Technology in Business

  • First Photocopier

    First Photocopier
    In 1960 the company Haloid invented the first photocopier called the Xerox Model A.
  • First Prototype Mouse

    First Prototype Mouse
    In 1964 the first protoype computer mouse was invented. It got it's name from the cord sybolizing a mouse's tail.
  • Project "Cal Tech"

    Project "Cal Tech"
    In 1967 the first handheld electronic calculator was invented. The project was code named "Cal Tech"
  • Barcode

    In 1970 the company Monarch Marking was the first company to produce goods using the barcode.
  • Electronic Mail

    In late 1971 a computer engineer named Ray Tomlinson invented email.
  • Portable Personal Computer

    Portable Personal Computer
    Adam Osborne created the first laptop in 1981 called "Osborne 1"
  • Personal Computer

    Personal Computer
    The company IBM introduced the first Personal Computer called the IBM PC in 1981
  • Microsoft Windows

    Microsoft Windows
    On November 20, 1985 the company Microsoft released Microsoft Windows, invented by Bill Gates.
  • Word Wide Web

    In 1990 Tim Berners-Lee invented HTMP, giving birth to the World Wide Web.
  • Simon

    Simon
    IBM created the first Smartphone called "Simon" in 1992
  • Bluetooth

    The bluetooth was invented by a sweedish company, Ericsson, in 1994.
  • USB Flash Drive

    In 1999 Dov Moran of M-Systems invented the first Flash Drive.
  • iPad

    iPad
    On April 3rd of 2010 Apple release the product iPad.
  • The European Single Supervisory Mechanism

    The European Single Supervisory Mechanism
    European Central Bank has the power to intervene in any bank in Europe. Its will reduce financial risk and allows failing banks to be recapitalised without adding to a country's debt. The biggerst contributors will be Germany, France, and Italy.
  • Google Glass

    Google Glass
    In 2014 Google will release the product "Google Glass" to the public. Google Glass will contain camera, microphone, GPS and, it is voice controlled. This product will allow businesses to share and receive information more efficiently.