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The Amdahl portfolio includes hardware, software, tools, and operational and consulting services.
1250 E. Arques Ave.
Sunnyvale, CA 94088-3470
Founder: Gene Amdahl and Michael Hallman
Founded: 1970
Chairman, President, and CEO: John Lewis
1996 Revenue: $1.6 billion
Valley Bytes: As part of a move to return to profitability, Amdahl is making a strategic transition from being just a hardware company into becoming a service company as well.
Larry Ellison, co-founder of Oracle, worked at Amdahl before starting Oracle.
Fujitsu Ltd., which already holds a majority stake in Amdahl, announced on July 30, 1997, that it will purchase all outstanding shares of Amdahl stock. Approximate cost: $850 million.
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