Information about Genicom

From 1982 to 2003, GENICOM was a leading American manufacturer of computer printers, based in Chantilly, Virginia.


The GE years

In 1954, General Electric (GE) decided to decentralize the company into separate business units. After reorganizing the motors and controls groups, several products remained that did not fit into the new groups- these 'leftovers' were formed into the Specialty Control Department. A decision was made to build a new plant in Waynesboro, Virginia for Specialty Control with Dr. Louis T. Rader as General Manager. $3.5 million was used to purchase 75 acres and build the plant on the site of the original 1927 Waynesboro airport. The seminal managers and engineers consisted of 145 families moved from Schenectady, New York and the initial workforce consisted of about 400 local residents were hired in the first year.

GENICOM

In 1982, GE sold the printer and relays groups and the company was formed as the GENICOM Corporation. In the 1980's, the GENICOM headquarters was moved to Chantilly, Virginia. The 1987 purchase of the printer business assets of Centronics added the 350 series dot matrix printers and the LineWriter series of band printers to their product line. Over the years, GENICOM expanded by purchasing several companies, including the Digital Equipment Corporation printer business and the Texas Instruments printer business. In 1997, the relays group was sold to CII Technologies (since acquired by Tyco International) and moved to North Carolina.

TallyGenicom

In 2003, GENICOM and Tally merged to form TallyGenicom (TG).

Acquisitions

It is of interest to note the various businesses that GENICOM was built upon:

References

Motto
"In God We Trust"   (since 1956)
"E Pluribus Unum"   ("From Many, One"; Latin, traditional)
Anthem
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A computer printer, or more commonly a printer, produces a hard copy (permanent human-readable text and/or graphics) of documents stored in electronic form, usually on physical print media such as paper transparencies.
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Chantilly is an unincorporated community located in western Fairfax County and southeastern Loudoun County of Northern Virginia. Recognized by the U.S. Census Bureau as a census designated place (CDP), the community population was 41,041 as of the 2000 census.
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19th century - 20th century - 21st century
1920s  1930s  1940s  - 1950s -  1960s  1970s  1980s
1951 1952 1953 - 1954 - 1955 1956 1957

Year 1954 (MCMLIV
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General Electric Co.

Public (NYSE:  GE )
Founded 1878 in Menlo Park, New Jersey
Founder Thomas Alva Edison
Headquarters Fairfield, Connecticut,[1] USA

Key people Jeff Immelt, Chairman & CEO
Keith Sherin, Vice Chairman, CFO
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Waynesboro, Virginia

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Motto:
Location of Waynesboro, Virginia
Coordinates:
Country United States
State Virginia
Area
 - City  15.
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City of Schenectady, New York
Union College's Nott Memorial, one of the most recognized buildings in Schenectady
Nickname: The Electric City
Located in Schenectady County in the State of New York
Coordinates:
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Chantilly is an unincorporated community located in western Fairfax County and southeastern Loudoun County of Northern Virginia. Recognized by the U.S. Census Bureau as a census designated place (CDP), the community population was 41,041 as of the 2000 census.
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Centronics Data Computer Corporation was a pioneering American manufacturer of computer printers, now remembered only for the parallel interface that bears their name.

History

The beginning



1971 corporate logo
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Digital Equipment Corporation was a pioneering American company in the computer industry. It is often referred to within the computing industry as DEC. (This acronym was frequently officially used by Digital itself,[1] but the official name was always DIGITAL.
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Texas Instruments

Public (NYSE:  TXN )
Founded 1930 (as GSI), 1951 (as TI)[1]
Headquarters Dallas, Texas, USA

Key people Tom Engibous, Chairman
Rich Templeton, President & CEO
Kevin March, CFO
Brian Bonner, CIO
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Tyco International Ltd.

Public (NYSE:  TYC )
Founded 1960, incorporated 1962
Headquarters Hamilton, Pembroke, Bermuda
Operational and Corporate: Princeton, New Jersey

Key people Edward D.
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Tally was a leading American manufacturer of printers.

Founded in 1949 in Kent, Washington, United States, the company was a leading manufacturer of punch tape readers. In 1970 Tally developed line matrix printer technologies and became a leader in the printer industry.
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TallyGenicom

company_type = Private

Founded 2003 Chantilly, Virginia
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Centronics Data Computer Corporation was a pioneering American manufacturer of computer printers, now remembered only for the parallel interface that bears their name.

History

The beginning



1971 corporate logo
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Computer Peripherals, Inc. (CPI) was an American manufacturer of computer printers, based in Rochester, Michigan. Its precursor, Holley Computer Products, was formed as a joint venture between Control Data Corporation (CDC) and the Holley Carburetor Company in April
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Digital Equipment Corporation was a pioneering American company in the computer industry. It is often referred to within the computing industry as DEC. (This acronym was frequently officially used by Digital itself,[1] but the official name was always DIGITAL.
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General Electric Co.

Public (NYSE:  GE )
Founded 1878 in Menlo Park, New Jersey
Founder Thomas Alva Edison
Headquarters Fairfield, Connecticut,[1] USA

Key people Jeff Immelt, Chairman & CEO
Keith Sherin, Vice Chairman, CFO
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Texas Instruments

Public (NYSE:  TXN )
Founded 1930 (as GSI), 1951 (as TI)[1]
Headquarters Dallas, Texas, USA

Key people Tom Engibous, Chairman
Rich Templeton, President & CEO
Kevin March, CFO
Brian Bonner, CIO
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