COMPANY·HISTORIES
NAIC 541512

Computer Systems Design Services Company

How the companies in this industry began, and the forces that shaped them.

77companies1886–2004founding years77still active0no longer operating
§ 01

The industry over time

Companies foundedEconomyTechnologyEnvironmentHistory
FoundedUnisys Corporation
1886
FoundedNEC Corporation
1899
1903
TechnologyThe Wright brothers achieve powered flight.
FoundedNortel Networks Corporation
1914
EconomyWorld War I begins; global trade reorders.
1929
EconomyThe stock market crashes; the Great Depression spreads worldwide.
1939
EconomyWorld War II begins; wartime production surges.
1945
EconomyThe war ends; a long global expansion begins.
FoundedHewlett-Packard Company
1947
TechnologyThe transistor is invented.
1958
TechnologyThe integrated circuit is demonstrated.
FoundedJaco Electronics, Inc.
1961
1962
EnvironmentSilent Spring launches the modern environmental movement.
FoundedGenting Bhd.
1965
FoundedIntel Corporation
1968
FoundedGFI Informatique SA
1970
1971
EconomyThe dollar leaves the gold standard; currencies float.
1973
EconomyThe OPEC oil embargo triggers a global shock.
1975
TechnologyThe personal-computer era begins.
FoundedSykes Enterprises, Inc.
1977
FoundedMetro Information Services, Inc.
1979
EconomyA second oil crisis drives inflation higher worldwide.
FoundedRentrak Corporation
1981
TechnologyThe IBM PC launches and sets a standard.
FoundedCisco Systems, Inc.
1984
TechnologyApple ships the Macintosh; the GUI era begins.
FoundedDimension Data Holdings PLC
1987
EconomyBlack Monday: markets fall sharply around the world.
1989
HistoryThe Berlin Wall falls; global markets open up.
FoundedEquus Computer Systems, Inc.
1991
TechnologyThe World Wide Web is released to the public.
TechnologyLinux and open source challenge proprietary software.
1993
TechnologyThe Mosaic browser brings the web to everyone.
FoundedCDC Corporation
1994
FoundedRazorfish, Inc.
1995
TechnologyWindows 95 launches; the internet goes mainstream.
FoundedGSI Commerce, Inc.
1997
EconomyThe Asian financial crisis rattles global markets.
EnvironmentThe Kyoto Protocol sets the first climate targets.
FoundedEquant N.V.
1998
2000
EconomyThe dot-com bubble bursts.
2004
TechnologySocial media and Web 2.0 take hold.
2007
TechnologyThe iPhone launches the smartphone era.
2008
EconomyThe global financial crisis freezes credit worldwide.
2010
TechnologyCloud computing goes mainstream for business.
2015
EnvironmentThe Paris Agreement sets global climate targets.
2020
EconomyThe COVID-19 pandemic upends the global economy.
2022
EconomyInflation spikes; central banks raise rates sharply.
2023
TechnologyGenerative AI reaches mainstream business use.
§ 02

The companies

Unisys Corporation →
Active · founded 1886
Unisys Corporation is a major provider of computer-related services and technologies to customers in the financial…
Getronics NV →
Active · founded 1887 · The Netherlands
The Netherlands' Getronics NV is European leader and one of the world's top five providers of Information &…
Avista Corporation →
Active · founded 1889
Avista Corporation operates as a generator, transmitter, and distributor of energy, providing electricity and natural…
The Reynolds and Reynolds Company →
Active · founded 1889
The Reynolds and Reynolds Company is one of the world's leading information management companies.
NEC Corporation →
Active · founded 1899 · Japan
Early 1920s:NEC, IWE, and a division of the Sumitomo group form a joint venture to produce electrical cables, marking…
NCR Corporation →
Active · founded 1900
When National Cash Register Company was formed during the last two decades of the 19th century, it had one…
Iberdrola, S.A. →
Active · founded 1901 · Spain
Bilbao-based Iberdrola, S.A., with more than nine million customers worldwide, is the second largest electric utility…
International Business Machines Corporation →
Active · founded 1910
International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) is the largest computer maker in the world.
Nortel Networks Corporation →
Active · founded 1914 · Canada
Nortel Networks Corporation is one of the world's leading providers of networking products and services, with a…
GUS plc →
Active · founded 1917 · United Kingdom
GUS plc, formerly the Great Universal Stores plc, is one of the leading retailers in the United Kingdom and also is a…
Etablissements Franz Colruyt N.V. →
Active · founded 1925 · Belgium
Etablissements Franz Colruyt NV is one of Belgium's top three supermarket and retail companies.
Northrop Grumman Corporation →
Active · founded 1939
Northrop Grumman Corporation is the number three defense firm in the United States, behind The Boeing Company and…
Hewlett-Packard Company →
Active · founded 1947
Since merging in 2002, Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Compaq have created the new HP (Hewlett-Packard Company), serving more…
Omron Corporation →
Active · founded 1948 · Japan
Omron Corporation is a world leader in the field of automation.
CompuDyne Corporation →
Active · founded 1952
CompuDyne Corporation is the leading U.S.
IKON Office Solutions, Inc. →
Active · founded 1952
IKON Office Solutions, Inc.
Wincor Nixdorf Holding GmbH →
Active · founded 1952 · Germany
Wincor Nixdorf Holding GmbH is one of the world's leading manufacturers of automated teller (ATM) and electronic…
Jaco Electronics, Inc. →
Active · founded 1961
Jaco Electronics, Inc.
CACI International Inc. →
Active · founded 1962
CACI International Inc.
Electronic Data Systems Corporation →
Active · founded 1962
Electronic Data Systems Corporation (EDS) is a recognized leader in the management of information technology.
EPIQ Systems, Inc. →
Active · founded 1964
EPIQ Systems, Inc.
Genting Bhd. →
Active · founded 1965 · Malaysia
Genting Bhd.
Keane, Inc. →
Active · founded 1965
As a consulting firm offering customized software services, Keane, Inc.
Analysts International Corporation →
Active · founded 1966
Analysts International Corporation (AiC) describes itself as 'a premier information technology services company serving…
Cap Gemini Ernst & Young →
Active · founded 1967 · France
Cap Gemini Ernst & Young is one of the world's heavyweights in the information technology services industry.
Intel Corporation →
Active · founded 1968
Intel Corporation is the largest semiconductor manufacturer in the world, with major facilities in the United States,…
IDX Systems Corporation →
Active · founded 1969
IDX Systems Corporation is a leading healthcare information technology company that offers software, hardware, and…
Logica plc →
Active · founded 1969 · United Kingdom
London-based Logica plc provides information technology services, including management consulting, software…
Steria SA →
Active · founded 1969 · France
France's Steria SA has leapt onto Europe's computer services scene, claiming the number eight spot in that market after…
GFI Informatique SA →
Active · founded 1970 · France
GFI Informatique SA is one of the fastest-rising information technology (IT) services companies in France, with its…
The Judge Group, Inc. →
Active · founded 1970
The Judge Group, Inc.
RCM Technologies, Inc. →
Active · founded 1971
RCM Technologies, Inc.
Compuware Corporation →
Active · founded 1973
Compuware Corporation is one of the largest software developers in the world, serving some 3,000 corporate clients by…
Henderson Land Development Company Ltd. →
Active · founded 1976 · Hong Kong
Henderson Land Development Company Ltd.
Sykes Enterprises, Inc. →
Active · founded 1977
Operations at Sykes Enterprises, Inc.
Datek Online Holdings Corp. →
Active · founded 1978
Datek Online Holdings Corp.
3Com Corporation →
Active · founded 1979
3Com Corporation is the world's number two provider of computer networking products, systems, and services, trailing…
Intrado Inc. →
Active · founded 1979
Intrado Inc.
Metro Information Services, Inc. →
Active · founded 1979
Metro Information Services, Inc.
National TechTeam, Inc. →
Active · founded 1979
National TechTeam, Inc.
Scientific Games Corporation →
Active · founded 1979
Scientific Games Corporation, formerly known as Autotote, operates as the global leader in lottery and pari-mutuel…
Infosys Technologies Ltd. →
Active · founded 1981 · India
Infosys Technologies Ltd.
Rentrak Corporation →
Active · founded 1981
Rentrak Corporation is the world's largest distributor of pre-recorded videocassettes on a pay-per-transaction basis.
The Titan Corporation →
Active · founded 1981
Historically, The Titan Corporation was a defense department contractor involved in areas such as wireless…
BTG, Inc. →
Active · founded 1982
BTG, Inc.
Sun Microsystems, Inc. →
Active · founded 1982
Archrival of Microsoft Corporation, Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Wind River Systems, Inc. →
Active · founded 1983
Wind River Systems, Inc.
Cisco Systems, Inc. →
Active · founded 1984
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Westcon Group, Inc. →
Active · founded 1985
Majority owned by South Africa-based Datatec Ltd., Westcon Group, Inc.
Synopsys, Inc. →
Active · founded 1986
Synopsys, Inc.
Dendrite International, Inc. →
Active · founded 1987
Dendrite International, Inc., and its subsidiaries are leading providers of a broad array of services and software…
Dimension Data Holdings PLC →
Active · founded 1987 · South Africa
Dimension Data Holdings PLC is South Africa's leading information technology services and solutions provider.
Perot Systems Corporation →
Active · founded 1988
Perot Systems Corporation, based in Dallas and chaired by Texas billionaire H.
Glotel plc →
Active · founded 1989 · United Kingdom
Glotel plc provides a full range of recruitment services, meeting temporary and permanent staffing requirements, as…
Cambridge Technology Partners, Inc. →
Active · founded 1991
Founded in 1991, Cambridge Technology Partners, Inc.
Equus Computer Systems, Inc. →
Active · founded 1991
Equus Computer Systems, Inc., is one of the largest of the "tier two" computer system builders in the United States.
IDEO Inc. →
Active · founded 1991
IDEO Inc.
Pomeroy Computer Resources, Inc. →
Active · founded 1992
Pomeroy Computer Resources, Inc.
SINA Corporation →
Active · founded 1993 · China
SINA Corporation (Sina) is one of China's leading Internet-based media groups, providing Chinese-language web portals…
CDC Corporation →
Active · founded 1994 · Hong Kong
Once one of China's hottest internet-focused stocks, formerly known as chinadotcom, CDC Corporation has repositioned…
Netscape Communications Corporation →
Active · founded 1994
Netscape Communications Corporation, based in Mountain View, California, is one of the leading providers of open…
Anker BV →
Active · founded 1995 · United Kingdom
Bolton, England-based (but Netherlands registered) Anker BV has transformed itself into a leading supplier of…
BEA Systems, Inc. →
Active · founded 1995
BEA Systems, Inc.
Lucent Technologies Inc. →
Active · founded 1995
Lucent Technologies Inc.
Razorfish, Inc. →
Active · founded 1995
Created out of an apartment in the East Village of New York City in 1995, Razorfish, Inc.
Anteon Corporation →
Active · founded 1996
Anteon Corporation provides information technology solutions and engineering services to government clients.
Ask Jeeves, Inc. →
Active · founded 1996
Ask Jeeves, Inc.
F5 Networks, Inc. →
Active · founded 1996
F5 Networks, Inc., develops software-based technology that helps companies manage their Internet traffic.
GSI Commerce, Inc. →
Active · founded 1997
GSI Commerce, Inc.
Indus International Inc. →
Active · founded 1997
Based in Atlanta, Georgia, Indus International Inc.
Veridian Corporation →
Active · founded 1997
Veridian Corporation supplies IT services to the federal government.
Akamai Technologies, Inc. →
Active · founded 1998
With its headquarters located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Akamai Technologies, Inc.
Equant N.V. →
Active · founded 1998 · The Netherlands
Equant N.V.
Google, Inc. →
Active · founded 1998
Chances are, if you've ever searched for anything on the Internet, you've discovered Google.com.
Level 3 Communications, Inc. →
Active · founded 1998
Level 3 Communications, Inc.
Priceline.com Incorporated →
Active · founded 1998
Former Internet high-flyer Priceline.com Incorporated has surprised the skeptics by surviving the collapse of the tech…
META →
Active · founded 2004
Meta Platforms, Inc., formerly known as Facebook, Inc., is one of the world’s leading technology and social networking…
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