Pillars of Computing (eBook)

A Compendium of Select, Pivotal Technology Firms

Gerard O'Regan (Autor)

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2015 | 1st ed. 2015
XX, 260 Seiten
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-21464-1 (ISBN)

Infos

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.

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.

Inhalt

BackgroundAdobe SystemsAmazon.comAmdahl CorporationApple Inc.Atari Inc.Bell LabsCisco SystemsCommodore Business MachinesDell Inc.Digital Equipment CorporationDigital Research Inc.eBay Inc.EMCC, Sperry and UnisysEricssonFacebookGoogleHPIBMIntelLEO Computers Ltd.MicrosoftMotorolaNetscape CommunicationsOracle CorporationPhilipsRational SoftwareSamsungSAP SESoftware Engineering Institute (SEI)Sinclair Research Ltd.Texas InstrumentsTwitterUnimationXerox PARCZuse KGEpilogue

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 24.9.2015
• Zusatzinfo: XX, 260 p. 124 illus.
• Verlagsort: Cham
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik
• Schlagworte: Early Computer Companies • e-Commerce Companies • Enterprise Computing Companies • Home and Personal Computer Producers • Mainframe and Mini-Computers Producers • Research Centers • Semiconductor Producers • Social Media Companies • Technology Firms • Telecommunications Companies
• ISBN-10: 3-319-21464-0 / 3319214640
• ISBN-13: 978-3-319-21464-1 / 9783319214641