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AUDI AG, (Xetra: NSU), more commonly known as Audi , is a premium German automobile manufacturer and one of the world's leading performance-luxury marque, with headquarters in Ingolstadt, Bavaria. It has been an almost wholly-owned (99.7%) subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group since 1964, and is held in ownership by its shareholders – hence the term "Aktiengesellschaft" or "AG". The company evolved from VW's takeover of both Auto Union, and NSU, the former having incorporated the historic Audi...

Adventure International was a video game publishing company that existed from 1978 until 1985, started by Scott and Alexis Adams. Their games were notable for being the first implementation of the adventure genre to run on a microcomputer system. The adventure game concept originally came from Colossal Cave Adventure which ran strictly on large mainframe systems at the time. After the success of their first game Adventureland, games followed rapidly, with Adventure International (or "AI")...

Amway is a multi-level marketing, or network marketing company founded in 1959 by Jay Van Andel and Rich DeVos. The company's name is a contraction of "American Way." Based in Ada, Michigan, the company and family of companies under Alticor reported sales of US$7.2 billion for the year ending December 31, 2007, marking the company’s sixth straight year of growth. Its product lines include personal care products, jewelry, electronics, Nutrilite dietary supplements, water purifier, air purifiers,...

Atari is a corporate and brand name owned by several entities since its inception in 1972. As of 2007, it is owned by Atari Interactive, a wholly owned subsidiary of the French publisher Infogrames Entertainment SA (IESA).Atari Interactive has in turn licensed the brand name and assets to Atari, Inc. , a 51% majority owned subsidiary of Infogrames Entertainment SA (IESA), encompassing its North America operations. The original Atari Inc. was founded in 1972 by Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney....

Aston Martin Lagonda Limited is an English manufacturer of luxury performance cars, whose headquarters are at Gaydon, Warwickshire, England. The company name is derived from the name of one of the company's founders, Lionel Martin, and from the Aston Hill hillclimbing race near Aston Clinton in Buckinghamshire From 1994 until 2007 Aston Martin was part of the Premier Automotive Group, a division of the Ford Motor Company. On 12 March 2007, it was purchased for £479 million (US$848 million) by...

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (abbreviated AMD; ) is an American multinational semiconductor company based in Sunnyvale, California, that develops computer processor and related technologies for commercial and consumer markets. Its main products include microprocessors, motherboard chipsets, embedded processor and graphics processor for server, workstation and personal computer, and processor technologies for handheld device, digital television and game console. AMD is the second-largest...

The ARY Group is a Dubai-based holding company founded by a Pakistan businessman, Haji Abdul Razzak Yaqoob (ARY). Haji Abdul Razzak is the Chairman of the Group. The ARY Group is into various sectors, which include:

The Boeing Company (, ) is a major aerospace and defense corporation, originally founded by William E. Boeing. Its international headquarters is in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Boeing is the largest global aircraft manufacturer by revenue, orders and deliveries, and the second-largest aerospace and defense contractor in the world. Boeing is the largest exporter in the United States. Its stock is a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Boeing was incorporated in Seattle, Washington by...

British Airways plc is the national airline and flag carrier of the United Kingdom and one of the largest in Europe. Its main hubs are London Heathrow and London Gatwick. British Airways holds a United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority Type A Operating Licence, and is permitted to carry passengers, cargo and mail on aircraft with 20 or more seats. British Airways is a founding member of the Oneworld airline alliance. The British Airways Group was formed on 1 September 1972 consisting of BOAC...

Borland Software Corporation is a software company headquartered in Austin, Texas. It was founded in 1983 by Niels Jensen, Ole Henriksen, Mogens Glad and Philippe Kahn. Borland is best known for its Integrated Development Environment (IDE) business consisting of software development tools, including the award-winning Borland Developer Studio (Delphi, C++Builder, and C#Builder) and JBuilder product lines. In February 2006, Borland announced its intent to divest its IDE business, known as the...

British Railways (BR), which later traded as British Rail, ran most of the British railway system from the nationalisation of the 'Big Four' British railway companies in 1948 until privatisation in stages from 1994 to 1997. This period of nationalisation saw massive changes in the railway network: steam traction was eliminated in favour of diesel and electric power, passengers replaced freight as the main source of business, and the network was severely rationalised. The rail transport system...