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| Industry | Computer hardware |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1979 |
| Founders | Allen Michels Bob Garrow Kal Hubler Ben Wegbreit |
| Fate | Purchased by Unisys in 1988 |
| Headquarters | Santa Clara, California, U.S. |
| Products | Multi-processor computer Work stations Personal computers |
Number of employees | 1300[1] (1984) |
| Website | https://www.unisys.com |
Convergent Technologies, Inc., was an American computer company formed by a small group of people who left Intel Corporation and Xerox PARC in 1979.[2] Among the founders were CEO Allen Michels, VP Engineering Bob Garrow, head of marketing Kal Hubler, and operating system architect Ben Wegbreit.[3][4] Convergent was primarily an OEM vendor with their computers resold by other manufacturers such as ADP, AT&T, Burroughs, Four-Phase Systems, Gould, Mohawk, Monroe Data Systems, NCR, and Prime.[5] The company was purchased by Unisys in 1988.
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