Good morning. June 16 is a big day in tech.
It’s the founding date of both IBM (1911) and Oracle (1977), not to mention the day Kaspersky Lab announced its discovery of Cabir, the world’s first known mobile phone virus (for Symbian devices, of course).
I usually reserve a pop quiz for a Friday, but this one’s too good to pass up. So: Neither IBM nor Oracle were called those names upon their founding. What were the original names of these two tech titans?
Take your best guess, then find the answer below in “Endstop triggered.” —Andrew Nusca
P.S. Fortune’s third-ever Southeast Asia 500 is out, featuring familiar names including electronics maker Flex, Vinfast EV-maker parent Vingroup, and telecom giant Singtel.
