The National Cash Register Company is located in Springfield, Illinois. It was founded in 1884 by John H. Patterson, the inventor of the first mechanical cash registers. In 1906, the first electric motor-powered cash register was designed by Charles F. Kettering.
The National Cash Register Company acquired Computer Research Corporation (CRC), which produced a line of digital computers with applications in aviation, which started the journey on to computerized registers.
The company changed its name to NCR Corporation in 1974. The company signaled its evolution from a hardware-only company to a full-solutions provider by purchasing Compris Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of store automation and management software for the food service industry. It also purchased Dataworks, a company that develops check-processing software.
They were granted a patent in 2003 for signature capture, proving they were the leaders in technology, offering solutions to key markets.
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National Cash Register AT&T Global Information Solutions | |
Public | |
Traded as | NYSE: NCR S&P 400 Component |
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Industry | Information Technology |
Founded | Dayton, Ohio (1884; 135 years ago) incorporation 1900[1] |
Headquarters | , United States[2] |
Mike (Michael D.) Hayford(CEO)John H. Patterson(Founder) | |
Products | Self-service kiosks, Point of sale, automated teller machines, retail store automation, professional services |
Revenue | $6.41 billion (2015)[3] |
$135 million (2018)[3] | |
$214 million) (2018)[3] | |
Total assets | US$ 7.76 billion (2018)[3] |
Total equity | $399 million (2018)[3] |
Number of employees | 34,000[4] (2017) |
Website | ncr.com |
- 1History
- 1.6Small computers
- 1.7AT&T
- 2Products and services
History[edit]
Early years[edit]
American Selling Force[edit]
Welfare Work[edit]
Expansion[edit]
Post-war[edit]
Small computers[edit]
NCR 5xxx series[edit]
- 50xx-series; The initial models introduced in 1983 were the 5070 (interior vestibule) and 5080 (Through The Wall or TTW) introduced a number of features which have become standard among ATMs. Most notably, the individual functions of the ATM are divided among discrete modules which can be easily removed and replaced for repair or replenishment. The 5080 featured the standard anti-vandal smoked perspex screen which covered the keypad and screen until the cardholder inserted their card. The enhanced 5084 TTW model appeared in 1987, and had an improved anti-vandal fascia and was the first ATM to dispense with the need for the retracting perspex screen. The 5085 offered the first crude deposit function; with the machine supplying the deposit envelopes which were subsequently stored in the machine's safe for subsequent back office processing.
- 56xx-series; produced from 1991 to 1997. Enhanced functions such as color displays and improved security and usability functions became available. The introduction of Media Entry Indicators (MEI) which highlight the card entry slot to the customer was also a part of this series. Some 56xx machines produced between 1994–1996 were badged as 'AT&T' rather than 'NCR', mirroring the company's brief ownership under the telecoms giant in the mid-1990s. 56xx models have included the 5670 (interior lobby cash dispense only), 5675 (interior lobby multifunction—dispense & deposit), 5684 (exterior TTW dispense only), 5688 (exterior TTW drive-up multifunction) and 5685 (exterior TTW multifunction).
- 58xx-series marketed as Personas from 1998 to the present. These models were characterised by the gradual move towards greater ATM functionality including intelligent, envelopeless deposit by means of automated cheque recognition modules, coin dispense, and electronic cash recognition functions which allows bank customers to deposit cash and cheques with instant processing of the transaction. The 58xx series has also been characterised by the gradual introduction of LCD displays instead of the traditional CRT monitor. Models have included the 5870 (compact interior lobby dispense only), 5873 (interior lobby with cash accept & deposit only), 5874 (Exterior TTW cash dispense), 5875 (Multifunction TTW). The latest TTW versions of the Personas line, introduced in 2000 and marketed as M-Series added functions such as cash recycling, coin dispense, barcode reading, a larger 12' LCD display with touchscreen option, and for the first time, a common wall footprint for both the Multifunction (5886) or single function (5887).
NCR 66XX series[edit]
- 667x-series marketed under the Personas M-Series brand were introduced in 2005 to the present. These models consist of the 6676 (interior lobby multifunction) and 6674 (through-the-wall multifunction). The outlook design is very different from the Personas model; on the front-access 6676s the front cover is opened upwards which claim to be saving the services area.
NCR Self-Serv 20 and 30 series[edit]
AT&T[edit]
Teradata[edit]
Acquisition[edit]
- ...[A]dvantages of vertical integration [which had motivated ATT's earlier acquisition of NCR] are outweighed by its costs and disadvantages....[T]o varying degrees, many of the actual and potential customers of Lucent and NCR are or will be competitors of AT&T's communications services businesses. NCR believes that its efforts to target the communications industry have been hindered by the reluctance of AT&T's communications services competitors to make purchases from an AT&T subsidiary.
Independence[edit]
3097 Satellite Boulevard, Duluth, Georgia 30096
NCR was acquired by AT&T on September 19, 1991. In December NCR announces acquisition of Teradata.
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