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ABM Industries Corporate Office

ABM Industries Incorporated is a facilities management company.

The company was founded in 1909 by Morris Rosenberg as a window-cleaning company. In 1913 Morris incorporated the company as American Building Maintenance.

In the 1920’s and 1930’s the company began to add services such as janitorial services and annual cleaning services.

Today ABM Industries offers janitorial services to operators of hospitals, manufacturing plants, schools, office buildings, transportation facilities, and shopping centers throughout the United States as well as in Canada and Puerto Rico.

Its division Ampco System Parking operates 1,800 parking garages and lots across 35 states, mainly at airports.

The company is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol ABM, is a member of the S&P 600, is a member of the Russell 2000, is #512 in the Fortune 1000, has 110,000 employees, and had 4.97 billion in revenue in 2013.

ABM Industries

ABM Industries Incorporated is a facilities management company.

The company was founded in 1909 by Morris Rosenberg as a window-cleaning company. In 1913 Morris incorporated the company as American Building Maintenance.

In the 1920’s and 1930’s the company began to add services such as janitorial services and annual cleaning services.

History

Its division Ampco System Parking operates 1,800 parking garages and lots across 35 states, mainly at airports.

Quarterdeck Office Systems Corporate Office

Quarterdeck Office Systems was a computer software company that was founded by Therese Myers and Gary Pope in 1981 and incorporated in 1982.

The company’s most famous products are Quarterdeck Expanded Memory Manager, DESQview/X, Quarterdeck Mosaic, CleanSweep, Manifest, and Partition-It.

In 1989 the company was awarded a US software patent that allowed multiple windowed PC applications under MS-DOS.

Quarterdeck grew rapidly in the 1990’s by acquiring several companies. This rapid growth, along with the collapse of the market for MS-DOS based utilities, ultimately led to the company’s failure.

In 1998 Quarterdeck was acquired by Symantec (the Norton Utilities company). Symantec discontinued Quarterdeck products or integrated them into larger offerings.

Quarterdeck Office Systems

Quarterdeck Office Systems was a computer software company that was founded by Therese Myers and Gary Pope in 1981 and incorporated in 1982.

The company’s most famous products are Quarterdeck Expanded Memory Manager, DESQview/X, Quarterdeck Mosaic, CleanSweep, Manifest, and Partition-It.

In 1989 the company was awarded a US software patent that allowed multiple windowed PC applications under MS-DOS.

History

In 1998 Quarterdeck was acquired by Symantec (the Norton Utilities company). Symantec discontinued Quarterdeck products or integrated them into larger offerings.

Symantec Corporation Corporate Office

Symantec was founded by Gary Hendrix with a grant from the National Science Foundation in 1982. The company originally focused on artificial intelligence.

Two years later in 1984 it became clear that the product the company was developing would not work. This left Symantec with expertise but no viable product. At this juncture the company was bought by C&E Software. The new company retained the name Symantec.

Symantec developed Q&A, a database and word processing software program for IBM-compatible computers that is cited as a significant step toward making computers less intimidating and more user friendly.

Revenues from Q&A allowed the company to grow and expand. In 1993 Symantec acquired ACT!, in 2004 Veritas, and in 2010 Verisign’s authentication business unit, among others.

Today Symantec provides security, storage, and systems management software for businesses and consumers. The company’s applications include such functions as virus control, data backup, PC maintenance, intrusion detection, content filtering, and remote server management.

Symantec’s products include the Norton family of security software, including Norton Antivirus, McAfee, Panda Security, BitDefender, Sophos, and Trend Micro, among others.

Symantec has 21,500 employees and had $6.73 billion in revenue in 2012.

Symantec Corporation

Symantec was founded by Gary Hendrix with a grant from the National Science Foundation in 1982. The company originally focused on artificial intelligence.

History

Revenues from Q&A allowed the company to grow and expand. In 1993 Symantec acquired ACT!, in 2004 Veritas, and in 2010 Verisign’s authentication business unit, among others.

Symantec’s products include the Norton family of security software, including Norton Antivirus, McAfee, Panda Security, BitDefender, Sophos, and Trend Micro, among others.

Symantec has 21,500 employees and had $6.73 billion in revenue in 2012.

Northrop Grumman Corporate Office

Northrop Grumman was formed by the 1994 purchase of Grumman by Northrop.

Northrop was founded in 1939 by Jack Northrop as Northrop Corporation in the airplane manufacturing industry.

Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation was founded in 1929. The company later became famous for building the Apollo Lunar Module.

Northrop Grumman acquired Westinghouse Electronic Systems, a major manufacturer of radar systems, in 1996. The company acquired Logicon, a defense computer contractor, in 1997.

Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin were set to merge in 1998 but the merger was blocked by the U.S. Government on anti-trust grounds.

The company continued to grow through acquisitions, notably Teledyne Ryan, which developed surveillance systems in 1999, Litton Industries, a shipbuilder and a provider of defense electronic systems to the U.S. Navy, and and Newport News Shipbuilding Company, both in 2001.

In 2013 Northrop Grumman won a contract to support the U.S. Air Force’s next generation air combat virtual training network.

Today Northrop Grumman is a global aerospace and defense technology company. The company has 68,000 employees and had revenue of $25.218 billion in 2012.

Northrop Grumman Corporation

Northrop Grumman was formed by the 1994 purchase of Grumman by Northrop.

Northrop was founded in 1939 by Jack Northrop as Northrop Corporation in the airplane manufacturing industry.

Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation was founded in 1929. The company later became famous for building the Apollo Lunar Module.

History

Northrop Grumman acquired Westinghouse Electronic Systems, a major manufacturer of radar systems, in 1996. The company acquired Logicon, a defense computer contractor, in 1997.

Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin were set to merge in 1998 but the merger was blocked by the U.S. Government on anti-trust grounds.

In 2013 Northrop Grumman won a contract to support the U.S. Air Force’s next generation air combat virtual training network.

Today Northrop Grumman is a global aerospace and defense technology company. The company has 68,000 employees and had revenue of $25.218 billion in 2012.

United Technologies Corporate Office

United Technologies Corporation (UTC) is a manufacturer of high-technology products in the areas of aircraft engines, helicopters, elevators, escalators, HVAC, fuel cells, fire and security, building systems, and industrial products.

UTC was founded in 1934 as the United Aircraft Corporation. The company started selling to the U.S. Army and Navy during the buildup to the Second World War. UTC continued to work with the government and military throughout the war and was ranked sixth among U.S. corporations for value of wartime contracts.

In 1975 then-CEO Harry Gray changed the company’s name to United Technologies Corporation to reflect the diversification into high tech fields beyond aerospace.

During the 2000s, UTC acquired many businesses in order to diversify. These included Chubbs Security (security), Kidde (fire and security), and Clipper Windpower (wind turbines).

Today UTC operates under the business units Carrier, Clipper Windpower, UTC Aerospace Systems, Otis, Pratt & Whitney, Sikorsky Aircraft, UTC Fire and Security, and United Technologies Research Center.

UTC is a large military contractor and produce missile systems and military helicopters, most notably the UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopter. UTC trades on the NYSE under the symbol UTX, is part of the S&P 500, has 218,300 employees, and had $58.190 billion in revenue in 2011.

United Technologies Corporation

In 1975 then-CEO Harry Gray changed the company’s name to United Technologies Corporation to reflect the diversification into high tech fields beyond aerospace.

History

During the 2000s, UTC acquired many businesses in order to diversify. These included Chubbs Security (security), Kidde (fire and security), and Clipper Windpower (wind turbines).