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| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| Industry | IT company |
| Founded | 1979 |
| Founder | Claude Perdrillat |
| Defunct | 1991 |
| Products | Computers |
SMT Goupil[1] (SMT - "Society of Microcomputing and Telecommunications") was a French IT company created in 1979 by Claude Perdrillat, previously a senior executive in the General Directorate of Telecommunications.
The company produced many microcomputers during the 1980s, mainly for French government agencies. This market collapsed at the end of the 1980s with the appearance of drastic budgetary restrictions in the French public sector and competition from more aggressive technological rivals like IBM, Apple and Olivetti.
Despite a significant debt of 40 million francs, the company went public in 1985, claiming to hold 15% of the French microcomputer market.[2]
In January 1990, Goupil claimed to hold 18% of the market for professional microcomputers in France.
The company filed for bankruptcy in June 1991[3] with the accounting books revealing a debt of 700 million francs and a real turnover of 830 million francs in 1990.[4]
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- ^ "La COB transmet le dossier SMT Goupil à la justice". Les Echos. July 25, 1991.