Microsoft is headquarters in Redmond, Washington. Microsoft produces, licences a large range of products related to computing. Measured by revenue Microsoft is the world's largest software maker and is also one of the most valuable companies in the world. Microsoft was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen on April 4 1975. Local, National, International or Global Oxfam operated in over 90 countries.
THE MOST SIGNIFICANT INVENTION OF THE 1980’S There were many significant innovations and inventions of the 1980’s but there can only be one greatest invention and through my research I discovered that that was by far and undoubtedly the invention of Windows 1 which was released in November 1985. The invention of Windows by Bill Gates of Microsoft allowed America and other nations all over the world to access computers and opened the doorway for the personal computer in every home. Windows brought the icon to the desktop and allowed the running of mini programs to begin by simply clicking on its icon. To open another screen the user simply had to click on that other screens icon. This type of use made learning Windows both automatic and enjoyable.
First I will speak on the two owners of these companies, Bill Gates and Steve Jobs. Both are very intelligent men and obviously created something that changed the way we live forever. Oddly enough, both of them were college dropouts. Yes, college dropouts. Even with that, they were immensely successful.
Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, United States that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions. Established on April 4, 1975 to develop and sell BASIC interpreters for the Altair 8800, Microsoft rose to dominate the home computer operating system market with MSDOS in
As a matter of fact, he makes use of these stories to support his three theories and he explains how the successors developed an obsession and were extremely determined to achieve there goals. Through his use of the stories, Gladwell was able to explain how each of the successors achieved success through atleast one of his theories. For example, Bill Gates, born in a wealthy family was given “opportunity,” one of Gladwell’s theory, to go to a computer terminal located in Seattle, Washington near his school. He spent hours and developed an obsession for computers, and as a result, Bill Gates one of the richest men in the world created Microsoft. Throughout the story, Gladwell maintained good
Hewlett-Packard (HP) is one of the world’s largest IT companies operating in over 170 countries. The Hewlett-Packard Company, found in 1939 by Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard, “provides enterprise and consumer customers a full range of high-tech equipment, including personal computers, servers, storage devices, printers, and networking equipment” (Hoovers, 2008). The company’s operation base is located in Palo Alto, California were Mark Hurd is currently the president and CEO. The company ranked 14 in 2007 Fortune 500. “HP’s revenue totaled $107.7 billion for the four fiscal quarters ended Jan. 31, 2008” (HP, 2008).
Larry Ellison moved to Berkeley, California in 1966. During next ten years he moves from one company to another. He mostly worked with computers, as a technician and a programmer. In 1975 he worked for a company called Omex where he and two of his colleagues were involved in developing a data-base for the CIA, code named “Oracle”. In 1977 he and his two colleagues co-found Software Development Laboratories which later was renamed to Oracle Corporation.
In 1980, Apple launched its initial offering (IOP) of stocks to the public, a stride that gave Apple a huge success. (Harrison and Rose 1998) Apple Computer Inc. is known for its innovative and proprietary hardware and software and has made great achievements in recent years. In 2009, a study by Qumer (2009) revealed that, Apple topped Fortune Magazines’ most admired companies list for the second consecutive year and also has received a top rank in innovation and people’s management. In the same year, it was reported that Apple posted revenue of $8.34Billion and a net profit of $1.23Billion (Qumer 2009). On the 24th of June 2010, Apple launched its new product, iphone 4 and barely four days after the launch has
[1] Fortune named Enron "America's Most Innovative Company" for six consecutive years Main Divisions of Work: * Online Marketplace Services: EnronOnline.com commodity trading system - the largest webbased eCommerce site in the world and dwarfs all other energy marketing web sites combined. This includes EnronCredit.com, ClickPaper.com (online pulp & paper information), online energy risk management, Water2Water.com (online water marketplace), Waterdesk.com (water industry workspace, brings water industry buyers and sellers together). * Enron Broadband Services: Internet Broadband - streaming media applications, customizable bandwidth solutions. * Enron Transportation Services: The Gas Pipeline Group, which formally changed its name in September 2000 to Enron Transportation Services. * Enron
Palmisano stepped down as CEO 31st December 2011, ending a near-decade-long reign. Looking back ten years Palmisano made several key strategic moves that have paid off greatly for IBM. In 2002 IBM bought Pricewaterhouse Coopers Consulting for $3.5 billion, and created a new global business unit called Business Consulting Services by combining IBM business services and PwCC. As a result, IBM Business Consulting Services becomes the world's largest consulting services organization, with operations in more than 160 countries [7]. In 2003 IBM sold its hard disk drive business to Hitachi.