Friday, September 24, 2010

Do take time out and read this. It's amazing how these famous companies were christened!!! Yahoo! The word was invented by Jonathan Swift and used in his book Gulliver's Travels. It represents a person who is repulsive in appearance and action and is barely human. Yahoo! founders Jerry Yang and David Filo selected the name because they considered themselves yahoos. Xerox The Greek root "xer" means dry. The inventor, Chestor Carlson , named his product Xerox as it was dry copying, markedly different from the then prevailing wet copying. Sun Microsystems Founded by four Stanford University buddies, Sun is the acronym for Stanford University Network. Sony From the Latin word 'sonus' meaning sound, and 'sonny' a slang used by Americans to refer to a bright youngster. SAP "Systems, Applications, Products in Data Processing", formed by four ex-IBM employees who used to work in the 'Systems/Applications/Projects' group of IBM. Red Hat Company founder Marc Ewing was given the Cornell lacrosse team cap (with red and white stripes) while at college by his grandfather. He lost it and had to search for it desperately. The manual of the beta version of Red Hat Linux had an appeal to readers to return his Red Hat if found by anyone! Oracle Larry Ellison and Bob Oats were working on a consulting project for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). The code name for the project was called Oracle (the CIA saw this as the system to give answers to all questions or something such). Motorola Founder Paul Galvin came up with this name when his company started manufacturing radios for cars. The popular radio company at the time was called Victrola. Microsoft It was coined by Bill Gates to represent the company that was devoted to MICROcomputer SOFTware. Originally christened Micro-Soft, the '-' was removed later on. Lotus Mitch Kapor got the name for his company from the lotus position or 'padmasana.' Kapor used to be a teacher of Transcendental Meditation of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. Intel Bob Noyce and Gordon Moore wanted to name their new company ' Moore Noyce' but that was already trademarked by a hotel chain, so they had to settle for an acronym of INTegrated ELectronics. Hewlett-Packard Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard tossed a coin to decide whether the company they founded would be called Hewlett-Packard or Packard-Hewlett. Hotmail Founder Jack Smith got the idea of accessing email via the web from a computer anywhere in the world. When Sabeer Bhatia came up with the business plan for the mail service, he tried all kinds of names ending in 'mail' and finally settled for Hotmail as it included the letters "html" - the programming language used to write web pages. It was initially referred to as HoTMaiL with selective upper casings. Google The name started as a jockey boast about the amount of information the search-engine would be able to search. It was originally named 'Googol', a word for the number represented by 1 followed by 100 zeros. After founders - Stanford graduate students Sergey Brin and Larry Page presented their project to an angel investor, they received a cheque made out to 'Google Cisco The name is not an acronym but an abbreviation of San Francisco . The company's logo reflects its San Francisco name heritage. It represents a stylized Golden Gate Bridge . Apple Computers Favourite fruit of founder Steve Jobs. He was three months late in filing a name for the business, and he threatened to call his company Apple Computers if the other colleagues didn't suggest a better name by 5 o'clock. Apache It got its name because its founders got started by applying patches to code written for NCSA's httpd daemon. The result was 'A PAtCHy' server - thus, the name Apache. Adobe The name came from the river Adobe Creek that ran behind the house of founder John Warnock .





The word was invented by Jonathan Swift and used in his book Gulliver's Travels. It represents a person who is repulsive in appearance and action and is barely human. Yahoo! founders Jerry Yang and David Filo selected the name because they considered themselves yahoos.


Xerox



The Greek root "xer" means dry. The inventor, Chestor Carlson , named his product Xerox as it was dry copying, markedly different from the then prevailing wet copying.






Sun Microsystems
Founded by four Stanford University buddies, Sun is the acronym for Stanford University Network.

Sony
From the Latin word 'sonus' meaning sound, and 'sonny' a slang used by Americans to refer to a bright youngster.




SAP


"Systems, Applications, Products in Data Processing", formed by four ex-IBM employees who used to work in the 'Systems/Applications/Projects' group of IBM.

Red Hat
Company founder Marc Ewing was given the Cornell lacrosse team cap (with red and white stripes) while at college by his grandfather. He lost it and had to search for it desperately. The manual of the beta version of Red Hat Linux had an appeal to readers to return his Red Hat if found by anyone!


Oracle
Larry Ellison and Bob Oats were working on a consulting project for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). The code name for the project was called Oracle (the CIA saw this as the system to give answers to all questions or something such).

Motorola
Founder Paul Galvin came up with this name when his company started manufacturing radios for cars. The popular radio company at the time was called Victrola.
Microsoft




















Top 500 most valuable brands

In Indian brands, Tata is at 64th position, while Reliance is at 107. India’s largest public sector bank, The State Bank of India is ranked 186, while mobile giant Airtel is placed at 288th position. Software tycoon Wipro is at 379, while its competitor Infosys is at 423. India’s largest private sector bank, ICICI was ranked 439

  1. Walmart
  2. Google
  3. Coca-Cola
  4. IBM
  5. Microsoft
  6. GE
  7. Vodafone
  8. HSBC
  9. HP
  10. Toyota
  11. AT&T
  12. Santander
  13. Verizon
  14. WELLS FARGO
  15. Budweiser
  16. Tesco
  17. McDonald’s
  18. Walt Disney
  19. Apple
  20. Nokia
  21. The Home Depot
  22. Samsung
  23. China Mobile
  24. Orange
  25. Mitsubishi
  26. Shell
  27. Intel
  28. BMW
  29. AXA
  30. Pepsi
  31. L’Oréal
  32. Nike
  33. Target
  34. Siemens
  35. Citi
  36. BNP Paribas
  37. Goldman Sachs
  38. Mercedes-Benz
  39. Chase
  40. Christian Dior
  41. Amazon.com
  42. Bradesco
  43. UPS
  44. Barclays
  45. Honda
  46. GDF SUEZ
  47. Allianz
  48. Oracle
  49. American Express
  50. Ford
  51. Sony
  52. BP
  53. ICBC
  54. China Construction Bank
  55. Comcast
  56. JP Morgan
  57. Sberbank
  58. Société Générale
  59. CISCO
  60. Volkswagen
  61. Chevron
  62. Heineken
  63. DOCOMO
  64. Tata
  65. Nestlé
  66. BBVA
  67. Nissan
  68. T-Mobile
  69. Walgreens
  70. Avon
  71. PWC
  72. Deutsche Bank
  73. Lowe’s
  74. Dell
  75. ExxonMobil
  76. Movistar
  77. Bank of China
  78. Carrefour
  79. Sam’s Club
  80. ASDA
  81. Hitachi
  82. Toshiba
  83. Generali
  84. Telecom Italia
  85. Johnson & Johnson
  86. BT
  87. FedEx
  88. KPMG
  89. TimeWarner
  90. Credit Suisse
  91. UniCredit
  92. Philips
  93. H&M
  94. UBS
  95. Telefonica
  96. Porsche
  97. Kellogg’s
  98. EDF ENERGY
  99. Morgan Stanley
  100. CVS
  101. Volvo
  102. E.ON
  103. SAP
  104. Deloitte
  105. Standard Chartered
  106. DHL
  107. Reliance
  108. Total
  109. Ericsson
  110. ZURICH
  111. Boeing
  112. ING
  113. Renault
  114. China Telecom
  115. Banco Itaú
  116. Gillette
  117. Banco do Brasil
  118. TEPCO
  119. Nintendo
  120. Münchener Rück
  121. 3M
  122. Danone
  123. Ernst and Young
  124. China United Network
  125. Canon
  126. MUFG
  127. Enel
  128. Sainsbury’s
  129. FOX
  130. Costco
  131. Pfizer
  132. Motorola
  133. RWE
  134. Caterpillar
  135. T-Home
  136. O2
  137. Agricultural Bank of China
  138. Woolworths
  139. Best Buy
  140. AVIVA
  141. Xbox
  142. China Unicom
  143. adidas
  144. Gazprom
  145. Rabobank
  146. Roche
  147. Petrobras
  148. Marlboro
  149. Morrisons
  150. Merck
  151. AIG
  152. Intesa Sanpaolo
  153. Accenture
  154. Fujitsu
  155. VINCI SA
  156. Maggi
  157. Panasonic
  158. Safeway
  159. Unitedhealth
  160. CNP Assurances
  161. sanofi aventis
  162. Starbucks
  163. TD
  164. RBC
  165. eBay
  166. NEC
  167. Yahoo!
  168. ConocoPhillips
  169. Abbott Labs
  170. DIRECTV
  171. Kroger
  172. VISA
  173. DZ BANK
  174. PetroChina
  175. ArcelorMittal
  176. Sharp
  177. Metro Cash and Carry
  178. MTN
  179. Lambert & Butler
  180. Crédit Agricole
  181. CBS
  182. Iberdrola
  183. SYSCO
  184. Corona
  185. Publix
  186. State Bank of India
  187. SoftBank
  188. macy’s
  189. Medco
  190. Nordea
  191. Peugeot
  192. edp
  193. Fiat
  194. Honeywell
  195. O-I
  196. Telstra
  197. NESCAFÉ
  198. M&S
  199. Sears
  200. Aeon
  201. Sinopec
  202. LG Electronics
  203. BlackBerry
  204. Beeline
  205. Lafarge
  206. National Australia Bank
  207. Staples
  208. Kimberly-Clark
  209. BHP Billiton
  210. AEGON
  211. Zara
  212. HYUNDAI
  213. KDDI
  214. Kleenex
  215. Swisscom
  216. Johnson Controls
  217. telenor
  218. Medtronic
  219. U.S. Bank
  220. Asahi
  221. China Life Insurance
  222. Astrazeneca
  223. ABB
  224. Singapore Airlines
  225. SAIC
  226. Swiss Re
  227. EXPRESS SCRIPTS
  228. MetLife
  229. Jardines
  230. Petronas
  231. Norton
  232. VEOLIA
  233. Lexus
  234. Manulife Financial
  235. Commerzbank
  236. Raytheon
  237. Mountain Dew
  238. TSMC
  239. BASF
  240. Holcim
  241. OptumHealth
  242. Lufthansa
  243. Commonwealth Bank of Australia
  244. ACS
  245. SMFG
  246. China State Construction
  247. EMC2
  248. International Paper
  249. eni
  250. Nivea
  251. Colgate
  252. LG Display
  253. Purina
  254. MOL
  255. Sanyo
  256. Audi
  257. Nestle Pure Life
  258. StatoilHydro
  259. PNC
  260. Universal Music Group
  261. Bell
  262. Claro
  263. QVC
  264. Lilly
  265. Media Markt & Saturn
  266. Bridgestone
  267. KitKat
  268. Tokio Marine
  269. Louis Vuitton
  270. JR-East
  271. Westpac
  272. Bank of Communications
  273. Cadbury
  274. Texas Instruments
  275. Ping An
  276. Sky
  277. ERSTE
  278. Michelin
  279. Gatorade
  280. MTV
  281. SUSUKI
  282. Sara Lee
  283. la Caixa
  284. Foster’s
  285. Randstad
  286. Lukoil
  287. KEPCO
  288. Airtel
  289. Wyeth
  290. Telcel
  291. Dow
  292. ESPRIT
  293. Fresenius Medical Care
  294. Travelers
  295. Hermès
  296. ADM
  297. Groupe Banque Populaire
  298. Groupe Caisse d’Epargne
  299. endesa
  300. Adecco
  301. Alcatel-Lucent
  302. Emerson
  303. Crédit mutuel
  304. Polo Ralph Lauren
  305. Bharat Petroleum
  306. CSC
  307. Citroën
  308. Harley-Davidson
  309. CIGNA
  310. Air France
  311. Deutsche Post
  312. zain
  313. Aetna
  314. Thomson Reuters
  315. ANZ
  316. Bouygues
  317. MTS
  318. Scottish and Southern Energy
  319. KBC
  320. T-Systems
  321. TNT
  322. Sprint
  323. Rio Tinto
  324. Royal Bank of Scotland
  325. Cablevision
  326. Danske Bank
  327. Virgin media
  328. OTE
  329. MAPFRE
  330. acer
  331. Qualcomm
  332. YAMAHA
  333. Bank of Montreal
  334. Kirin
  335. Capital One
  336. Amstel
  337. Thales
  338. J.C Penney
  339. Merrill Lynch
  340. Stella Artois
  341. Smirnoff
  342. POSCO
  343. Schering-Plough
  344. Mazda
  345. RICOH
  346. Rolls-Royce
  347. Bristol-Myers Squibb
  348. Kohl’s
  349. Natixis
  350. FCC
  351. Etisalat
  352. AIRBUS
  353. State Street
  354. SANDVIK
  355. Duke Energy
  356. Lloyds TSB
  357. Agip
  358. Tyson
  359. Scotiabank
  360. Thermo Fisher SCIENTIFIC
  361. PRUDENTIAL
  362. gasNatural
  363. Camel
  364. RTL
  365. CANAL+
  366. NORDSTROM
  367. Great-West Lifeco
  368. Covidien
  369. GRUPO BIMBO
  370. Pearson
  371. Estée Lauder
  372. Carlsberg
  373. Portugal Telecom
  374. Mizuho
  375. Scottish Power
  376. Applied Materials
  377. wilmar
  378. Edison International
  379. WIPRO
  380. ERGO
  381. The Bank of New York Mellon
  382. Qwest
  383. HEILDELBERGCEMENT
  384. Allstate
  385. American Airlines
  386. HVB Group
  387. Royal Caribbean Cruises
  388. Falabella
  389. Whirlpool
  390. SEPHORA
  391. McGraw-Hill
  392. Dominion
  393. STC
  394. Ferrovial
  395. Bed Bath & Beyond
  396. LOCKHEED MARTIN
  397. CHS
  398. Winston
  399. Vodacom
  400. Qtel
  401. ROGERS
  402. Xerox
  403. ROSNEFT (????????)
  404. BOMBARDIER
  405. ECHOSTAR
  406. National Bank of Greece
  407. Schindler
  408. TDC
  409. 7-Eleven
  410. Mild Seven
  411. Lagardere
  412. Colruyt
  413. Ch?bu Electric Power
  414. KERRY
  415. SK telecom
  416. Nippon Steel
  417. KIA
  418. Kuehne + Nagel
  419. Marathon
  420. Telmex
  421. CIBC
  422. Japan Airlines
  423. Infosys
  424. Henkel
  425. VIVO
  426. Campbell’s
  427. GENERALI DEUTSCHLAND
  428. Maersk
  429. Warner Bros.
  430. ACE
  431. China Merchants Bank
  432. JR West
  433. BNSF RAILWAY
  434. TELIA
  435. bhpbilliton
  436. Kraft
  437. Gerdau
  438. Areva
  439. ICICI Bank
  440. KYOCERA
  441. GAP
  442. Legal & General
  443. Vienna Insurance
  444. Casino
  445. SHINSEGAE
  446. Telesp
  447. Toray
  448. FUJIFILM
  449. SHISEIDO
  450. Yamato
  451. Hannover Re
  452. CSX
  453. Mobil
  454. Continental
  455. EIFFAGE
  456. BRITISH AIRWAYS
  457. Aisin
  458. Sodexo
  459. CN
  460. Marriott
  461. BYD
  462. Magnit
  463. Wendel
  464. BB&T
  465. Hochtief
  466. Cetelem
  467. SEB
  468. BAXTER
  469. Severstal
  470. C.H. ROBINSON
  471. Tokya
  472. Blackstone
  473. Midea
  474. PUMA
  475. G4S
  476. CSR
  477. Continental Airlines
  478. UNITED
  479. Oxy
  480. NTT DATA
  481. ADP
  482. DnB NOR
  483. Syngenta
  484. Shanghai Pudong Development…
  485. KEPCO
  486. FNCA
  487. Vale
  488. Telekom Austria
  489. T.J. Maxx
  490. Televisa
  491. TELUS
  492. UNIQLO
  493. Rexel
  494. next
  495. Sumitomo
  496. Xstrata
  497. Yamada
  498. Franklin Templeton Investments
  499. KOMATSU
  500. LIBERTYGLOBAL