Powers-Samas
E519232
Powers-Samas was a British company that manufactured punched-card data processing machines and was a key player in early 20th-century office automation before being absorbed into larger computer firms.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Powers-Samas canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
company
ⓘ
punch card equipment manufacturer ⓘ |
| basedOn | punched-card technology ⓘ |
| businessModel |
leasing punched-card equipment
ⓘ
maintaining punched-card systems ⓘ |
| competedWith |
Hollerith-type companies
ⓘ
IBM NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
development of data processing industry
ⓘ
development of office automation ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| fate | absorbed into larger computer firms ⓘ |
| industry |
data processing
ⓘ
office automation ⓘ |
| market | European punched-card equipment market ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
early 20th century
ⓘ
mid 20th century ⓘ |
| product |
card punches
ⓘ
punched-card machines ⓘ sorters ⓘ tabulators ⓘ verifiers ⓘ |
| provided | technical support for punched-card installations ⓘ |
| role | key player in early office automation ⓘ |
| technology |
electromechanical data processing
ⓘ
mechanical data processing ⓘ |
| usedBy |
commercial enterprises
ⓘ
government organizations ⓘ |
| usedFor |
accounting applications
ⓘ
business data processing ⓘ statistical work ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.