NCR Voyix Corporation history, company profile (overview) and history video
NCR Voyix Corporation, previously known as NCR Corporation and National Cash Register, is a global provider of digital commerce solutions for the retail, restaurant and digital banking industries. It is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
HISTORY
NCR’s history began in 1881 when a group of investors acquired Ritty’s cash register, company and patents. After that, the new owners established the National Manufacturing Company.
In 1884, John H. Patterson became the majority owner of the National Manufacturing Company, and renamed it to the National Cash Register Company, maker of the first mechanical cash registers.
In 1921, NCR began manufacturing the Class 2000 accounting machines.
In 1928, NCR bought the Ellis Adding Typewriter Company, which produced a machine that combined a typewriter with an adding machine in one unit.
In 1952, NCR acquired the Computer Research Corporation (CRC), which produced a line of digital computers with applications in aviation.
In 1960, NCR developed the NCR 315, a general-purpose business computer.
In 1974, National Cash Register Company changed its name to NCR Corporation.
In 1979, NCR acquired Com-ten, Inc., a data communications technology provider.
In 1991, NCR was acquired by AT&T.
In 1991, NCR also announced the acquisition of Teradata.
In 1997, AT&T spun off NCR, which became an independent, publicly traded company.
In 1997, NCR also acquired Dataworks, a developer of check-processing software, and Compris Technologies, Inc. a provider of store automation and management software for the food-service industry.
In 2003, NCR acquired Kinetics, a provider of self-service check-in.
In 2007, NCR announced a spinoff of Teradata, which was the company’s data-warehousing business.
In 2009, NCR acquired NetKey to provide end-to-end kiosk and digital signage solutions.
In 2011, the company acquired Radiant Systems, the developer of the Aloha POS.
In 2013, NCR acquired Retalix, a provider of retail software and services.
In 2014, the company acquired Digital Insight Corporation, entering the Digital Banking solutions sector.
In 2018, NCR acquired JetPay, entering into end-to-end payments processing. It also acquired StopLift, to prevent self-checkout fraud, and ZipScene, a data analytics provider.
In 2023, NCR Corporation has separated into two separate and distinct companies: NCR Voyix Corporation, the legal successor of NCR Corporation, and NCR Atleos Corporation, one of the leading companies in expanding financial access by shifting transactions to the self-service channel and enabling financial institutions and retailers to leverage its ATM network.
With more than 34,000 employees in over 160 countries, NCR Voyix Corporation is considered one of the world’s largest providers of digital commerce solutions for the retail, restaurant, and digital banking industries. According to Forbes, it is considered one of the Largest Public Companies in the World.
*Information from Forbes.com, Wikipedia.org, www.ncr.com and www.ncrvoyix.com.
**Video published on YouTube by “NCR Voyix“