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The most recent acquisition in the enterprise networking segment is Aruba Networks in March 2015 for US$3 billion. On the IT services and consulting side, the largest acquisition made so far is Electronic Data Systems, in 2008 for US$13.9 billion. In the software products market segment, a stream of acquisitions has helped strengthen HP's ...
General Electric. RCA. Some examples of 1960s second generation computers from those vendors are: the IBM 1401, the IBM 7090/7094, and the IBM System/360; the Burroughs 5000 series; the UNIVAC 1107; the NCR 315; the CDC 1604 and the CDC 3000 series; the Honeywell 200, Honeywell 400, and Honeywell 800;
At the time the ZX80 was the cheapest personal computer for sale in the UK. This was succeeded by the more well-known ZX81 in the following year (sold as the Timex Sinclair 1000 in the United States). The ZX81 was one of the first computers in the UK to be aimed at the general public and was offered for sale via major high street retail channels.
Transarc (Transarc Corporation bought by IBM in 1994, became part of IBM proper in 1999 as the IBM Pittsburgh Lab) [ 11] 1995. Lotus Development Corporation for $3.5 billion. Information Systems Management Canada (ISM Canada) K3 Group Ltd. Chrysler Systems Leasing (February 1995) 1996.
Macintosh 128K. The Macintosh, later rebranded as the Macintosh 128K, is the original Macintosh personal computer from Apple. It is the first successful mass-market all-in-one desktop personal computer with a graphical user interface, built-in screen and mouse. It was pivotal in establishing desktop publishing as a general office function.
A company by the name of Computer Associates A.G. [3] was founded in 1970 by Goodner and was located in Zurich, Switzerland. [4] Meanwhile, under regulatory pressure in 1969, IBM had announced its decision to unbundle the sale of computer hardware from its software and support services, [5] [6] i.e., mainframe computers from computer programs, etc.
Software is a set of programmed instructions stored in the memory of stored-program digital computers for execution by the processor. Software is a recent development in human history and is fundamental to the Information Age . Ada Lovelace 's programs for Charles Babbage 's Analytical Engine in the 19th century are often considered the founder ...
Oracle Corporation is an American multinational computer technology company headquartered in Austin, Texas. [5] In 2020, Oracle was the third-largest software company in the world by revenue and market capitalization. [6] In 2023, the company’s seat in Forbes Global 2000 was 80. [7]