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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><b>The Amazing Houston Success Story: Compaq<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>June 5, 2014<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>5:30 – 8:30 p.m.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>University of Houston Hilton Hotel<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>On June 5, Rod Canion, the founder of Compaq Computer and Cullen College of Engineering alumni, will sit down to discuss the journey and the challenges of creating one of the most successful and fastest growing personal computer companies with Russ Capper from the Houston Business Makers Radio Show. In their first year of business, Compaq had $111 million dollars in revenue – <b>a world record</b>. Creating compatibility with the IBM PC and giving away free technology to create advanced open industry standards for personal computers was key to Compaq's success, <b>but it almost did not happen.<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please join the MIT Enterprise Forum of Texas and the University of Houston Bauer College of Business to hear this amazing Houston Success Story. The audience will have the opportunity to ask questions during the question and answer period. Canion will also be available for a book signing of his new book about Compaq, "Open", after the program. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Register at <a href="http://www.MITEFtexas.org">www.MITEFtexas.org</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>$30: Members of MITEF and Guests of MITEF Members <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>$30: Employees of MITEF Platinum and above sponsors (with coupon)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>$35: University of Houston Students or Staff (with coupon)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>$45: General Admission<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>$55: Late Registration -- After 5:00 pm, June 4, Pending Availability<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>The event has coupon codes for the University of Houston students, staff, and alumni which will allow them to get a $10 discount. The discount code is <b><u>MITEF-Bauer</u></b>. They have also set up a discount code for the first 20 University of Houston Alumni for a $45 discount (which will make the event free to the first twenty). The coupon discount code for this is <b><u>Houston-Alumni</u></b>.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>For more information contact Marc Wilkins at (713) 839-0808 or <a href="mailto:marc@amchouston.com">marc@amchouston.com</a> <o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>