Hand Technologies

Hand Technologies, Inc was a full-service computer and web services company.[2] The company provided free delivery and set-up and customers get a one-st

Not to be confused with Handy Technologies.
Hand Technologies
TypePrivate[1]
Founded1996
Defunct2001
Headquarters
Austin, Texas
,
US
Key people
Andrew Harris (CEO)[1]
Martin Slagter (President)[1]
Number of employees
3,500[1] (1998)

Hand Technologies, Inc was a full-service computer and web services company.[2] The company provided free delivery and set-up and customers get a one-stop shop for Internet services, training and support on all of Hand's products.[3] Services were provided in Winchester[3] and the company sold products from IBM, Hewlett-Packard and Lexmark International.[4]

History

The company was founded as Habitech in 1996 by Andrew Harris,[5][6][1] Martin Slagter[4] two former executives from Dell Computer and CompUSA.[7][8]

Before founding the company the two tested the door-to-door selling concept for computers in Britain.[9][10] Previously, Harris spent five years building the international operations of Dell.[9] He left Dell in 1992 after losing a bid for a more senior position, and Slagter, who was leading Dell's business in Europe , followed him to Austin, which is also Dell's headquarters.[9]

In May 1997, the company raised $6.75 million through a private securities offering and added seven board members, one of whom was Doug Martin, a former president of Tupperware North America.[11]

In July 2001, the company went out of business, blaming an inability to raise money.[12]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Harrington, Mark (1998). "Special Reports". Computer Retail Week. Archived from the original on April 29, 1999. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
  2. ^ "Morning Sun gets computer service". The Muscatine Journal. February 19, 2000. p. 17. Archived from the original on April 14, 2025. Retrieved January 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b "Hand Technologies opens in Winchester". The Winchester Sun. December 1, 1999. p. 11. Archived from the original on April 14, 2025. Retrieved January 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ a b Elizondo, Juan (October 4, 1996). "Hands-on approach to buying a PC". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on June 15, 1997. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
  5. ^ Carton, Barbara. "PC's replace lettuce tubs at sales parties". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on February 1, 1998. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
  6. ^ Harrington, Mark (September 23, 1996). "Hand Technologies Strategy -- Company to sell PC wares". Computer Retail Week. Archived from the original on August 28, 1999. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
  7. ^ "Hand uses "free" PCs as incentives". CNET. January 2, 2002. Archived from the original on August 12, 2023. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
  8. ^ Burrows, Peter (1996). "Shopping:let your fingers do the walking". Business Week. Archived from the original on October 31, 1996. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
  9. ^ a b c Freeman, Sholnn (August 8, 1999). "A Computer on the Doorstep and a Toehold Inside". The New York Times. Archived from the original on January 14, 2025. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
  10. ^ Wallace, David (November 16, 1997). "Making House calls for PC's". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 69. Archived from the original on April 14, 2025. Retrieved January 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Hand Technologies raises $6.75 million". Austin American-Statesman. May 17, 1997. p. 59. Archived from the original on April 14, 2025. Retrieved January 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Mahoney, Jerry (July 6, 2001). "Handtech.com Inc. goes out of business". Austin American-Statesman. p. 38. Archived from the original on April 14, 2025. Retrieved January 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

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