in Toronto, the software lab was relocated to Markham on September 11, 2001. The former building was subsequently used by Celestica.^[3]

Previous IBM Toronto Lab location on Eglinton Avenue East, as seen in 1999

References

^ "IBM Centers for Advanced Studies: CAS Sites - CAS Toronto". IBM Canada Ltd. 2006-01-23. Archived from the original on 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2009-03-31.
^ "The IBM Toronto Software Lab". IBM Canada Ltd. 2006-01-23. Archived from the original on March 20, 2008. Retrieved 2009-03-31.
^ IBM Canada opens lab

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