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By JORDAN ROBERTSON   |   October 25, 2011    5:13 PM ET

SAN FRANCISCO -- IBM Corp. ushered in the first female CEO in the company's 100-year history on Tuesday.

Virginia "Ginni" Rometty, a veteran at the technology giant famous for its conservative corporate culture, will take over as CEO from Sam Palmisano, IBM announced.