chain was founded, and "sushi". Harris Corporation – defense contractor and technology company that was founded as Harris Automatic Press Company in 1895, by Alfred S. Harris. Stayed in the printing industry until 1957, and then diversified into various defense-related industries including radio communications, avionics, and semiconductors. Happy Madison Productions – film and TV production company founded by Adam Sandler, its name is taken from the films Happy Gilmore and Billy Madison, two of his box office successes. Haribo – from the name of the founder and the German home town of the company: Hans Riegel, Bonn Harman Kardon – named after its founders Dr. Sidney Harman and Bernard Kardon Harpo Productions – production company founded by Oprah Winfrey; "Oprah" spelled backwards. Hartwall – named after the company's founder Victor Hartwall. Harvey Norman – named after its founders Gerry Harvey and Ian Norman Hasbro – founded by Herman, Hillel, and Henry Hassenfeld, the Hassenfeld Brothers HBOS – UK-based banking company formed by the merger of the Halifax and the Bank of Scotland HDFC – Housing Development Finance Corporation, Indian mortgage company. Hesburger – from Hese, the nickname of the company's founder Heikki Salmela, and hamburger Hess Corporation – named after its founder Leon Hess Hispano-Suiza – former Spanish luxury automotive and engineering firm; its name – literally meaning "Spanish-Swiss" – refers to Spanish origin of the company and Swiss origin of its head engineer Marc Birkigt Hitachi – old place name, literally "sunrise" HMV – from "His Master's Voice", which appeared in 1899 as the title of a painting of Nipper, a Jack Russell terrier, listening to a gramophone Hoechst – from Höchst, the name of the Frankfurt quarter where the company was founded Honda – from the name of its founder, Soichiro Honda Honeywell – from the name of Mark Honeywell, founder of Honeywell Heating Specialty Co. It later merged with Minneapolis Heat Regulator Company and was finally called Honeywell Inc. in 1963. Hospira – name, selected by the company's employees, is derived from the words hospital, spirit, inspire and the Latin word spero, which means hope. It expresses the hope and optimism that are critical in the healthcare industry. Hotmail – founder Jack Smith got the idea of accessing e-mail via the web from a computer anywhere in the world. When Sabeer Bhatia came up with the business plan for the mail service he tried all kinds of