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Wang Laboratories
Former Wang headquarters in Lowell, Massachusetts
Company type
Subsidiary
Industry
Computer hardware
Founded
Cambridge, Massachusetts, US (1951)
Fate
Acquired by Getronics
Headquarters
Tewksbury, Massachusetts, US (1963–1976) Lowell, Massachusetts, US (1976–1997)
Key people
An Wang (founder)
Products
Word processors, minicomputers, microcomputers
Revenue
$3 billion (1980s, peak)
Number of employees
33,000 (1980s)
Wang Laboratories was a US computer company founded in 1951 by An Wang and G. Y. Chu.[1] The company was successively headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts (1954–1963), Tewksbury, Massachusetts (1963–1976), and finally in Lowell, Massachusetts (1976–1997). At its peak in the 1980s, Wang Laboratories had annual revenues of US$3 billion and employed over 33,000 people. It was one of the leading companies during the time of the Massachusetts Miracle.[2]
The company was directed by An Wang, who was described as an "indispensable leader" and played a personal role in setting business and product strategy until his death in 1990. The company went through transitions between different product lines,[3] beginning with typesetters, calculators, and word processors, then adding computers, copiers, and laser printers.[4]
Wang Laboratories filed for bankruptcy protection in August 1992.[5] After emerging from bankruptcy, the company changed its name to Wang Global. It was acquired by Getronics of the Netherlands in 1999, becoming Getronics North America, then was sold to KPN in 2007 and CompuCom in 2008.
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