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Abhijeet S
U.S. Robotics (often referred to by its abbreviation USR) is a company that makes computer modems and related products. It sold high-speed modems in the 1980s, and had a reputation for high quality and compatibility.[citation needed] With the reduced usage of voiceband modems in North America in the early 21st century, USR is now one of the few modem companies left in that market. It now employs about 125 people worldwide.
USR was founded in 1976 in Chicago, Illinois (and later moved to 8100 N. McCormick Blvd. in Skokie, Illinois), by a group of entrepreneurs, including Casey Cowell, who served as CEO for most of the company's history and Paul Collard who designed modems into the mid-80's. The name for the company is a reference to the fiction of Isaac Asimov, who is credited with inventing the term robotics. Asimov's Robot stories featured a fictional company named U.S. Robots and Mechanical Men. (The later 2004 movie I, Robot, which was loosely based on Asimov's works, and set in Chicago, used the name "U.S. Robotics" for the fictional robot manufacturer.) The movie's U.S. Robotics corporate logo resembles a former nonfictional USR logo. Following the release of the movie, the company officially changed its name to USR.
Strengths
* Pricing
Weaknesses
* Low R&D
* Not innovative
* Weak management team
* Ubiquitiouegory, products, services
* low productivity
Opportunities
* Financial markets (raise money through debt, etc)
* Innovation
Threats
* Economic slowdown
USR was founded in 1976 in Chicago, Illinois (and later moved to 8100 N. McCormick Blvd. in Skokie, Illinois), by a group of entrepreneurs, including Casey Cowell, who served as CEO for most of the company's history and Paul Collard who designed modems into the mid-80's. The name for the company is a reference to the fiction of Isaac Asimov, who is credited with inventing the term robotics. Asimov's Robot stories featured a fictional company named U.S. Robots and Mechanical Men. (The later 2004 movie I, Robot, which was loosely based on Asimov's works, and set in Chicago, used the name "U.S. Robotics" for the fictional robot manufacturer.) The movie's U.S. Robotics corporate logo resembles a former nonfictional USR logo. Following the release of the movie, the company officially changed its name to USR.
Strengths
* Pricing
Weaknesses
* Low R&D
* Not innovative
* Weak management team
* Ubiquitiouegory, products, services
* low productivity
Opportunities
* Financial markets (raise money through debt, etc)
* Innovation
Threats
* Economic slowdown