Groupe Bull

BULL SAS
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryComputer hardware
Computer software
Consultant
IT Services
Founded1931; 93 years ago (1931)
Headquarters,
France
Area served
Worldwide
ParentAtos
Websitewww.bull.com

Bull SAS (also known as Groupe Bull, Bull Information Systems, or simply Bull) is a French computer company headquartered in Les Clayes-sous-Bois, in the western suburbs of Paris. The company has also been known at various times as Bull General Electric, Honeywell Bull, CII Honeywell Bull, and Bull HN. Bull was founded in 1931, as H.W. Egli - Bull, to capitalize on the punched card technology patents of Norwegian engineer Fredrik Rosing Bull (1882–1925).[1] After a reorganization in 1933, with new owners coming in, the name was changed to Compagnie des Machines Bull (CMB). Bull has a worldwide presence in more than 100 countries and is particularly active in the defense, finance, health care, manufacturing, public, and telecommunication sectors.

  1. ^ "Heide, Lars (2002) National Capital in the Emergence of a Challenger to IBM in France" (PDF). Retrieved 2014-08-25.