The evolution of 7 Tech Giants

By siliconindia   |   Wednesday, 10 August 2011, 23:57 IST   |    3 Comments
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HP (Hewlett-Packard)
Origin: Dave Hewlett and Bill Packard started the tech revolution in their Menlo Park garage, but they didn't build computers -- they built various types of equipment for testing other tech gear. The company's first sale was 8 oscillators to Walt Disney in 1939. Disney used them to prepare movie theaters for a new kind of sound system used in Fantasia.
Hewlett-Packard Company commonly referred to as HP, is an American multinational information technology corporation headquartered in Palo Alto, California, USA. HP however, is one of the world's largest information technology companies, operating in nearly every country. HP specializes in developing and manufacturing computing, data storage, and networking hardware, designing software and delivering services.