寻一些公司的英文简介.有比较出名的大公司的话.当然比较好.只是他的介绍.英文版的.

寻一些公司的英文简介.有比较出名的大公司的话.当然比较好.只是他的介绍.英文版的.
寻一些公司的英文简介.
有比较出名的大公司的话.当然比较好.只是他的介绍.英文版的.

寻一些公司的英文简介.有比较出名的大公司的话.当然比较好.只是他的介绍.英文版的.
Microsoft Corporation,(NASDAQ:MSFT,HKSE:4338) is an American multinational computer technology corporation with global annual revenue of US$44.28 billion and 76,000 employees in 102 countries.It develops,manufactures,licenses,and supports a wide range of software products for computing devices.Headquartered in Redmond,Washington,USA,its best selling products are the Microsoft Windows operating system and the Microsoft Office suite of productivity software.The company's name is sometimes abbreviated as MS or MSFT.
These products have all achieved near-ubiquity in the desktop computer market.One commentator notes that Microsoft's original mission was "a computer on every desk and in every home,running Microsoft software"鈥攊t is a goal near fulfillment.Microsoft possesses footholds in other markets,with assets such as the MSNBC cable television network,the MSN Internet portal,and the Microsoft Encarta multimedia encyclopedia.The company also markets both computer hardware products such as the Microsoft mouse as well as home entertainment products such as the Xbox,Xbox 360,Zune,and MSN TV.
Originally founded to develop and sell BASIC interpreters for the Altair 8800,Microsoft rose to dominate the home computer operating system market with MS-DOS in the mid-1980s.The company released an initial public offering (IPO) in the stock market,which,due to the ensuing rise of the stock price,has made four billionaires and an estimated 12,000 millionaires from Microsoft employees.Throughout its history the company has been the target of criticism,including monopolistic business practices鈥攖he U.S.Justice Department,among others,has sued Microsoft for antitrust violations and software bundling.Known for what is generally described as a developer-centric business culture,Microsoft has historically given customer support over Usenet newsgroups and the World Wide Web,and awards Microsoft MVP status to volunteers who are deemed helpful in assisting the company's customers.
Ford Motor Company is an American multinational corporation and the world's third largest automaker after Toyota and General Motors,based on worldwide vehicle sales.In 2006,Ford was the second-ranked automaker in the US with a 17.5% market share,behind General Motors (24.6%) but ahead of Toyota (15.4%) and DaimlerChrysler (14.4%).Ford was also seventh-ranked American-based company in the 2007 Fortune 500 list,based on global revenues of $160.1 billion .In 2006,Ford produced about 6.6 million automobiles,and employed about 280,000 employees at about 100 plants and facilities worldwide.
Based in Dearborn,Michigan,a suburb of Detroit,the automaker was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated in June 16,1903.Ford now encompasses many global brands,including Lincoln and Mercury of the US,Jaguar and Land Rover of the UK,and Volvo of Sweden.Ford also owns a one-third controlling interest in Mazda.
Ford has been one of the world's ten largest corporations by revenue and in 1999 ranked as one of the world's most profitable corporations,and the number two automaker worldwide.Since 2000,Ford has not fared as well,having steadily lost market share in the U.S.since 1995.
Ford introduced methods for large-scale manufacturing of cars and large-scale management of an industrial workforce,especially elaborately engineered manufacturing sequences typified by moving assembly lines.Henry Ford's combination of highly efficient factories,highly paid workers,and low prices revolutionized manufacturing and came to be known around the world as Fordism by 1914.
Exxon Mobil Corporation or ExxonMobil (NYSE:XOM),headquartered in Irving,Texas,a suburb of Dallas,USA,is the largest publicly traded integrated oil and gas company in the world,formed on November 30,1999,by the merger of Exxon and Mobil.As of 2007,it is the largest company in the world (in market value) and the largest publicly traded company in the world as ranked by the Forbes Global 2000; at $410.7 billion and the largest company in the world (by revenue),Fortune Global 500.It is the largest of the six oil "supermajors" with daily production of 6.5m boe (barrels of oil equivalent),contributing 3% of the world's oil and 2% of the world's energy.[citation needed] ExxonMobil currently ranks sixth on the Toxic 100list of corporate air polluters in the United States.Among all oil companies,both private and state-owned,ExxonMobil ranks 1st in the world in proven oil and gas reserves.Although the largest among privately owned oil companies,ExxonMobil is still eclipsed by several of the largest state petroleum producers.
Wal-Mart Stores,Inc.(NYSE:WMT) is an American public corporation,currently the world's largest retailer and second largest corporation behind oil giant ExxonMobil.It was founded by Sam Walton in 1962,incorporated on October 31,1969,and listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 1972.It is the largest private employer in the United States (US) and Mexico.Wal-Mart is the largest grocery retailer in the United States,with an estimated 20% of the retail grocery and consumables business,and the largest toy seller in the United States,with an estimated 45% of the retail toy business,having surpassed Toys "R" Us in the late 1990s.
Wal-Mart operates throughout the US,in Mexico as Walmex,in the UK as ASDA and in Japan as The Seiyu Co.,Ltd.Wholly owned operations are located in Argentina,Brazil,Canada,Puerto Rico,and the UK.Wal-Mart's investments outside North America have produced mixed results.In 2006,Wal-Mart sold its retail operations in South Korea and Germany due to sustained losses and a highly competitive market.
Wal-Mart has been the target of much criticism for its policies and business practices by several community groups,women's rights groups,grassroots organizations,labor unions,religious organizations,and environmental groups.Specific concerns include the corporation's extensive foreign product sourcing,treatment of employees and suppliers,low wages,resistance to union representation,insurance benefits,sexism,child labor,environmental practices,the use of public subsidies,and the economic impact of stores on the communities where they operate.