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肯·奥尔森是计算机领域里得一位天才工程师,曾被美国著名得《财富》杂志评价为“美国商业史上最成功的企业家”。这是因为他开创了小型计算机工业,从而冲破了大型机垄断天下的阴■使,计算机应用普及到社会得方方面面。奥尔森创立得DEO公司(数据设备公司)曾经以生产小型机而称霸天下。在八十年代,它是仅次于IBA得业内第二号巨头,最辉煌时期公司有员工12万人,年销售收入达到130亿美元,纯利润11亿美元,在《财富》杂志评选得世界500强企业排行榜上名列第 30位。进入九十年代,情况发生逆转,DEC丧失了发展个人电脑的大好机遇,经营状况每况愈下,从此走上了亏损、裁员的不归路。终于,它被后起之秀康柏公司以96亿美元价格收购。
Ken Olsen was a talented engineer in the computer field and was rated as “the most successful entrepreneur in American business history” by the famous American “Fortune” magazine. This is because he created a small computer industry, thus breaking through the yoke of the monopoly of the mainframe, and spreading the use of computers to society. Olson founded DEO (data equipment company) once to dominate the world in the production of minicomputers. In the 1980s, it was the second largest company in the industry after IBA. In its most glorious period, the company had 120,000 employees, annual sales revenue reached 13 billion US dollars, net profit of 1.1 billion US dollars, and was selected in the magazine “Fortune” Ranked 30th among the top 500 companies. In the 1990s, when the situation reversed, DEC lost the opportunity to develop personal computers. The business situation deteriorated. From then on, it embarked on a loss, layoffs and no return. Finally, it was acquired by Compaq, a rising star, for $9.6 billion.