Business Atlas

How Enterprise Is Built
Sign In
Text size
100%
Theme
Industry

Technology Industry

Also Known As Tech Industry
Information Technology

The technology industry comprises companies engaged in the manufacturing, research, development and support of technology-intensive products and services, spanning computing, telecommunications and consumer electronics alongside digital electronics, software and internet-based services such as cloud storage and e-commerce. The sector is characterized by rapid innovation cycles and heavy investment in research and development. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Sector
Technology 1
FAQs

Which companies were the largest technology companies by revenue in 2020?

Fortune named Apple first among the ten largest technology companies by revenue in 2020.

According to Fortune, as of 2020 the ten largest technology companies by revenue were Apple, Samsung, Foxconn, Alphabet, Microsoft, Huawei, Dell Technologies, Hitachi, IBM and Sony. Amazon had higher revenue than Apple, but Fortune classifies it in the retail sector, so it is not counted in that list.
Connections

Associated With

Video Game Industry, Industries

Video game development has driven and intersects heavily with the broader technology industry's hardware advances.

Source Wikipedia, Video Game Industry

A virtual organization coordinates geographically dispersed people and firms through information technology rather than a shared physical workplace, a structure the technology industry own communication and collaboration tools make possible.

The source article names software packages and consumer electronics among the mass-produced generic products most often white-labeled.

Source Wikipedia, White-Label Product

Showing 51 to 54 of 54 in Associated With, page 2 of 2.

Companies In Industry

A major technology company; classified in the atlas technology-industry.

A major technology company; classified in the atlas technology-industry.

Source Wikipedia, Alphabet Inc.
Source Wikipedia, Amazon (company)
Source Anthropic (Wikipedia)
Source Wikipedia: Apollo Computer
Source Wikipedia, Apple Inc.
Source AppLovin (Wikipedia)

A major technology company; classified in the atlas technology-industry.

Source Wikipedia: RTX BBN Technologies
Source Wikipedia: Be Inc.
Source Wikipedia, BIGLOBE
Source Wikipedia: British Tabulating Machine Company
Source Wikipedia: Groupe Bull
Source Wikipedia: Burroughs Corporation

A major technology company; classified in the atlas technology-industry.

Source Wikidata: Careem

A major technology company; classified in the atlas technology-industry.

A major technology company; classified in the atlas technology-industry.

Source Wikipedia: Control Data Corporation
Source Wikipedia: Convergent Technologies
Source Corning Inc. (Wikipedia)
Source Wikipedia: Data General

A major technology company; classified in the atlas technology-industry.

A major technology company; classified in the atlas technology-industry.

Source Eckert-Mauchly Computer Corporation (Wikipedia)
Source Wikipedia: Elliott Brothers (computer company)
Source Wikipedia: Engineering Research Associates
Source Wikipedia: ETA Systems
Source Eternal Limited (Wikipedia)

A major technology company; classified in the atlas technology-industry.

A major technology company; classified in the atlas technology-industry.

A major technology company; classified in the atlas technology-industry.

Source Wikipedia: General Magic
Source Wikipedia, Google
Source Halma plc (Wikipedia)

A major technology company; classified in the atlas technology-industry.

Source Wikipedia: Hewlett-Packard

A major technology company; classified in the atlas technology-industry.

Source Wikipedia, IBM

A major technology company; classified in the atlas technology-industry.

A major technology company; classified in the atlas technology-industry.

Source Wikipedia: International Computers and Tabulators
Source Wikipedia: International Computers Limited

A major technology company; classified in the atlas technology-industry.

Source Wikipedia: IXsystems
Source Wikipedia, JetBrains

A major technology company; classified in the atlas technology-industry.

Source Wikipedia, Koniku
Source Wikipedia: Librascope

Showing 1 to 50 of 87 in Companies In Industry, page 1 of 2.

Sources
1. Wikipedia, Technology Company
Wikipedia
  • Lead section
    A technology company, or tech company, is a company that focuses primarily on the manufacturing, support, research and development of-most commonly computing, telecommunication and consumer electronics-based-technology-intensive products and services, which include businesses relating to digital electronics, software, optics, new energy, and Internet-related services such as cloud storage and e-commerce services.
  • Details section, first sentence
    According to Fortune, as of 2020, the ten largest technology companies by revenue are: Apple Inc., Samsung, Foxconn, Alphabet Inc., Microsoft, Huawei, Dell Technologies, Hitachi, IBM, and Sony.
  • Associated With: Entrepreneurship, Details section
    As a result of numerous influential tech companies and tech startups opening offices in proximity to one another, a number of technology districts have developed in various areas across the globe.
View the Source
Wikidata: Technology Industry
WikidataWikidata item statements
Quote, Wikidata item statements
Technology Industry
View the Source
Wikipedia, Software as a Service
Wikipedia
  • Associated With: Software as a Service (SaaS), Lead section
    Software as a service (SaaS ) is a cloud computing service model in which a provider delivers application software to clients while managing the required physical and software resources.
  • Associated With: Software as a Service (SaaS), History section
    The use of SaaS began around 2000, and by 2023 was the main form of software application deployment.
View the Source
Wikipedia, Microsoft
Wikipedia
  • Companies In Industry: Microsoft
  • Associated With: Microsoft Antitrust Case, Lead section
View the Source
Wikipedia, Apple Inc.
Wikipedia
  • Companies In Industry: Apple Inc.
  • Associated With: Apple Inc. Initial Public Offering, Lead section
View the Source
Wikipedia, JetBrains
WikipediaCompanies In Industry: JetBrainsView the Source
Wikipedia, Google
Wikipedia
  • Companies In Industry: Google, Infobox
  • Associated With: Google Initial Public Offering, Lead section
View the Source
Wikipedia, Amazon (company)
Wikipedia
  • Companies In Industry: Amazon, Infobox
  • Associated With: Amazon Initial Public Offering, Lead section
View the Source
Wikipedia, IBM
Wikipedia
  • Companies In Industry: IBM, Infobox
  • Associated With: IBM Antitrust Case, Lead section
View the Source
Wikipedia, Business Process Outsourcing
WikipediaAssociated With: Business Process Outsourcing, Types of BPO
Quote, Associated With: Business Process Outsourcing, Types of BPO
information technology-based, referred to as ITES (Information Technology Enabled Service)
View the Source
Wikipedia, Freemium
WikipediaAssociated With: Freemium, Lead section
Quote, Associated With: Freemium, Lead section
This business model has been used in the software industry since the 1980s
View the Source
Wikipedia, Product Bundling
WikipediaAssociated With: Product Bundling, Theoretical background section
Quote, Associated With: Product Bundling, Theoretical background section
Research by Yannis Bakos and Erik Brynjolfsson found that bundling was particularly effective for digital information goods with close to zero marginal cost.
View the Source
Wikipedia, White-Label Product
WikipediaAssociated With: White-Label Manufacturing, Common use section
Quote, Associated With: White-Label Manufacturing, Common use section
White label production is often used for mass-produced generic products including electronics, consumer products and software packages such as DVD players, televisions, and web applications.
View the Source
Wikipedia, Platform Economy
WikipediaAssociated With: Platform Business Model, History section
Quote, Associated With: Platform Business Model, History section
It wasn't until the 1990s that scholars began to focus on platforms as a distinct business model.
View the Source
Wikipedia, Telecommunications Industry
WikipediaAssociated With: Telecommunications Industry, lead section, opening sentence
Quote, Associated With: Telecommunications Industry, lead section, opening sentence
The telecommunications industry within the sector of information and communication technology comprises all telecommunication/telephone companies and Internet service providers, and plays a crucial role in the evolution of mobile communications and the information society.
View the Source
Wikipedia, Semiconductor Industry
WikipediaAssociated With: Semiconductor Industry, Introduction
Quote, Associated With: Semiconductor Industry, Introduction
The industry's annual semiconductor sales revenue has since grown to over $481 billion, as of 2018.
View the Source
Wikipedia, Video Game Industry
WikipediaAssociated With: Video Game Industry, Industry overview section
Quote, Associated With: Video Game Industry, Industry overview section
The video game industry has played an important role in improvement of computer hardware.
View the Source
Wikipedia, Siemens Bribery Scandal
WikipediaAssociated With: Siemens Bribery ScandalView the Source
Wikipedia, Steve Wozniak
WikipediaAssociated With: Steve WozniakView the Source
Wikipedia, Clayton Christensen
WikipediaAssociated With: Clayton ChristensenView the Source
Wikipedia, Computer security
WikipediaAssociated With: Cybersecurity IndustryView the Source
Wikidata: Careem
Companies In Industry: Careem, Wikidata Q25112257View the Source
Wikidata: NetEase, Inc.
Companies In Industry: NetEase, Inc., Wikidata Q196259View the Source
Wikipedia, Subsidiary
Associated With: Subsidiary, Wikipedia lead; target 266362
Quote, Associated With: Subsidiary, Wikipedia lead; target 266362
More focused companies include IBM, Xerox, and Microsoft; they and their subsidiaries primarily operate within the tech sector.
View the Source
Wikipedia: Scott McNealy
Associated With: Scott McNealy, Wikipedia lead; target 266362
Quote, Associated With: Scott McNealy, Wikipedia lead; target 266362
He is most famous for co-founding the computer technology company Sun Microsystems in 1982 along with Vinod Khosla, Bill Joy, and Andy Bechtolsheim.
View the Source
Wikipedia: Bill Joy
Associated With: Bill Joy, Wikipedia lead; target 266362
Quote, Associated With: Bill Joy, Wikipedia lead; target 266362
He co-founded Sun Microsystems in 1982 along with Scott McNealy, Vinod Khosla, and Andy Bechtolsheim, and served as Chief Scientist and CTO at the company until 2003.
View the Source
Wikipedia: Seymour Cray
Associated With: Seymour Cray, Wikipedia lead; target 266362
Quote, Associated With: Seymour Cray, Wikipedia lead; target 266362
Called "the father of supercomputing", Cray has been credited with creating the supercomputer industry.
View the Source
Wikipedia: Jack Tramiel
Associated With: Jack Tramiel, Wikipedia lead; target 266362
Quote, Associated With: Jack Tramiel, Wikipedia lead; target 266362
The PET, VIC-20, and Commodore 64 are some home computers produced while he was running the company.
View the Source
Wikipedia: Ray Noorda
Associated With: Ray Noorda, Wikipedia lead; target 266362
Quote, Associated With: Ray Noorda, Wikipedia lead; target 266362
Raymond John "Ray" Noorda (19 June 1924-9 October 2006) was an American computer businessman.
View the Source
Wikipedia: Eric Schmidt
Associated With: Eric Schmidt, Wikipedia lead; target 266362
Quote, Associated With: Eric Schmidt, Wikipedia lead; target 266362
Eric Emerson Schmidt (born April 27, 1955) is an American businessman and former computer engineer who was the chief executive officer of Google from 2001 to 2011 and the company
View the Source
Roketsan (Wikipedia)
Companies In Industry: ROKETSAN, Infobox: industry
Quote, Companies In Industry: ROKETSAN, Infobox: industry
Defense Technology Software Aerospace
View the Source
ST Engineering (Wikipedia)
Companies In Industry: ST Kinetics, Infobox: industry
Quote, Companies In Industry: ST Kinetics, Infobox: industry
Technology
View the Source
Wikipedia, Snapp!
WikipediaCompanies In Industry: Snapp!, Infobox: industry
Quote, Companies In Industry: Snapp!, Infobox: industry
Technology, transportation
View the Source
Wikipedia, Koniku
WikipediaCompanies In Industry: Koniku, Infobox: industry
Quote, Companies In Industry: Koniku, Infobox: industry
Technology
View the Source
Wikidata: TÜV Nord
Companies In Industry: TÜV Nord, Infobox, industry fieldView the Source
Wikipedia, Alphabet Inc.
WikipediaCompanies In Industry: Alphabet Inc., Infobox, industry fieldView the Source
Eternal Limited (Wikipedia)
Companies In Industry: Eternal Limited, Infobox, industry fieldView the Source
Halma plc (Wikipedia)
Companies In Industry: Halma plc, Infobox, industry fieldView the Source
Wikipedia: Control Data Corporation
Companies In Industry: Control Data Corporation, Infobox: industry
Quote, Companies In Industry: Control Data Corporation, Infobox: industry
Supercomputing
View the Source
Wikipedia: Remington Rand
Companies In Industry: Remington Rand, Infobox: industry
Quote, Companies In Industry: Remington Rand, Infobox: industry
Technology
View the Source
Wikipedia: RTX BBN Technologies
Companies In Industry: BBN Technologies, Lead
Quote, Companies In Industry: BBN Technologies, Lead
RTX BBN Technologies (commonly BBN, from its original name of Bolt, Beranek and Newman) is an American research and development company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
View the Source
Wikipedia: Data General
Companies In Industry: Data General, Infobox: industry
Quote, Companies In Industry: Data General, Infobox: industry
Computer
View the Source
Wikipedia: Olivetti
Companies In Industry: Olivetti, Infobox: industry
Quote, Companies In Industry: Olivetti, Infobox: industry
Information technology
View the Source
Wikipedia: Groupe Bull
Companies In Industry: Bull, Infobox: industry
Quote, Companies In Industry: Bull, Infobox: industry
Computer hardware Computer software Consultant IT Services
View the Source
Wikipedia: Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems
Companies In Industry: Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems, Infobox: industry
Quote, Companies In Industry: Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems, Infobox: industry
Computer hardware
View the Source
Wikipedia: National Instruments
Companies In Industry: National Instruments, Lead
Quote, Companies In Industry: National Instruments, Lead
NI is the producer of automated test equipment, semiconductor production equipment, and virtual instrumentation software.
View the Source
Wikipedia: Elliott Brothers (computer company)
Companies In Industry: Elliott Brothers, Lead
Quote, Companies In Industry: Elliott Brothers, Lead
Elliott Brothers (London) Ltd was an early computer company of the 1950s and 1960s in the United Kingdom.
View the Source
Wikipedia: Thinking Machines Corporation
Companies In Industry: Thinking Machines Corporation, Lead
Quote, Companies In Industry: Thinking Machines Corporation, Lead
Thinking Machines Corporation (TMC) was a supercomputer manufacturer and artificial intelligence (AI) company, founded in Waltham, Massachusetts, in 1983 by Sheryl Handler and W.
View the Source
Wikipedia: Osborne Computer Corporation
Companies In Industry: Osborne Computer Corporation, Infobox: industry
Quote, Companies In Industry: Osborne Computer Corporation, Infobox: industry
Computer hardware
View the Source
Wikipedia: Palm, Inc.
Companies In Industry: Palm, Inc., Infobox: industry
Quote, Companies In Industry: Palm, Inc., Infobox: industry
Computer hardware and software
View the Source
Wikipedia: Burroughs Corporation
Companies In Industry: Burroughs Corporation, Infobox: industry
Quote, Companies In Industry: Burroughs Corporation, Infobox: industry
Business equipment, Adding machines, Mainframe computers
View the Source
Wikipedia: Be Inc.
Companies In Industry: Be Inc., Infobox: industry
Quote, Companies In Industry: Be Inc., Infobox: industry
Computer hardware Computer software
View the Source
Wikipedia: NeXT
Companies In Industry: NeXT, Infobox: industry
Quote, Companies In Industry: NeXT, Infobox: industry
Technology
View the Source
Wikipedia: Seattle Computer Products
Companies In Industry: Seattle Computer Products, Infobox: industry
Quote, Companies In Industry: Seattle Computer Products, Infobox: industry
Microcomputer hardware and software
View the Source
Wikipedia: IXsystems
Companies In Industry: iXsystems, Infobox: industry
Quote, Companies In Industry: iXsystems, Infobox: industry
Computer hardware
View the Source
Wikipedia: General Magic
Companies In Industry: General Magic, Lead
Quote, Companies In Industry: General Magic, Lead
General Magic was an American software and early smart phone electronics company co-founded by Bill Atkinson, Andy Hertzfeld, and Marc Porat.
View the Source
Wikipedia: Apollo Computer
Companies In Industry: Apollo Computer, Infobox: industry
Quote, Companies In Industry: Apollo Computer, Infobox: industry
Apollo/Domain workstations
View the Source
Wikipedia: Prime Computer
Companies In Industry: Prime Computer, Lead
Quote, Companies In Industry: Prime Computer, Lead
was a Natick, Massachusetts-based producer of minicomputers from 1972 until 1992.
View the Source
Wikipedia: Convergent Technologies
Companies In Industry: Convergent Technologies, Infobox: industry
Quote, Companies In Industry: Convergent Technologies, Infobox: industry
Computer hardware
View the Source
Wikipedia: Sequent Computer Systems
Companies In Industry: Sequent Computer Systems, Infobox: industry
Quote, Companies In Industry: Sequent Computer Systems, Infobox: industry
High-end computer hardware
View the Source
Wikipedia: Open Software Foundation
Companies In Industry: Open Software Foundation, Lead
Quote, Companies In Industry: Open Software Foundation, Lead
(OSF) was a not-for-profit industry consortium for creating an open standard for an implementation of the operating system Unix.
View the Source
Wikipedia: International Computers Limited
Companies In Industry: International Computers Limited, Infobox: industry
Quote, Companies In Industry: International Computers Limited, Infobox: industry
Computer hardware, computer software
View the Source
Wikipedia: System Development Corporation
Companies In Industry: System Development Corporation, Lead
Quote, Companies In Industry: System Development Corporation, Lead
System Development Corporation (SDC) was a computer software company based in Santa Monica, California.
View the Source
Wikipedia: Hewlett-Packard
Companies In Industry: Hewlett-Packard, Infobox: industry
Quote, Companies In Industry: Hewlett-Packard, Infobox: industry
Computer hardware, Software, Computer software, IT service management, IT services, Information technology consulting, IT consulting
View the Source
Wikipedia: ETA Systems
Companies In Industry: ETA Systems, Infobox: industry
Quote, Companies In Industry: ETA Systems, Infobox: industry
Computers
View the Source
Wikipedia: Engineering Research Associates
Companies In Industry: Engineering Research Associates, Infobox: industry
Quote, Companies In Industry: Engineering Research Associates, Infobox: industry
Technology
View the Source
Wikipedia: British Tabulating Machine Company
Companies In Industry: British Tabulating Machine Company, Lead
Quote, Companies In Industry: British Tabulating Machine Company, Lead
The British Tabulating Machine Company (BTM) was a firm which manufactured and sold Hollerith unit record equipment and other data-processing equipment.
View the Source
Wikipedia: Reeves Instrument Corporation
Companies In Industry: Reeves Instrument Corporation, Lead
Quote, Companies In Industry: Reeves Instrument Corporation, Lead
Reeves Instrument Corporation (RICO) was a Cold War manufacturer of computer and radar systems for the United States.
View the Source
Wikipedia: Librascope
Companies In Industry: Librascope, Lead
Quote, Companies In Industry: Librascope, Lead
Later, Librascope became a manufacturer of early digital computers sold in both the business and defense markets.
View the Source
Eckert-Mauchly Computer Corporation (Wikipedia)
Companies In Industry: Eckert-Mauchly Computer Corporation, Infobox: industry
Quote, Companies In Industry: Eckert-Mauchly Computer Corporation, Infobox: industry
Technology
View the Source
Wikipedia: International Computers and Tabulators
Companies In Industry: International Computers and Tabulators, Lead
Quote, Companies In Industry: International Computers and Tabulators, Lead
International Computers and Tabulators or ICT was a British computer manufacturer, formed in 1959 by a merger of the British Tabulating Machine Company (BTM) and Powers-Samas.
View the Source
Wikipedia: Whitesmiths
Companies In Industry: Whitesmiths, Infobox: industry
Quote, Companies In Industry: Whitesmiths, Infobox: industry
IT
View the Source
Wikipedia: Symbolics
Companies In Industry: Symbolics, Lead
Quote, Companies In Industry: Symbolics, Lead
is a privately held American computer software maker that acquired the assets of the former manufacturing company of the identical name and continues to sell and maintain the Open Genera Lisp system and the Macsyma computer algebra system.
View the Source
Wikipedia: Leo Beranek
Associated With: Leo Beranek, Lead: associated industry
Quote, Associated With: Leo Beranek, Lead: associated industry
Leo Leroy Beranek (September 15, 1914, October 10, 2016) was an American acoustician, former MIT professor, and a founder and former president of Bolt, Beranek and Newman (now BBN Technologies).
View the Source
Wikipedia: Richard Bolt
Associated With: Richard Bolt, Lead: associated industry
Quote, Associated With: Richard Bolt, Lead: associated industry
He was one of the founders of the company Bolt, Beranek and Newman, which built the ARPANET, a forerunner of the Internet.
View the Source
Wikipedia: Elmer Ambrose Sperry
Associated With: Elmer Ambrose Sperry, Lead: associated industry
Quote, Associated With: Elmer Ambrose Sperry, Lead: associated industry
(October 12, 1860, June 16, 1930) was an American inventor and entrepreneur, most famous for construction, two years after Hermann Anschütz-Kaempfe, of the gyrocompass and as founder of the Sperry Gyroscope Company.
View the Source
Wikipedia, BIGLOBE
WikipediaCompanies In Industry: BIGLOBE, Infobox: industry
Quote, Companies In Industry: BIGLOBE, Infobox: industry
Information and communication industry
View the Source
Wikipedia, Nifty Corporation
WikipediaCompanies In Industry: Nifty Corporation, Infobox: industry
Quote, Companies In Industry: Nifty Corporation, Infobox: industry
Information and communication industry
View the Source
Wikipedia, NTT Plala
WikipediaCompanies In Industry: NTT Plala, Infobox: industry
Quote, Companies In Industry: NTT Plala, Infobox: industry
Information and communication industry
View the Source
Corning Inc. (Wikipedia)
Companies In Industry: Corning Incorporated, Infobox: industry
Quote, Companies In Industry: Corning Incorporated, Infobox: industry
Technology, Glass & ceramic materials
View the Source
Niantic, Inc. (Wikipedia)
Companies In Industry: Niantic, Infobox: industry
Quote, Companies In Industry: Niantic, Infobox: industry
Video game industry, Video games, Technology industry, Technology
View the Source
AppLovin (Wikipedia)
Companies In Industry: AppLovin Corporation, Infobox: industry
Quote, Companies In Industry: AppLovin Corporation, Infobox: industry
Mobile technology
View the Source
OpenAI (Wikipedia)
Companies In Industry: OpenAI, Infobox: industry
Quote, Companies In Industry: OpenAI, Infobox: industry
Generative AI
View the Source
Seagate Technology (Wikipedia)
Companies In Industry: Seagate Technology Holdings plc, Infobox: industry
Quote, Companies In Industry: Seagate Technology Holdings plc, Infobox: industry
Computer storage
View the Source
Western Digital - Wikipedia
Companies In Industry: Western Digital Corporation, Infobox: industry
Quote, Companies In Industry: Western Digital Corporation, Infobox: industry
Computer data storage
View the Source
Anthropic (Wikipedia)
Companies In Industry: Anthropic, Infobox: industry
Quote, Companies In Industry: Anthropic, Infobox: industry
Artificial intelligence
View the Source
Comments (0)
No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.
Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.