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Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) (NYSE: AMD) is an American multinational semiconductor company based in Sunnyvale, California, that develops computer processors and related technologies for commercial and consumer markets. Its main products include microprocessors, motherboard chipsets...

AMS uses its unique book industry expertise to source, distribute and promote general interest books and related media. AMS has owned the largest market share of book distribution to membership warehouse clubs since beginning operations in 1982. The Company's insightful ability to provide...

Operating out of Petaluma, California, publicly traded Advanced Fibre Communications, Inc. (AFC) offers multi-service broadband solutions to more than 800 telecommunication companies. AFC's products provide a connection between a telecom's central office and end users, with the ability to...

Seiko Holdings Corporation (セイコーホールディングス株式会社, Seikō Hōrudingusu Kabushiki-gaisha?) (TYO: 8050), more commonly known simply as Seiko (play /ˈseɪkoʊ/ SAY-koh), is a Japanese watch company. The company started in 1881, when Kintarō Hattori opened a watch and jewelry shop called "K. Hattori"...

Advance Publications, Inc., is an American media company owned by the descendants of S.I. Newhouse, Sr.: Donald Newhouse and S.I. Newhouse, Jr. It is named after the Staten Island Advance, the first newspaper owned by the Newhouse family. It is currently ranked as the 46th largest private...

Advance Auto Parts (NYSE: AAP), headquartered in Roanoke, Virginia,[3] is the second-largest retailer of automotive replacement parts and accessories in the United States. AAP was founded in 1932 and had 2008 sales of approx. $5.1B. AAP operates 3,400 stores in 40 US states and employs about...

ADTRAN, Inc. is a provider of networking and communications equipment for use in the "last mile" of telecommunications networks. Its headquarters are in Huntsville, Alabama.[5] The company is ISO 9001 and TL9000 certified.[6] ADTRAN was a NASDAQ-100 Index stock from 1996 to 1998.[7] It was #85...

The Golden, Colorado Adolph Coors Company was formerly a holding company controlled by the heirs of founder Adolph Coors. Its principal subsidiary is the Coors Brewing Company. It was founded in 1873. In 2005, the company merged with Molson, Inc. to become the Molson Coors Brewing Company. In...

Adolfo Dominguez Fernandez is a top Spanish fashion designer. He took over his father's fashion boutique in Ourense in the early 1970s.[citation needed] He spent the following years developing his own designs, and finally made the big jump with a presentation of his work in Madrid in 1981. He...

The Wurth Group is a worldwide wholesaler of fasteners, screws and screw accessories, dowels, chemicals, furniture and construction fittings, tools, machines, installation material, automotive hardware, inventory management, storage and retrieval systems. Wurth was founded in 1945 by Adolf Wurth...

Adobe Systems Incorporated (pronounced /əˈdoʊbiː/ ə-dOE-bee) (NASDAQ: ADBE) is an American computer software company headquartered in San Jose, California, USA. The company has historically focused upon the creation of multimedia and creativity software products, with a more-recent foray towards...

Administaff, Inc. (The New York Stock Exchange: ASF) is a professional employer organization with its headquarters in Kingwood, Houston, Texas.[3] Administaff provides human resources services to small and medium-sized businesses.[4] Since 2004, the company has been title sponsor of the...

Adelphia Communications Corporation (former NASDAQ ticker symbol ADELQ[1]), named after the Greek word "brothers", was a cable television company headquartered in Coudersport, Pennsylvania.[2] Adelphia was the fifth largest cable company in the United States before filing for bankruptcy in 2002...

Adecco S.A. is a human resources company, based in Opfikon near Zurich, Switzerland.[2] Adecco employs 500,000 temporary workers and contractors who are supplied to business clients, and has 28,000 employees (FTEs) and 5,500 offices in 60 countries and territories around the world. The company...

A-dec (Austin Dental Equipment Company)[1] is a dental office furniture and equipment manufacturer based in Newberg, Oregon, United States. It is considered one of the largest dental equipment makers in the world,[2] and as of 2002 is Newberg's largest employer with 832 employees.[3] Founded in...

Adaptec is a computer hardware company based in Milpitas, California that primarily produces host adapters for connecting storage devices to computers. Products are made to interface with USB, FireWire, SCSI, iSCSI, FibreChannel, Serial ATA, as well as audio/video. Some accessory hardware such...

Adams Golf Inc. NASDAQ: ADGF is a NASDAQ listed golf club manufacturer based in Plano, Texas. In 1983 Barney Adams joined Dave Pelz Golf in Abilene, Texas. When Pelz's Preceptor Golf went bankrupt in 1988, Adams bought the assets and started Adams Golf. He moved the company to Dallas, Texas in...

Adam Opel GmbH[1] is a German automobile company founded by Adam Opel in 1863. It has been a subsidiary of General Motors Company since 1929. With 23,890 employees (2009) Opel is one of the largest vehicle manufacturer in Germany. Some Opel cars are being built at GM's subsidiaries like GM...

Acxiom is a global interactive marketing services company that uses consumer data, analytics, information technology, data integration, and consulting solutions to help companies conduct direct marketing programs. Acxiom’s interactive capabilities allow marketers to have direct interaction and...

Acuson Corporation was a sonography equipment company specializing in high quality medical ultrasound equipment. Founded in 1979 by Sam Maslak, Rob Younge and Amin Hanafy with the first product (The Acuson 128) shipped in 1983, Acuson pioneered many aspects related to medical ultrasound, most...