IBM Toronto Software Lab
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Software development |
| Founded | 1967 |
| Headquarters | Markham , Canada |
| Products | Db2, WebSphere Commerce, WebSphere Customer Center, Tivoli Provisioning Manager, compilers for IBM i, Rational Application Developer |
Number of employees | 2500 |
The IBM Toronto Software Lab stands as the largest software development center within Canada and ranks as IBM's third biggest software laboratory worldwide. Established in 1967 with an initial team of 55 employees, it has grown to employ 2,500 professionals at its present facility in Markham. This group is responsible for creating essential IBM middleware solutions, including Db2, WebSphere Commerce, WebSphere Customer Center, Tivoli Provisioning Manager, compilers for IBM i, and Rational Application Developer.
Originally located at 1150 Eglinton Avenue East in Toronto, the laboratory moved to Markham on September 11, 2001. The previous Toronto premises were subsequently taken over by Celestica.