What does Austen mean? Austen [austen] as a boys' name is of Latin derivation, and the meaning of Austen is great, magnificient. Austen is a version of August (Latin): the feminine version. Austen is also a derivative of Augustine (Latin). Austen is also used as a variation of Augustus (Latin), Austin (French, Latin) and Osten (French, Latin).
In August 1977, the company opened their first international office in Japan, called ASCII Microsoft. In 1981, the company incorporated in the state of Washington and became Microsoft Inc. Bill Gates was the President of the Company and the Chairman of the Board, and Paul Allen was the Executive VP.
Uber was founded as UberCab by Travis Kalanick and Garrett Camp in 2009 and the app was released the following June. Beginning in 2012, Uber expanded internationally. In 2014, it experimented with carpooling features and made other updates.