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In 1999 the company’s test and measurement and related divisions spin-off to form Agilent Technologies. Agilent embodies the test and measurement legacy that began with Bill and Dave in that small Palo Alto garage in 1939. Now a fully independent measurement company, Agilent is in position to lead the test and measurement industry into the 21st century with its innovation and excellence.
1999
- HP announces strategic realignment to create an independent
measurement company composed of test and measurement components,
chemical analysis and medical businesses, and a computing
and imaging company that includes all of HP’s computing,
printing and imaging businesses.
- Agilent Technologies, the name of the new measurement company,
is announced at historic brand-identity launch event in San
Jose, Calif., announced by Agilent President and Chief Executive
Officer Ned Barnholt.
- Initial public stock offering on Nov. 18, 1999, raises $2.1
billion and breaks records as the largest IPO in Silicon Valley
history.
- Release of Agilent’s optical mouse sensor eliminates
need for mouse pads, and allows for creation of a more precise
and longer lasting computer mouse.
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