The IBM Toronto Software Lab is the largest software development laboratory in

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's third largest software lab. Established in 1967 with 55 employees, the Toronto Lab, now located in Markham has grown to employ 2,500 people. These employees develop some of IBM's

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. Some of these include Db2, WebSphere Commerce, WebSphere Customer Center, Tivoli Provisioning Manager,

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compilers, and Rational Application Developer. Originally located in a building at 1150 Eglinton Avenue East in

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, the software lab was relocated to Markham on September 11, 2001. The former building was subsequently used by Celestica.IBM Canada opens lab
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ibm Toronto Software Lab IBM facilities Buildings and structures in Markham, Ontario

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