1. Microsoft Corporation
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Founders: William H. Gates III and Paul Allen
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Distinction: Created the Systems that drive
nearly all the world’s PCs.
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Primary Products: Computer Software and Internet
Services.
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Annual Sales: $22.956 billion.
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Number of Employees: 31,400.
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Major competitors: American Online, Oracle, and
Sun Microsystems.
ü Chairman and Chief Software
Architect: William H. gates III;
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President & CEO: Steven A. Ballmer.
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Headquarters: Redmond, Wash.
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Year founded: 1975.
ü Website:
www.microsoft.com
2. AT&T Corporation
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Founders: Alexander graham Bell, Gardiner
Hubbard & Thomas Sanders.
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Distinction: Launched the Telecommunication
revolution.
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Primary Products: Telephone Services, Internet
access, cable television.
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Annual Sales: $62.391 billion.
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Number of Employees: 148,000
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Major competitors: America Online, MCI WorldCom,
and Sprint.
ü Chairman & CEO: C. Michael
Armstrong.
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Headquarters: New York.
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Year founded: 1877.
ü Website:
www.att.com
3. Ford Motor Company
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Founders: Henry Ford, Alexander Malcomson, John
W. Anderson, C. H. Bennett, James Couzens, Horace E. Dodge, John F. Dodge,
Vernon C. Fry, John S. Gray, Horace H. Rackham, Albert Strelow & Charles J.
Woodall
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Distinction: Completely transformed the process
of manufacturing.
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Primary Products: Cars, Trucks and Auto Finance.
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Annual Sales: $162.558 billion.
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Number of Employees: 364,550.
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Major competitors: Daimler Chrysler, General
Motors, Toyota.
ü Chairman: William C. Ford Jr;
ü President and CEO: Jacques A. Nasser.
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Headquarters: Dearborn, Mich.
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Year founded: 1903
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Website: www.ford.com
4. Apple
Computer
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Founders: Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak & Mike
Markkula.
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Distinction: Brought computing to people.
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Primary Products: PC, peripherals, multimedia
tools.
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Number of Employees: 9,376.
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Annual Sales: $6.134 billion
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Major competitors: Compaq, Microsoft, Sun
Microsystems.
ü CEO: Steve Jobs.
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Headquarters: Cupertino, Calif.
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Year founded: 1976.
ü Website:
www.apple.com
5. McDonald’s Corporation
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Founders: Richard & Maurice McDonald &
Ray Kroc.
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Distinction: Global fast-food revolution.
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Primary Products: Burgers, chicken nuggets,
fries and shakes.
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Number of Employees: 284,000 in U.S. alone
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Annual Sales: $35.9 billion.
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Major competitors: Pizza Hut, Burger King,
Wendy’s, and Taco Bell.
ü Chairman & CEO: Jack Greenberg.
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Headquarters: Oak Brook, Illinois.
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Year founded: 1955.
ü Website:
www.mcdonalds.com
6. America Online Inc.
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Founder: Steven M. Case.
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Distinction: Opened Cyberspace to masses
worldwide.
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Primary Products: Internet access, online
content and related software.
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Number of Employees: 12,100.
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Annual Sales: $6.886 billion.
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Major competitors: AT&T, Microsoft, and
Yahoo!
ü Chairman & CEO: Steven M. Case.
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Headquarters: Dulles, VA.
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Year founded: 1991.
ü Website:
www.aol.com
7. FedEx
Corporation
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Founder: Fredrick W. Smith.
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Distinction: Created the next-day delivery
industry.
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Primary business: Worldwide express delivery of
packages & documents.
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Number of Employees: 141,000.
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Annual Sales: $16.774 billion.
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Major competitors: DHL, UPS, U.S. Postal
Service.
ü Chairman, President & CEO:
Fredrick W. Smith.
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Headquarters: Memphis, Tenn.
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Year founded: 1971.
ü Website:
www.fedex.com
8.CBS Corporation
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Founder: William S. Paley.
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Distinction: made television journalism
respectable and influential.
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Primary Products: TV and Radio programming.
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Number of Employees: 28,900.
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Annual Sales: $7.373 billion.
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Major competitors: ABC, Fox Entertainment, NBC.
ü Chairman: David McLaughlin;
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President & CEO: Mel Karmazin.
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Headquarters: New York
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Year founded: 1927.
ü Website:
www.cbs.com
9. Philip Morris
Companies
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Founder: Philip Morris
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Distinction: Made cigarettes popular; now
struggling b’coz of them.
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Primary Products: Cigarettes, beer and food
products.
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Number of Employees: 137,100
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Annual Sales: $78.596 billion.
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Major competitors: Anheuser-Busch, British
American Tobacco and Nestle.
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Chairman & CEO: Geoffrey C. Bible.
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Headquarters: New York.
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Year founded: 1919
ü Website:
www.philipmorris.com
10.Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
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Founder: Sam Walton.
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Distinction: Parlayed retailing innovations into
worldwide dominance.
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Primary Products: Softgoods, hardgoods,
electronics, groceries.
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Number of Employees: 1,140,000.
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Annual Sales: $165.013 billion.
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Major competitors: Kmart, Target, Costco
Wholesale.
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Chairman: Sam Walton.
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President & CEO: H. Lee Scott Jr.
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Headquarters: Bentonville.
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Year founded: 1962.
ü Website:
www.wal-mart.com
11. General Electric
Company
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Founder: Thomas A. Edison.
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Distinction: It lit up our lives.
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Primary Products: Electric equipment, home
appliances, jet engines, financial services, broadcasting.
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Number of Employees: 340,000.
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Annual Sales: $110.832 billion.
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Major competitors: Matsushita, Rolls Royce,
Siemens.
ü Chairman & CEO: John F. Welch Jr.
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Headquarters: Fairfield, Conn.
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Year founded: 1892.
ü Website:
www.ge.com
12. IBM
Corporation
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Founder: Thomas Watson Sr.
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Distinction: the king of technology throughout
the technology age.
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Primary Products: Computer hardware, software,
peripherals, service.
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Number of Employees: 307,401
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Annual Sales: $87.548 billion.
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Major competitors:
ü Chairman & CEO: Louis V. Gerstner
Jr.
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Headquarters: Armonk, N.Y.
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Year founded: 1911.
ü Website:
www.ibm.com
13. Sears, Roebuck, and
Co.
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Founders: Richard Sears & Alvah C. Roebuck
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Distinction: World’s first mass-retailing network.
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Primary Products: Apparel, home fashions,
appliances, home improvement products, Lawn and garden equipment.
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Number of Employees: 324,000
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Annual Sales: $41.071 billion.
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Major competitors: Wal-Mart, Target, JC Penney.
ü Chairman, President & CEO: Alan
Lacey.
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Headquarters: Hoffman Estates.
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Year founded: 1886.
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Website: www.sears.com
14. General Motors
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Founder: William Durant.
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Distinction: World’s No. 1 automaker &
largest company in terms of sales.
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Primary Products: Cars, Trucks & related
products.
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Number of Employees: 388,000
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Annual Sales: $176.558 billion.
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Major competitors: Daimler Crysler, Ford,
Toyota.
ü Chairman: John F. Smith Jr.
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President & CEO: G. Richard Wagoner Jr.
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Headquarters: Detroit, Mich.
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Year founded: 1908
ü Website:
www.gm.com
15. J.P.Morgan &
Company.
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Founder: J.P.Morgan
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Distinction: Preserved & expanded the
American Financial System.
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Primary Products: Commercial banking &
investment services.
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Number of Employees: 15,152
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Annual Sales: $ 18.110 billion.
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Major competitors: Deutsche bank, Goldman Sachs,
Merrill Lynch.
ü Chairman & CEO: Douglas A.
“Sandy” Warner III
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Headquarters: New York
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Year founded: 1854
ü Website:
www.jpmorgan.com
16. Union Pacific
Corporation.
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Founders: Oakes Ames, Oliver Ames & Thomas
C. Durant.
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Distinction: Helped bridge east and west with
first transcontinental road.
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Primary Products: Transportation services by
train and truck.
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Number of Employees: 52,000
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Annual Sales: $11.273 billion.
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Major competitors: Burlington Northern, Santa
Fe, FedEx, Norfolk Southern.
ü Chairman President & CEO: Richard
Davidson.
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Headquarters: Omaha, Neb
ü Year
founded: 1862
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Website: www.up.com
17. RCA
Corporation.
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Founders: Thomas A. Edison, Elihu Thomson &
Edwin Houston.
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Distinction: Brought radio, then television,
into American homes.
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Primary Products: Televisions, camcorders, other
consumer electronics.
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Number of Employees: 22,800.
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Annual Sales: $4.5 billion
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Major competitors: Matsushita, Philips
Electronics.
ü Chairman & CEO: S.A Thomson and
Thomson Multimedia: Thierry Breton.
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Headquarters: Indianapolis, Ind.
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Year founded: 1960.
ü Website:
www.rca.com
18. Nike Inc.
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Founders: Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight.
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Distinction: Made the sports shoe a cultural
icon.
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Primary Products: Athletic footwear, apparel,
equipment and accessories.
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Number of Employees: 20,700.
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Annual Sales: $8.777 billion.
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Major competitors: Adidas-Salomon, Fila, Reebok.
ü Chairman & CEO: Philip Knight.
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Headquarters: Beaverton
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Year founded: 1962.
ü Website:
www.nike.com
19. Intel Corporation.
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Founders: Robert Noyce and Gordon Moore.
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Distinction: Invented microprocessor, paving way
for computer revolution.
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Primary Products: Computer chips, networking and
communications gear.
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Number of Employees: 70,200
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Annual Sales: $29.389 billion.
ü
Major competitors: Advanced micro Devices, IBM,
and Motorola.
ü Chairman Emeritus: Gordon Moore.
ü Chairman: Andrew S. Grove;
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President & CEO: Craig R. Barett.
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Headquarters: Santa Clara, Ca.
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Year founded: 1968.
ü Website:
www.intel.com
20. Cable News Network.
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Founder: Ted Turner.
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Distinction: World’s first live, 24*7 television
network.
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Primary Products: TV, Radio, Internet news
program
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Number of Employees: 4,000.
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Annual Sales: Unavailable
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Major competitors: CNBC, Fox News Channel,
MSNBC.
ü Chairman President & CEO: W.
Thomas Johnson.
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Headquarters: Atlanta, Ga.
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Year founded: 1980.
ü Website:
www.cnn.com
