1. Stock Comparison of Computer Companies
by Salvatore J. Recco
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2. Sun Microsystems Founded in 1982.
Providers of industrial strength hardware, software, and computer services.
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3. Sun Microsystems cont. Mission Focus on Networking
“We focused on taking companies into the network age, providing systems and software with the scalability and reliability needed to drive the electronic marketplace.”
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4. Sun Microsystems cont. Traded on the Nasdaq Stock Symbol Current Price
SUNW
Current Price
$3.34/share
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5. J.D. Edwards and Company Founded in 1977
Offers collaborative enterprise software and the consulting, education, and support.
Provides software in over 21 languages.
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6. J.D. Edwards cont. Mission
“At J.D. Edwards, our goal is simple: make customers stronger. To do so, we listen to customers, innovate on their behalf, and deliver solutions as part of a results-oriented relationship.”
Provide Enterprise Resource Planning, Customer Relationship Management, and Supplier Relationship Management Software.
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7. J.D. Edwards cont. Traded on the Nasdaq Stock Symbol Current Price
JDEC
Current Price
$11.80/share
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8. Read-Rite
Founded in 1989
One of the world’s largest suppliers of magnetic recording heads for hard disk drives.
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9. Read-Rite cont.
The company designs, manufactures and markets magnetic recording heads used for computer hard disks.
Read-Rites first accomplishment was “production of the microslider, a smaller more efficient version of the device that carries the head over the rotating disk to process information.”
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10. Read-Rite cont. Traded on the Nasdaq Stock Symbol Current Price RDRT
$.83/share
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11. Stock Comparison
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12. Stock Comparison cont.
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