3M was founded in 1902 as the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company. While it began as a mining firm, a focus on innovation led the company to create products to help it do things more easily and efficiently—and these proved to be immensely popular with everyone. 3M has gone on to make over 55,000 products, […]

Microsoft Corporation is the world’s #1 software company (selling to both consumers and businesses), and also a powerhouse hardware company. Among its many products are the Windows operating systems, the Microsoft Office suite, Skype, the Xbox game system, and a variety of business servers. According to Peggy Johnson, Executive VP of Global Business Development, “It’s […]

Siemens was founded in 1847 by Werner von Siemens and precision mechanic Johann Georg Halske, who created Telegraphen-Bauanstalt von Siemens & Halske (Telegraph Construction Company of Siemens & Halske), a 10-man Berlin company that manufactured electrical telegraphs. Since then Siemens has grown into a global engineering and technology powerhouse with 343,000 workers in 190 countries, […]

World Wide Technology is a systems integrator and value-added reseller that helps organizations learn about, evaluate, design, and implement advanced technology. The latter include network design and installation, systems and application integration, e-commerce systems development, order tracking, and catalog management. Founded in 1990, World Wide Technology has grown into a global firm with more than […]