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This accessible compendium serves as a companion to the title Giants of Computing, examining a collection of significant technology firms that have helped to shape the field of computing and its impact on society. Each company is introduced with a brief account of its history, followed by a concise account of its key contributions. The selection covers a diverse range of historical and contemporary organizations from pioneers of e-commerce to influential social media companies.
Topics and features: presents information on early computer manufacturers, such as EMCC / Sperry / Unisys, Leo Computers, and Zuse KG; reviews important mainframe and minicomputer companies, including IBM, Amdahl, and DEC; examines the contributions to the field of semiconductors made by Intel, Texas Instruments, and Motorola; describes companies that have been active in developing home and personal computers, such as Sinclair Research, Commodore, Apple, Atari, and Dell; surveys the notable research centers Bell Labs, Xerox PARC, and the Software Engineering Institute; discusses the impact of Ericsson and Motorola in the field of telecommunications, and of SAP and Oracle in the area of enterprise software and business computing; considers the achievements of the e-commerce companies Amazon and eBay, as well as the browser wars between Microsoft and Netscape; provides a review of the social media companies Facebook and Twitter; includes coverage of such prominent companies as Adobe, Cisco, Google, HP, and Unimation.
Suitable for the general reader, this concise and easy-to-read reference will be of interest to anyone curious about the important role played by different technology firms in forming today’s digital world.
This accessible compendium serves as a companion to the title Giants of Computing, examining a collection of significant technology firms that have helped to shape the field of computing and its impact on society. Each company is introduced with a brief account of its history, followed by a concise account of its key contributions. The selection covers a diverse range of historical and contemporary organizations from pioneers of e-commerce to influential social media companies. Topics and features: presents information on early computer manufacturers, such as EMCC / Sperry / Unisys, Leo Computers, and Zuse KG; reviews important mainframe and minicomputer companies, including IBM, Amdahl, and DEC; examines the contributions to the field of semiconductors made by Intel, Texas Instruments, and Motorola; describes companies that have been active in developing home and personal computers, such as Sinclair Research, Commodore, Apple, Atari, and Dell; surveys the notable research centers Bell Labs, Xerox PARC, and the Software Engineering Institute; discusses the impact of Ericsson and Motorola in the field of telecommunications, and of SAP and Oracle in the area of enterprise software and business computing; considers the achievements of the e-commerce companies Amazon and eBay, as well as the browser wars between Microsoft and Netscape; provides a review of the social media companies Facebook and Twitter; includes coverage of such prominent companies as Adobe, Cisco, Google, HP, and Unimation.Suitable for the general reader, this concise and easy-to-read reference will be of interest to anyone curious about the important role played by different technology firms in forming today's digital world.
This accessible compendium examines a collection of significant technology firms that have helped to shape the field of computing and its impact on society. Each company is introduced with a brief account of its history, followed by a concise account of its key contributions. The selection covers a diverse range of historical and contemporary organizations from pioneers of e-commerce to influential social media companies. Features: presents information on early computer manufacturers; reviews important mainframe and minicomputer companies; examines the contributions to the field of semiconductors made by certain companies; describes companies that have been active in developing home and personal computers; surveys notable research centers; discusses the impact of telecommunications companies and those involved in the area of enterprise software and business computing; considers the achievements of e-commerce companies; provides a review of social media companies.
Background.- Adobe Systems.- Amazon.com.- Amdahl Corporation.- Apple Inc.- Atari Inc.- Bell Labs.- Cisco Systems.- Commodore Business Machines.- Dell Inc.- Digital Equipment Corporation.- Digital Research Inc.- eBay Inc.- EMCC, Sperry and Unisys.- Ericsson.- Facebook.- Google.- HP.- IBM.- Intel.- LEO Computers Ltd.- Microsoft.- Motorola.- Netscape Communications.- Oracle Corporation.- Philips.- Rational Software.- Samsung.- SAP SE.- Software Engineering Institute (SEI).- Sinclair Research Ltd.- Texas Instruments.- Twitter.- Unimation.- Xerox PARC.- Zuse KG.- Epilogue.
