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Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC)
Year Founded:
1958
Founder(s):
Fletcher Jones
Roy Nutt
Robert Patrick
Location:
El Segundo, CA
Description:
Fletcher Jones and Roy Nutt, who had gained their computer experience in the
aerospace industry together with Robert Patrick, founded Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) in 1959 with $100 and a
contract from Honeywell to develop a business-language compiler called FACT. By 1963, CSC was the largest software company with
revenues close to $4 million. CSC continues
to thrive today as one of the world largest information technology services firms with
more than $10.2 billion in revenues.
Year of First Public Offering: 1963
Final Year in Business: Not applicable
Disposition: Not applicable
Price, if sold: Not applicable
Current contact information:
Computer Sciences Corporation
Corporate Headquarters
2100 East Grand Avenue
El Segundo, CA 90245 USA
1.310.615.0311
Sources for additional information:
CSC's web site
North, Ken. "Tales from the Early Years of CSC."
Software History Center. Anecdotes/North1, 1999.
Sources for information on this page:
CSC web site (as of 04/25/2001); Hoch, Detlev J., Cyriac R.
Roeding, Gert Purkert, and Sandro K. Lindner. 1999. Secrets of Software Success:
Management Insights from 100 Software Firms around the World. Boston,
Massachusetts: Harvard Business School Press (p. 261).
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