Mission statement are not written in stone, and at any time, after careful study and deliberation, they can be changed. For example, The March of Dimes was originally created to facilitate the cure of infantile paralysis. When polio was essentially eradicated in the 1950s, the organization redefined its mission as seeking cures for children's diseases in general. Kodak went from being one of the world's largest manufactures of photographic film and processing to a leader in digital imaging. IBM went from being the world's largest producer of personal and mainframe computers to offering consulting hosting, and business services.