Convergent Technologies
| Industry | Computer hardware |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1979 |
| Founders | Allen Michels Bob Garrow Kal Hubler Ben Wegbreit |
| Fate | Purchased by Unisys in 1988 |
| Headquarters | Santa Clara, California, U.S. |
| Products | Multi-processor computer Work stations Personal computers |
Number of employees | 1300 (1984) |
| Website | https://www.unisys.com |
Convergent Technologies, Inc., was an American computer company formed by a small group of people who left Intel Corporation and Xerox PARC in 1979. Among the founders were CEO Allen Michels, VP Engineering Bob Garrow, head of marketing Kal Hubler, and operating system architect Ben Wegbreit. Convergent was primarily an OEM vendor with their computers resold by other manufacturers such as ADP, AT&T, Burroughs/Unisys, Four-Phase Systems, Gould Electronics, Mohawk Data Sciences, NCR, and Prime Computer. The company was purchased by Unisys in 1988.