Hand Technologies
| Company type | Private[1] |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1996 |
| Defunct | 2001 |
| Headquarters | , US |
Key people | Andrew Harris (CEO)[1] Martin Slagter (President)[1] |
Number of employees | 3,500[1] (1998) |
Hand Technologies, Inc was a full-service computer and web services company.[2] The company provided free delivery and set-up and customers get a one-stop shop for Internet services, training and support on all of Hand's products.[3] Services were provided in Winchester[3] and the company sold products from IBM, Hewlett-Packard and Lexmark International.[4]
History
[edit | edit source]The company was founded as Habitech in 1996 by Andrew Harris,[5][6][1] Martin Slagter[4] two former executives from Dell Computer and CompUSA.[7][8]
Before founding the company the two tested the door-to-door selling concept for computers in Britain.[9][10] Previously, Harris spent five years building the international operations of Dell.[9] He left Dell in 1992 after losing a bid for a more senior position, and Slagter, who was leading Dell's business in Europe , followed him to Austin, which is also Dell's headquarters.[9]
In May 1997, the company raised $6.75 million through a private securities offering and added seven board members, one of whom was Doug Martin, a former president of Tupperware North America.[11]
In July 2001, the company went out of business, blaming an inability to raise money.[12]
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Official website (archived)