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This
note deals with personal computer manufacturer Packard
Bell.
It covers -
 introduction
The Packard Bell name originated in the 1930s as a US
radio manufacturer. During the 1970s it was part of US
military manufacturer Teledyne. It was reborn in 1986
as the name for a low-cost PC manufacturer.
In 1995 it began producing computers for consumers as
NEC Packard Bell. During the following year NEC merged
Bull's Zenith Data Systems with Packard Bell and NEC's
North American PC arm.
Packard Bell quit the US market in 1999 to concentrate
on Europe, moving its headquarters to the Netherlands.
It claimed to have gained market share in from 2003, expanding
from PCs to portable music players and computer peripherals.
In 2006 NEC reintroduced the Packard Bell brand to Asia,
location of its computer. At that time it employed around
750 people in Asia and Europe. It was reported as having
annual revenue of around US$1.9 billion and being "slightly
profitable". It claimed 10-12% to 12 percent of the
European consumer computer market, making it the third
largest PC maker in that category.
During the same year NEC announced that it would sell
the division to focus on computers for businesses. In
September 2006 it indicated that Packard Bell would be
acquired by Lap Shun Hui.
Hui had offered to buy Gateway for US$450 million in August
2006.
studies
There have been no major studies of Packard Bell.
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