IBM has been present in the Middle East since 1947. We are committed to innovation and helping clients to seize competitive advantage by transforming themselves into on demand enterprises.
IBM established its first presence in the Middle East more than 50 years ago, and has its regional headquarters based at Dubai Internet City. With the support of over 1,500 employees, IBM and its business partners in this region provide channel and product management, sales and technical support, product distribution, solution offerings and business consultancy. The company is represented in most Middle East markets through its general marketing and services representatives -- Gulf Business Machines (GBM) in the UAE, Oman, Kuwait, Qatar and Bahrain and Saudi Business Machines (SBM) in Saudi Arabia. In addition, IBM has several other partners such as JBS, GCE and STS in Jordan, Quantech and CBM in Lebanon, as well as other partners that are authorized to sell IBM products.