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EDGE (US-American "“Think tank"”) Research and DevelopmentRaytheon (American armament and electronics company) "“Ray"” English for "“jet"” and "“theon"” griech. for "“of the Gods"”. Manufacturers about projectiles such as Patriot, Maverick, Sidewinders, Tomahawk and other military TechnologieRBS Royal bank OF ScotlandRCA (in former times manufacturers of communication electronics, now trade mark for entertainment electronics) about radio corporation OF America (about "“American broadcasting company"”) REWE revision federation westpurchase-cooperative-talk has the firm founder Marc Ewing got a Cap in the colors of the Lacrosse crew of the Cornell university (with red and white strips) of his grandfather given, when it visited the college there. Since many people with computer problems contacted it, it was called soon "„the type with the red hat "“. When it lost the Cap, it looked for it desperately - even in the manual of the beta version about talk has Linux was a Suchmeldung.Reebok a modified way of writing of Rhebok, an African Antilope (German Rehantilope) Repsol (enterprise of the Petrochemie) the name comes about Refineria de Petroleo de eScombreras oil (Escombreras is an oil refinery in Cartagena, Spain) and due to its well-being sound selected as the then national oil company 1986 one nationalized. Repsol was a lubricating oil HandelsmarkeRicola arranging Erich & Co before. Running Rolls-Royce 1884 created Frederick Henry Royce a company for electrical and technique products. In the year 1904 he built its first car, a Royce. To 4. May of the same yearly he was presented to Charles Stewart of roll; the two decided a partnership - Royce should build the cars, which would take place sales exclusively through roll. A clause of a contract specified that the cars Rolls-Royces were called sollten.RSA Security designated after the initial letters of the surnames of the inventors of the RSA Kryptosystems (and firm founders), i.e. Ronald Rivest, Adi Shamir and Len Adleman.RTL de Luxembourg

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Saab 1937 as Svenska airplane AktieBolaget (Swedish airplane AG) Semi AUTOMATIC Business Research Environment (semiautomatic research environment) SAME Societa Anonima Motori EndotermiciSamsonite Samsonite is designated after the Biblical Samson, which admits for its strength was. Samsung is Korean for "“three stars " Sanyo is Japanese for "“three oceans " SAP systems, applications and products in the data processing; Originally for: Systems analysis and program development Saudi Aramco (oil promotion company) original was the name ARAMCO (Arabian American oil company, about "“Arab-American oil company"”). When the Saudi Arabian government took over the company 1988, the name "“Aramco"” was well-known in the whole world and particularly in Saudi Arabia already. The name thereupon in "“Saudi Aramco"” changed, without one was aware of the original meaning of the abbreviation ARAMCO, which has contrary to before nothing more with the current official name in common: "“Saudi Arabian oil company"” (about "“Saudi Arabian oil company"”) SCO Santa Cruz OperationSEAT Sociedad de de Turismo (Spanish for "“Spanish passenger car society"”) SEGA service Games for Japan. (English for "“place Japan plays for the order"”. The American firm founder Marty Bromley manufactured Flipperautomaten for American barracks in Japan. Seiko (clock manufacturer) of official firm history "“A Journey in Time: The Remarkable story OF Seiko"” (2003) after is Seiko the Japanese word for "“exquisit"”, "“accurately"” (jap. seiko) or "“success"” seiko) SERO AG finished of silicone Graphics IncSharp this Japanese electronics company designated itself after its first product, a pencil, which is always pointed. Shell the shell symbol (English shell) and the appropriate company name "“Shell"” (originally "“The Shell transport and Trading Comp. Ltd. "”) Marcus Samuel decrease/go back to the enterprise founder, whose father made his money by import and trade of asiatic comb shells. Siemens based of Werner von Siemens and Johann George Halske in the year 1847; original name: Institute for building of telegraphs of Siemens & Halske.Sinalco of latin expression sin'e (= "“without"”) alco'hole ("“Alcohol"”). Originally "“Bilz"´ shower"”; renamed after a competition around the new NamenSix distinctive the firm joint founders Ben and Mena Trott were born in the distance of six days (September 1977) SKF Von Svenska Kullagerfabriken OFF ("“Swedish taper roller bearing factory"”), a Swedish manufacturer with establishment 1907. See also to Volvosmart Swatch + Mercedes + ArtSmilebit (console play developer) earlier Sega Entwicklungsstudio. The name comes from hope to bring the players for smile ("“smile"”) and the smallest information unit of the computer ("“bit"”) Smeg (manufacturer of kitchen devices) the abbreviation Metallurgiche Emiliane Guastalla in the village Guastalla, Reggio EmiliaSNK (video game enterprise) originates Shin Nihon Kikaku, Japanese for "“new Japan project"” or "“plan for a new Japan " Sony from latin word sonus = sound and the English word sunny = sunny from the name of the original email factory; the first suggestion, Sonny, sounds similar to a Japanese term for "„bad business "“, therefore the firm founder Akio Morita changed this to Sony off also, because this word in many languages expresses itself well. The company Tokyo Tsoshiu Kogyo Kabushika Kaika.SPAR was called original nl. De SAVE - Door eendrachtig for seed works Profiteren all Regelmatig (dt.: By in-pregnant cooperating all profit regularly/equally). Chain, freiwilliger union of retailers. The Netherlands word "“de save"” stands also for "“the fir"”, which reflects itself in the Firmenlogo. SPERRY (American enterprise) company based of Elmer Ambrose SPERRY (1860-1930), original name "“SPERRY Gyroscope company"”. SPERRY took over Univac and even by Burroughs was later taken over; The fused company was called "“Unisys"” (United Informatin of system, about "“united information systems"”) Spoke company based by Ben Smith, Chris mad and further. In a meeting between Chris mad, Ben Smith, Erik Straser of MDV and Tim Connors of USVP should be called the company first "“SPO"” (Sales Process Optimization, about "“sales expiration optimization"”), but the name was of the connotation simply not enough. Erik suggested Sales Process Optimization and Knowledge Enablement (about "“sales expiration optimization and knowledge activation"”). "“Spoke"” (English for "“spoke"”) also often as symbol for the connection between humans gesehenSprint Southern Pacific Railroad Internal Communications, since one shifted in former times telecommunications lines along railroad lines or pipelines, because properties and permission were already present. Starbucks first wanted to call one the firm founder the enterprise Pequod, after the ship in the novel Moby thick from Herman Melville. This was rejected and a term with local purchase to Seattle was found searched - to Starbo, the name of a mining industry Camps at the Mount Rainier. In Moby thick gives it a figure, to whose name sounds so similar, i.e. the first leading seaman Starbuck - however this is not well-known as coffee drunkards. Stellent (manufacturer of content management solutions for companies) provides from the words stellar ("“brilliantly"”, "“excellently"”) and excellent ("“greatly"”). From some as combination of stupid ("“stupidly"”) and repellent ("“widerlich"”, "“repulsively"”) bezeichnetSubaru designated after the Japanese name of the pleiads, also as filter tightness forehead admits. The enterprise developed from a fusion of six private firms, similarly to the six stars, which one ranks in Japan among the pleiads. The arrangement of the six stars is in the Firmenlogo wieder.SuSE to society for software and system development AGSun Microsystems the founders of the company sketched their first computers to the Stanford University and selected the name S'tanford University N'etwork after one of their products for the cross-linking of the library computers at the Uni.Suzuki designated after the firm founder Michio Suzuki.Swicofil of Hess and Beda Ricklin in September 1995 based; Swicofil is a French technical term for "“Swiss yarn company"”

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