AMD began its long dream on May 1, 1969 and started working out of one of the co-founders living rooms. AMDS’s main goal was simple, they wanted to create a successful semiconductor company. By September AMD had raised enough money to open their first permanent home, at 901 Thompson Place in Sunnyrak. By the end …
Champion is a sportswear producer, and has produced uniforms for National Basketball Association teams. The brand can be found in Target and Wal-Mart. The brand is a subsidiary of the Sara Lee Corporation. Champion sportswear has been a popular staple in hip hop and urban fashion since the early 1990s. The Champion hooded sweatshirt was …
Cingular Wireless is the name currently used by the wireless subsidary of AT&T;, AT&T; Mobility LLC. AT&T; Mobility is the largest mobile phone company in the United States and the second-largest in Puerto Rico with more than 61 million subscribers. The company has the largest digital voice and data network in the United States. Formerly …
Tape was just the beginning… Tape has been a part of data storage for so long, it’s easy to take it for granted. Yet, it’s been 50 years since the first commercially available magnetic tape was pioneered by IBM and 3M. The year was 1952. And the product was the Model 726 tape drive, which …
Japan Credit Bureau – JCB, is a credit card company based in Tokyo, Japan. Founded in 1961, JCB established dominance over the Japanese credit card market when it purchased Osaka Credit Bureau in 1968. JCB cards are now accepted by 11 million merchants in 189 countries, and are commonly accepted at hotels and upscale shopping …
Dixie Cup is the brand name for a line of disposable paper cups that were first developed in the United States in the early 20th century to improve public hygiene. They were introduced in 1907 by Lawrence Luellen, a lawyer in Boston, Massachusetts, who was worried about germs being spread by people sharing glasses or …