on the southwestern part of Chicago. Miele – German based manufacturer of high-end domestic appliances, founded in 1899 by Carl Miele and Reinhard Zinkann. Mikkeller – From the names of the founders, Mikkel Borg Bjergsø and Kristian Klarup Keller. Mincom Limited – company initially created software to specifically assist mining companies and the name Mining computing. Minolta – founded in Osaka, Japan in 1928 as Nichi-Doku Shashinki Shōten (日独写真機商店; literally: Japan-Germany camera shop). It was not until 1934 that the name Minolta first appeared on a camera, the Minolta Vest. The name was given by founder Kazuo Tajima due to its similarity to the Japanese term "minoru ta" {稔る田} meaning "growing rice fields", which came from an ancient Japanese proverb that was a favorite of Tajima's mother meaning "the ripest ears of rice bow their heads lowest", and a desire from Tajima to run an innovative, yet humble business. MIPRO – stands for MIcrophone PROfessionals. MIPRO is a manufacturer of wireless microphones. MIPS – originally stood for Microprocessor without Interlocking Pipeline Stages. When interlocks where added to a later implementation, the name was redefined to not be an acronym but just a name. (The name also connotes computer speed, by association with the acronym for millions of instructions per second.) MITIE – acronym for Management Incentive Through Investment Equity Mitel – from Mike and Terry's Lawnmowers, after the founders Michael Cowpland (see also: Corel) and Terry Matthews, and the company's original business plan MITRE – Massachusetts Institute of Technology Research Establishment (however, the MITRE Corporation asserts that its name is not an acronym) Mitsubishi – name Mitsubishi (三菱) has two parts: "mitsu" means "three" and "hishi" (changing to "bishi" in the middle of the word) means "diamond shape". Hence, the three diamond logo. Mondelez International – American multinational snacks company spun off from Kraft Foods Inc. Kraft Foods said: "'Monde' derives from the Latin word for 'world,' and 'delez' is a fanciful expression of 'delicious'. In addition, 'International' captures the global nature of the business." Moneris Solutions – Latin for "you (singular) are being protected" Morningstar, Inc. – name is taken from the last sentence in Walden, a book by Henry David Thoreau; "the sun is but a morning star" Motorola – founded in 1928 as the Galvin Manufacturing Company by two brothers, Paul V. and Joseph E. Galvin. It was renamed after its Motorola car radios became widely known.