Company ProfilesYou will need to write a profile for one of these companies each week. Each profile should be at least 200 words, or about one full double-spaced page, and will be worth 10 points. You do not need to apply APA format to these profiles, nor do you need to attach a cover page, but you will lose points for errors in spelling and grammar. Grading Rubric:
Insights and ideas that
are germane to the assignment | Logic of organization and use of prescribed formats | Spelling, grammar, and punctuation are correct | Citations given for source material | | 5 points | 2 points | 2 points | 1 point |
Here are some questions you may want to consider as you write your profiles: How has the company changed the world? When was the company founded, and what did they start out doing? When did the company reach its peak? Is the company still in business? What are they doing today? Where is the company located? How many employees do they have? What has the company contributed to the Era of Convergence, and what are they hoping to contribute in the future? How has the company benefited from, or been hurt by, the "huge trends" and the conflicts that we've discussed? Does the company make money, and if so, how? Is that likely to change in the future? What strategic issues has the company faced, how did it handle them, and what have been the results?
I have hyperlinked each company's name to its Wikipedia entry, where possible. Please feel free to use Wikipedia as a starting point, but be careful of relying on it as your only resource. 1. 3Com Corporation
2. Adobe Systems
3. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
4. Amazon.com, Inc.
5. America Online
6. Apple Computer
7. AT&T
8. Cisco Systems, Inc.
9. Control Data Corporation
10. Corning Incorporated
11. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
12. Dell, Inc.
13. eBay Inc.
14. Fairchild Semiconductor
15. Global Crossing Ltd.
16. Google, Inc.
17. Hewlett Packard
18. IBM
19. Intel Corporation
20. Lenovo Group Limited
21. Macromedia
22. Microsoft
23. Motorola
24. Oracle Corporation
25. Palm, Inc.
26. Research In Motion Limited
27. SAP AG
28. Sun Microsystems, Inc.
29. Sybase
30. Texas Instruments
31. U.S. Robotics
32. Unisys
33. Verizon Communications
34. Xerox Palo Alto Research Center
35. Yahoo! Inc.
36. Nuance Communications
37. Wikipedia
38. Novell
39. WordPerfect Corporation
40. Lotus Software
41. Computer Associates
42. Wang Laboratories
43. Digital Equipment
44. OLPC
45. PayPal
46. Bell Labs
47. Netflix
48. Vonage
49. Pets.com
50. LanguageWare.net (AKA Accent Software)
Warning: This one will be tougher to research because they are out of business, but
it's a fascinating concept. Your profile could become the start of the Wikipedia entry!
Hint: Their stock symbol was LWNTF.
51. Lernout & Hauspie
52. Open Directory Project
53. Netflix
54. National Nanotechnology Initiative
55. SDL International
No Wikipedia entry for this company, but their corporate website is here.
You'll also want to look at (and try) www.freetranslation.com
56. Sharman Networks
57. Napster
58. Osborne Computer Corporation
59. Prosper.com |
