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, Paris .]] Groupe Bull (also known as '''Bull Computer''' or simply '''Bull''') is a French Computer Company based in Les Clayes-sous-Bois, France , outside Paris . The company has also been known at various times as '''Bull General Electric''', '''Honeywell Bull''', '''CII Honeywell Bull''', and '''Bull HN'''. Bull was founded in 1931 , as '''H.W. Egli - Bull''', to capitalize on the Punched Card technology patents of Norwegian engineer Fredrik Rosing Bull (1882–1925). After a reorganization in 1933 , with new owners coming in, the name was changed to '''Compagnie des Machines Bull'''. The company has undergone many takeovers and Merger s since its formation. In particular, it has had various ownership relations with General Electric , Honeywell , and NEC from the 1960s to the 1980s, and Motorola , Debeka, and France Télécom more recently. It acquired Honeywell Information Systems in the late 1980s, and later also had a share of Zenith Data Systems and Packard Bell . Groupe Bull was Nationalised in 1982 and was merged with most of the rest of the French computer industry. In 1994 the company was re- Privatised . Bull is particularly present in the Public Sector , banking, finance, telecommunication and industry sectors. As Of 2005 , the company's distribution and consulting network is present in over 100 countries. Recent major products of the company are the scalable range (catering to long-time customers with Bull computer installations) and a Blade Server line. All new products are available with a distribution of Linux as an option. EXTERNAL LINKS
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