Difference between revisions of "Marconi Corporation"
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| − | 1886: H. Hirst | + | 1886: H. Hirst joined G. Binswanger to form the General Electric Apparatus Company in London.<ref>[http://homepages.tesco.net/~martin.batesuk/marconi/company_timeline.htm The Marconi Company], accessed 24 Nov 2009</ref> |
| − | 1889: Name changed to the [[General Electric Company]] Ltd.<ref>[http://homepages.tesco.net/~martin.batesuk/marconi/company_timeline.htm The Marconi Company], accessed 24 Nov 2009</ref> | + | 1889: Name changed to the [[General Electric Company]] Ltd (GEC).<ref>[http://homepages.tesco.net/~martin.batesuk/marconi/company_timeline.htm The Marconi Company], accessed 24 Nov 2009</ref> |
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| + | 1900: GEC was floated as a public limited company.<ref>[http://homepages.tesco.net/~martin.batesuk/marconi/company_timeline.htm The Marconi Company], accessed 24 Nov 2009</ref> | ||
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| + | 1961: GEC took over Radio and Allied Industries.<ref>[http://homepages.tesco.net/~martin.batesuk/marconi/company_timeline.htm The Marconi Company], accessed 24 Nov 2009</ref> | ||
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| + | 1963: [[Arnold Weinstock]] became managing director of GEC.<ref>[http://homepages.tesco.net/~martin.batesuk/marconi/company_timeline.htm The Marconi Company], accessed 24 Nov 2009</ref> | ||
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| + | 1964: GEC acquired Cannon Cookers.<ref>[http://homepages.tesco.net/~martin.batesuk/marconi/company_timeline.htm The Marconi Company], accessed 24 Nov 2009</ref> | ||
2000: General Electric Company was renamed the Marconi Corporation plc.<ref>[http://homepages.tesco.net/~martin.batesuk/marconi/company_timeline.htm The Marconi Company], accessed 24 Nov 2009</ref> | 2000: General Electric Company was renamed the Marconi Corporation plc.<ref>[http://homepages.tesco.net/~martin.batesuk/marconi/company_timeline.htm The Marconi Company], accessed 24 Nov 2009</ref> | ||
Revision as of 14:24, 24 November 2009
The Marconi Corporation was created in 1999 by the renaming of the General Electric Company (GEC), minus the Marconi Electronic Systems business.
The Marconi Corporation is not the same as the Marconi Company, though they are linked historically.
The Marconi Corporation dealt in computer services, computer network services, communication equipment, and computer network management services.[1]
In 2005 Marconi Corporation agreed to sell the bulk of its assets and its name to Swedish communications firm Ericsson in a deal worth about £1.2bn ($2.1bn). The deal saw Marconi's telecoms equipment business bought by Ericsson, leaving the UK firm with its services business, which was renamed Telent.[2] The acquisition was completed in January 2006.[3]
History
1886: H. Hirst joined G. Binswanger to form the General Electric Apparatus Company in London.[4]
1889: Name changed to the General Electric Company Ltd (GEC).[5]
1900: GEC was floated as a public limited company.[6]
1961: GEC took over Radio and Allied Industries.[7]
1963: Arnold Weinstock became managing director of GEC.[8]
1964: GEC acquired Cannon Cookers.[9]
2000: General Electric Company was renamed the Marconi Corporation plc.[10]
Notes
- ↑ Marconi Corporation plc in London, UK (United Kingdom), Kellysearch.co.uk, accessed 23 Nov 2009
- ↑ Marconi in £1.2bn Ericsson deal, BBC News Online, 25 October 2005, accessed 23 Nov 2009
- ↑ Ericsson completes Marconi acquisition, CBR Online, 25 Jan 2006, accessed 23 Nov 2009
- ↑ The Marconi Company, accessed 24 Nov 2009
- ↑ The Marconi Company, accessed 24 Nov 2009
- ↑ The Marconi Company, accessed 24 Nov 2009
- ↑ The Marconi Company, accessed 24 Nov 2009
- ↑ The Marconi Company, accessed 24 Nov 2009
- ↑ The Marconi Company, accessed 24 Nov 2009
- ↑ The Marconi Company, accessed 24 Nov 2009
