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Pillars of Computing

A Compendium of Select, Pivotal Technology Firms

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Authors:
  1. Gerard O'Regan

    1. Technical Trainers College, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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  • Provides an overview of a selection of technology firms that have made important contributions to the field of computing

  • Presents the key contributions and brief historical information on companies from a range of relevant industry sectors

  • Highlights the many areas of business touched by the field of computer science and the wealth of contributions made by historical and contemporary computing entrepreneurs

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Table of contents (37 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xx
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  2. Background

    • Gerard O’Regan
    Pages 1-6

  3. Adobe Systems

    • Gerard O’Regan
    Pages 7-11

  4. Amazon.com

    • Gerard O’Regan
    Pages 13-18

  5. Amdahl Corporation

    • Gerard O’Regan
    Pages 19-23

  6. Apple Inc.

    • Gerard O’Regan
    Pages 25-30

  7. Atari, Inc.

    • Gerard O’Regan
    Pages 31-36

  8. Bell Labs

    • Gerard O’Regan
    Pages 37-54

  9. Cisco Systems

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    Pages 55-58

  10. Commodore Business Machines

    • Gerard O’Regan
    Pages 59-64

  11. Dell, Inc.

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    Pages 65-68

  12. Digital Equipment Corporation

    • Gerard O’Regan
    Pages 69-74

  13. Digital Research Inc.

    • Gerard O’Regan
    Pages 75-78

  14. eBay Inc.

    • Gerard O’Regan
    Pages 79-82

  15. EMCC, Sperry and Unisys

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    Pages 83-88

  16. Ericsson

    • Gerard O’Regan
    Pages 89-95

  17. Facebook

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    Pages 97-100

  18. Google

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    Pages 101-105

  19. HP

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    Pages 107-112

  20. IBM

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    Pages 113-128
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About this book

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.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Technical Trainers College, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Gerard O'Regan

About the author

Dr. Gerard O'Regan is a CMMI software process improvement consultant with research interests including software quality and software process improvement, mathematical approaches to software quality, and the history of computing. He is the author of such Springer titles as Giants of Computing, Mathematics in Computing, A Brief History of Computing, Introduction to Software Quality, Introduction to Software Process Improvement, and Mathematical Approaches to Software Quality.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Pillars of Computing

  • Book Subtitle: A Compendium of Select, Pivotal Technology Firms

  • Authors: Gerard O'Regan

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-21464-1

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Computer Science, Computer Science (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-21463-4Published: 08 October 2015

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-37006-4Published: 23 August 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-21464-1Published: 24 September 2015

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XX, 260

  • Topics: History of Computing

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