Archive for July, 2008
Amazon.com is an electronic commerce (e-commerce) company of the type Public based in America. It has its headquarters at Seattle, Washington. Amazon was one of the first companies that started to sell goods by Internet. Jeff Bezos founded Amazon.com in 1994, and the company was launched online in the year 1995.Other key people are Tom Szkutak, senior VP/CFO and Werner Vogels, VP/CTO.It has around 17000 emplyees. Amazon.com started as an on-line bookstore, but it soon started to sell DVDs, Music CDs and computer softwares.
July 30th, 2008
Advanced Micro Devices, is a multinational company of type public based at Sunnyvale,California,USA .It focus mainly in Semiconductors. It develops computer processors and related technologies for commercial usage and consumer markets.Founded in 1969 by Jerry Sanders, the company’s main products include motherboard chipsets, microprocessors etc…Héctor Ruiz is the present CEO and the company employs around 16,420 people around the globe.
July 22nd, 2008
Adobe Systems Incorporated is a computer software company of the type public.Adobe was founded in December 1982 by John Warnock and Charles Geschke. It is an American based company headquartered at San Jose, California, United States. Shantanu Narayen is the present President and CEO.In the year 2005, Adobe acquired its competitor Macromedia. Adobe Systems as of now has around 6,677 employees. Since 1995,it has been ranked as an outstanding place to work by Fortune.
July 15th, 2008
Accenture is a well known Outsourcing company which also has its hands upon Management Consulting and Technology Services. It was founded in the year 1989 as Andersen Consulting .It is headquartered at Hamilton in Bermuda. It is arguably one of the largest Consulting Firm in the world. Mr.William (Bill) D. Green is the present Chief Executive Officer of Accenture.The Company employs more than 178,000 people and has its branch in more than 45 countries. The company is also the official sponsor of “The WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship”.
July 10th, 2008
Honeywell is one of the major multinational companies in America. It is of the type conglomerate that provides variety of consumer products. It also includes engineering services and aerospace systems .The headquarters of this company is at Morristown, New Jersey and Mr.David M. Cote is the present CEO. Many brands of Honeywell are very familiar with the consumers. One of the most important and fast moving products of this company is home thermostat. The company also sells its products the names of Prestone, Fram, and Autolite.The company currently employes around 122,000 persons.
July 4th, 2008