Compaq’s Canion to discuss book Oct. 3

Rod Canion, founder and CEO of Compaq Computer Corp. and a Houston native, will discuss his book, “OPEN – How Compaq Ended IBM’s PC Domination and Helped Invent Modern Computing,” Oct. 3 in McNair Hall’s Shell Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public and hosted by the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship. Registration will begin at 5:30 p.m. prior to Canion’s 6:30 p.m. presentation and a book signing.

Rod Canion

“OPEN” chronicles Canion’s rise to becoming a leading figure in the technology industry since co-founding Compaq in 1982 and serving as its CEO through a decade of unprecedented growth. During his tenure as CEO, Compaq set records for the largest first-year sales in the history of American business and reached the Fortune 500 and the $1 billion revenue mark faster than any other company in history. By 1991, Compaq employed more than 10,000 people and operated in 65 countries worldwide.

After leaving Compaq in 1991, Canion co-founded Insource Technology in 1992 and now serves as an adviser to the company’s board.

The Rice Alliance serves as Rice’s nationally ranked initiative devoted to the support of entrepreneurship. It was formed as a strategic alliance of three  schools at Rice: the George R. Brown School of Engineering, the Wiess School of Natural Sciences and the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business.

To register and for more event information, visit http://alliance.rice.edu/dess_rodcanion.