[2] Situated on a 730-acre (3.0 km2) campus, the I. M. Pei-designed, glass pyramid-topped structures formerly housed the regional headquarters for the IBM corporation.

[5] Constructed between 1984 and 1989, the $200 million complex allowed consolidation of 3,000 employees previously spread among several facilities in the surrounding area.

[6] The complex has overcome initial complaints over excessive water usage and light pollution to become a business fixture in the Somers area.

[9] Approximately 2,000 employees in Global Services, Software, and the Systems and Technology Group[4][10] occupied 1,200,000 square feet (110,000 m2) of office space in 730 acres (3.0 km2) hilltop campus consisting of four triangle-shaped main buildings and a central service building, each topped with a glass pyramid.

[2][11] In 1990 the Somers complex staff was given IEEE Corporate Innovation Recognition "For the development of the multilayer ceramic thermal conduction module for high performance computers.