| 2001 |
- Comdisco successfully supported 46 customers with a total of 91 declarations in response to the World Trade Center attacks, the most declarations submitted at any given time in Comdisco history
- Comdisco files voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois; targets emergence for the first half of 2002
- Comdisco sells Availability Solutions to SunGard Data Systems for $825 million
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2000
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- Introduces Suite of High Availability Web Hosting Solutions for E-Commerce
- Comdisco named #380 on Fortune 500 list. Fortune, March 2000
- Comdisco ranked number 46 on InformationWeek's list of top 500 IT innovators. InformationWeek, September 11, 2000
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| 1999 |
- Sells mainframe leasing business
- Introduces Web-enabled IT Control and Predictability Solutions (IT CAP)
- Comdisco Telecom Solutions forms
- Comdisco designated a Gold Certified Channel Partner by Cisco Systems
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| 1998 |
- Supports 300th disaster
- Third quarter marks 25th consecutive quarter of earnings-per-share growth
- Comdisco inducted into Contingency Planning & Management's Hall of Fame. Contingency Planning & Management, March 1998
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| 1997 |
- Comdisco Disaster Recovery Services re-named Comdisco Continuity Services
- Comdisco Continuity Services offers new Mobile Recovery Solutions, Trading Floor Continuity
- Second quarter marks 20th consecutive quarter of earnings-per-share growth
- Comdisco Electronics Groups forms ComIto, a joint venture with Itochu Corporation to service the Japanese market
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1996
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- Offers Year 2000 testing services
- Comdisco Medical Group changes name to Comdisco Healthcare Group Inc.
- Comdisco Technical Services receives ISO 9002 certification
- Distributed Systems has record lease volume up 59% to $819 million
- Record international revenue of $595 million up 15%
- Annual revenue: $2.4 billion
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| 1995 |
- Forms Comdisco Laboratory and Scientific Group
- Annual revenue: $2.2 billion
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| 1994 |
- Acquires Promodata S.A. in France
- Record disaster recovery revenue of $242 million
- CMX receives ISO 9002 certification
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1993
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- CEG builds 35,000 square foot refurbishment facility
- Receives $50 million GSA disaster recovery contract
- PC portfolio exceeds 250,000 units
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1992
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- Comdisco Electronics Group (CEG) forms
- Introduces WorkArea Recovery Services
- 46 disasters supported
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| 1991 |
- New lease financings equal $2.4 billion
- Assets exceed $5 billion
- Annual revenue tops $2 billion
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1990
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- Introduces CLASS¨ asset management software
- Introduces Global Master Rental Agreement
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1989
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- CDRS opens operations in Canada and Europe
- Comdisco Medical Exchange (CMX) opens
- Inside sales and telemarketing function starts
- Annual revenue: $1.67 billion
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| 1988 |
- Comdisco Healthcare Group, Inc. (formerly Comdisco Medical Equipment Group) forms
- Active in midrange computers and point-of-sale arena
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| 1987 |
- Supports disaster recovery for DEC and Tandem systems
- Venture Lease Division started
- Revenue tops $1 billion
- CDRS supports first multiple disaster (3 customers)
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1986
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- 3,000 customers worldwide
- Office opens in Japan
- Disaster recovery revenue: $29 million
- Annual revenue: $902 million
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| 1985 |
- Begins actively leasing and remarketing PBX equipment
- Assets top $1 billion
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| 1983 |
- Annual lease financings top $1 billion
- Begins leasing and remarketing non-IBM equipment
- 504 employees worldwide
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| 1980 |
- Comdisco Disaster Recovery Services (CDRS) forms (now Comdisco Continuity Services)
- Stock trades on New York Stock Exchange
- Office opens in U.K.
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| 1979 |
- Offices open in West Germany and Switzerland
- Comdisco Technical Services opens
- Annual revenue: $225 million
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1977
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- Remarkets 1000th CPU
- 41% of revenue from Fortune 500 companies
- Annual revenue: $113 million
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1976
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- Sales force doubles to 14 reps
- Six offices in the U.S.
- Half of revenues from IBM 370 sales
- Leasing accounts for 12% of revenue
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1972
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- Publicly owned
- Becomes largest U.S. dealer of used IBM computer equipment
- Begins leasing IBM equipment
- Annual revenue: $14.9 million
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| 1971 |
- Reincorporates as Comdisco Inc.
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| 1969 |
- Ken Pontikes incorporates as Computer Discount Corporation
- Annual revenue: $1 million
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