CGS 1060.0W61Project 2

Tamara Pullin

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tpullin@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu

My Three Hardware Companies That Begin With

“T” …

ThinkOutside

Think outside has been in business since 1998. They specialize in manufacturing products for use in hand-held mobile commuting. Their newest innovation, the Targus stowaway portable computer keyboard, is a full-size QWERTY keyboard that folds to fit in your pocket.

TouchStar

TouchStar, like ThinkOutside specializes in mobile commuting. Some of the products they manufacture are– Touchscreen computers– Peripherals

• Printers• Mag stripe readers• Smart card readers, and• Laser scanners

– Modems– Wireless wide area and local

area networks, and– Satellite systems

Toshiba

Toshiba is a US based company established in 1965 and manufactures electronics and high-technology hardware such as cameras, digital projectors, computer systems, copiers, fax machines medical imaging products, and telecommunication systems just to name a few.

Tamara J. PullinMy three companies were ThinkOutside, TouchStar and Toshiba.

ThinkOutside is a privately owned company so I used ANTEC Corp. because they also manufacture keyboards for hand-held devices.

TouchStar is owned by The Williams Corporation, which is listed as WMB

Toshiba Corporation was listed.

CompanyNumber ofShares

CurrentPrice

Price 1year ago

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52 WeekHigh

Total CurrentValue

Gain/LossAfter one year

52 WeekLow/Profit

52 WeekHigh/Loss

ANTEC 1000 8.50$ 55.00$ 6.87$ 61.75$ 8,500.00$ (46,500.00)$ 1,630.00$ (53,250.00)$ WMB 1000 40.56$ 35.00$ 28.00$ 49.75$ 40,562.50$ 5,562.50$ 12,562.50$ (9,187.50)$ TOSBF 1000 7.13$ 7.50$ 6.50$ 11.60$ 7,125.00$ (375.00)$ 625.00$ (4,475.00)$

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Stock Price Comparison Chart

Tamara’s Recommendations

ANTEC’s stock prices fell drastically over the one-year period. They had a net loss of $46.50 per share. I would not recommend purchasing this stock unless it started to show improvement. (The company I originally picked was a privately owned company, therefore I chose this company based on the similar product for the stock comparison).

TouchStar (owned by The Williams Corp) had a net gain of $5.56 per share. I would recommend this stock based on the type of hardware they manufacture. I believe their product will be a very good seller in the near future.

Toshiba had a net loss of $.37 per share. I would recommend this stock based on the reputation of the company.

Vocabulary Chart

Vocabulary Word Definition

Mouse Input device which controls your movement on the screen

Personal Digital Assistant (PDA)

Hand-held computer which supports applications like a personal calendar, calculator, appointment book, etc.

CD-RW Compact disk that is erasable. You can write on it multiple times.

Works Cited Adler, Stephanie, Think Outside, Inc., 17, October 2000 http://thinkoutside.com 1999 Toshiba America, Home Page, 14 October 2000 <http://toshiba.com> 2000 Touchstar Technologies LLC, Home Page,15 October 2000 <http://touchpc

.com> Fortune Investor, Corporate Snapshot, 28 November 2000 http://www.ts…/Corporate_Snapshot.html MSN Money Central, 28 November 2000 http://moneycentral.msn.com Spooner, John G., Toshiba to Launch Bluetooth Card, 13 Sept, 2000, 14 Oct. 2000 <www,zdnet.com/filters/printerfriendly/0,6061.2627575-2,00.html> Wilcox, Joe, Toshiba First to Ship Wireless Notebook Gear, 12 Sept. 2000, 17 Oct.

2000. <http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-2758384.html>