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1. This large, multinational company has its headquarters in New York State. Famed for its many inventions and discoveries, the company's employees have won at least five Nobel Prizes. This company holds more patents than any other American company and it is often referred to as 'Big Blue'. Which company is this?
2. Relational Software Inc, based in California, changed its name in 1982 to better identify with its very popular Database Management software product. One of the first relational databases to work in a client-server environment, their software is used extensively in many large corporations. Larry Ellison is a co-founder and their long-time CEO. Which company is this?
3. The founder of this company, a Harvard dropout, is one of the wealthiest men in the world, ranking number one from 1999 until 2009. The company was established in 1975 and is based in Washington State. Dominating the industry with its Operating System software and 'Office' suite products, the company has frequently been accused of monopolistic business practices. Which company is this?
4. This Corporation was formed by the merger of two legacy mainframe companies in 1994. Both companies competed with IBM and were hopeful that the merger would better position them to compete globally. One of these companies was Sperry Univac (a division of Sperry Rand) and the other was the Burroughs corporation. What did they name their new merged corporation?
5. This company was known for its powerful servers running on a UNIX based proprietary operating system known as Solaris. They also developed the Java programming language, something that is used extensively around the world. Although they once were a major player in the industry, they were taken over by another and larger technology firm (Oracle) in 2010. What was this company's name?
6. This company is based in Massachusetts. They were the first to fully utilize the RAID concept in large storage devices. RAID stands for Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks. As opposed to a single or limited amount of large platters, this technology allows for better data protection as well as faster data read/write times. They now are a major player in the Computer Storage industry, besting even IBM. Which company is this?
7. This software company, based in Silicon Valley, is primarily known for its publishing package, named Acrobat. Acrobat is used extensively by many different organizations to create and distribute documents. You can always identify an Acrobat document by its file extension of .pdf, which stands for 'Portable Document Format' and is now an international standard. What is this company's name?
8. This large multinational technology company, based in Palo Alto California, was started in a one car garage. It is often referred to by the initials of the founders' last names. Although it is one of the world's largest personal computer distributors, many people often think of printers, when first hearing their name. Which company is this?
9. This California-based, large multinational technology company was incorporated in 1977 by founders Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. Its original focus was on personal computers and though it has developed a loyal and extensive fan base, computers are no longer its primary focus. Although its logo is now recognized worldwide, many folks associate the company more with music and communication devices than with computers. Which company is this?
10. Based in San Jose California, this large multinational technology company focuses primarily on producing Networking equipment. Famed for its routers and switches, the company also has many key communications SW applications such as WebEX. Which Company is this?
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