Kronos Celebrates 30 Years in Business

30 Things You May Not Know About Kronos

1. Kronos was founded on October 31, 1977
2. "Kronos" is derived from "Chronus", the Greek word for "time"
3. Delivered the world's first microprocessor-based timeclock in 1979
4. 30 million people use a Kronos solution every day
5. The first company logo was an hourglass
6. Kronos founder Mark Ain is a Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) alumnus
7. Kronos has a presence in more than 60 countries
8. Mark Ain's favorite color is orange, which is why early Kronos timeclocks were orange
9. Since the 1980s, Kronos has conducted nearly 60 acquisitions
10. 3,400 employees worldwide
11. Kronos became a publicly traded company in 1992 (Nasdaq) and went private again in 2007
12. "Kronos" was the secret password in the animated movie "The Incredibles"
13. More than 50 million job applications have been accepted through a Kronos solution
14. The word "Kronos" cannot be used in a game of "Scrabble" according to the rules
15. Current CEO Aron Ain's first job at Kronos was installing timeclocks
16. One of Kronos' first paying customers - a New York City copy center - had its timeclock installed on the bathroom wall
17. In 1979, Kronos timeclocks were delivered in a station wagon
18. A glitch in an early timeclock model caused the units to catch fire
19. In the movie "Mrs. Doubtfire," actor Robin Williams punches in using a Kronos timeclock
20. 30,000+ hiring locations use a Kronos solution every day
21. Kronos is one of the largest software companies in Massachusetts, the state in the United States where it is headquartered
22. First company tagline: "Because Every Minute Counts"
23. Kronos' annual customer conference, KronosWorks, is the industry's largest venue for exchanging ideas in how to effectively manage the workforce
24. Delivered its first PC-based time and attendance product in 1985
25. Under Mark Ain's leadership, Kronos sustained one of the longest records of growth and profitability as a public company in software industry history - second only to Microsoft
26. Aron Ain is the younger brother of Mark Ain
27. More than a million people are hired through a Kronos solution each year
28. The NBC television program "ER" features a Kronos timeclock next to the nurse's station
29. Kronos rang the opening bell for the Nasdaq in 2002 to celebrate the company's 25th anniversary
30. "Kronos: Empowering Organizations to Effectively Manage Their Workforce" uses 20 of the 26 letters of the alphabet