ONE IDEA.Name: Perry Katibi Home: Encino Age: 40 Occupation: Import/export business owner One idea: Katibi bought 4,000 shares of the Nvidia (NVIDIA Corporation, Santa Clara, CA, www.nvidia.com) A leading designer of graphics processors for personal computers. Founded in 1993 by Jen-Hsun Huang, Chris Malachowsky and Curtis Priem, NVIDIA launched its first multimedia processor, the NV1, in 1995. Corp. about a year ago for roughly $22 apiece a·piece adv. To or for each one; each: There is enough bread for everyone to have two slices apiece. [Middle English a pece : a, a; see a . Nvidia's primary focus is making graphics processors for digital entertainment systems, including Sony's new Playstation 3, coming out later this year. Quote: ``Nvidia went up 85 percent last year, and Forbes just ranked it one of the best companies. It's a leader in its field and it's poised to be a takeover.'' Ticker ticker An automated quotation system on which security transactions are reported after they occur on an exchange floor. Even though the newer systems are electronic and no longer actually tick, the name of the old mechanical device has stuck. : NVDA NVDA NVIDIA Corp (stock symbol) NVDA Non-Violent Direct Action (direct resistance lobbying) NVDA NonVisual Desktop Access (open-source screen reader) Friday's close: $40.84 |
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