Extreme Blue

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IBM Extreme Blue
Type of business Internship Program
Founded1999
Headquarters15 active, 18 total
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Area servedWorld Wide
Founder(s) David Grossman, Jane Harper, Ronald Woan, Sean Martin, Morris Matsa
Parent IBM
URL https://www.ibm.com/training/badge/ibm-extreme-blue
Current statusActive

Extreme Blue is one of IBM's internship program for both graduate and undergraduate students; it also serves as a placement opportunity for future IBM employment due to the significant effort put into placement of the interns.

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History

Extreme Blue was created in 1999 by David Grossman, Jane Harper, Ronald Woan, Sean Martin, Morris Matsa. [1] [2] It began at the Lotus Software site in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In 2003, Extreme Blue participants filed 98 patents. [3]

In 2007, 10,000 applications were received for 92 positions in the U.S.; over 10,000 students applied for 220 positions worldwide. At the 2008 National Council for Work Experience (NCWE) award ceremony, the UK Extreme Blue program received the "Over 250 Employees – Short term placement" award. [4] In 2009, according to an Extreme Blue manager, over 10,000 applications were received for fewer than 50 US positions.[ citation needed ]

Since its inception, the program has expanded to include 15 active international locations.[ citation needed ]

Former IBM CEO Samuel J. Palmisano, now chairman (far right) speaking with interns at Extreme Blue in 2009 Samuel J. Palmisano at Extreme Blue.jpg
Former IBM CEO Samuel J. Palmisano, now chairman (far right) speaking with interns at Extreme Blue in 2009

Projects

Extreme Blue uses IBM engineers, interns, and business managers to develop technology and business plans for new products and services. Each summer an Extreme Blue team also works on a project. These projects mostly involve rapid prototyping of high-profile software and hardware projects. Publicly released projects include the following:

Laboratory locations

North America

In 2004, there were 44 Extreme Blue teams in North America. [21] In 2002, there were 101 interns in North America from 42 schools. [22]

South America

Asia

Europe

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