• New horizons is founded in Laguna hills, California

• New horizons offer first desktop applications training.

• The term "internet" is first to used

• Compaq computer corp. Founded and introduces first portable IBM pc clone

• Lotus 1-2-3 and word perfect 1.0 are introduced

• Intel releases the 286 (6 MHZ) microprocessor

• Time Magazine names the computer "Man (Machine) of the year"

1982

• First New Horizons Account Executive Hired

• New Horizons becomes a lotus Authorized training center (LATC)

• Sony announces 3.5 inch floppy disk and drive, holding up to 1MB

• AT&T Bell Labs designs C++

• Microsoft formally announces Microsoft Windows and word

• Advanced research projects agency (ARPANET) converts to the new TCP/IP protocol

• This milestone is generally considered to be the official birth date of the internet

1983

• New horizons introduces the first evening class

• CISCO systems, Inc. Founded

• Domain Name Systems (DNS) introduced to identify the type of institution represented by an internet host (i.e., .com, .edu, .org, etc.)

• Apple introduces the Macintosh, with graphic user interface (GUI), during the Super Bowl.

• Dell Computer Corp. Founded

• Hewlett-packard introduces the Laser Jet printer

• The number of hosts on the internet reaches 1,000

1984

• New Horizons relocates center to Irvine, California, expanding from one to two classrooms

• New Horizons begins offering technical training for C++

• Gateway 2000 founded

• C++ emerges as the dominant object oriented computer language

• Intel introduces the 386 DX (16 MHz) microprocessor

• Aldus introduces PageMaker for Macintosh, mixing type and graphics. The era of desktop publishing begins.

• CD-ROMs introduced for personal computers

• Microsoft Windows with GUI is shipped

1985

• first on-site training conducted by New Horizons

• New horizons begins offering technical training on windows

• Microsoft listed on NYSE at $21 a share

• Word perfect ships version 4.2

• Compaq introduces the first 386 PC, ahead of IBM

1986

• New Horizons first to offer classes on weekends

• IBM introduces PS/2, attempting to separate themselves from clone makers

• Apple introduces the MAC II

• Microsoft shares at $100

• The number of internet hosts exceeds 10,000

• Microsoft ships bookshelf, the first CD-ROM application

1987

• Expanding to four classrooms, new horizons moves to Santa Ana, California

• MS-DOS installed base nearly 30 million; version 4.0 released

• American National Standards Institute (ANSI) formally adopts small computer system Interface (SCSI), pronounces "scuzzy" as a standard

• Hewlett-Packard introduces the DeskJet inkjet printer

• Approximately 45 million PCs in use in the U.S.

• A malicious program called the "internet worm" temporarily disabled about ten percent of the 60,000 Internet hosts

1988

• New Horizons becomes a Novell Authorized Education Center (NAEC)

• Tim Berners-Lee develops language and protocol that leads to the creation of the world wide web

• Intel releases 486 βDX (25 MHz) microprocessor

• More than 100 million computers are in use worldwide

• Number of internet hosts breaks 100,000

1989

• New horizons Santa Ana location expands to classrooms

• Cisco Systems, Inc. Makes initial public offering

• ARPANET formally decommissioned. The World Wide Web (WWW) is informally released, using Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML). The "WEB" is born

• Microsoft ships Windows 3.0, its most successful operating system to date

• Apple Computer's Apple link-personal Edition connected with Quantum computer Services and renamed America Online (AOL)

• Microsoft revenue hits $1 billion

1990

• New Horizons expands to 14 classrooms

• Linux is born

• Gopher (a menu driven search and internet retrieval tool) is developed at the University of Minnesota

• The world wide web is launched

• Apple releases its first generation of Power-Book laptops

1991

• New Horizons open 28 centers throughout the United States

• NEC introduces the first double-speed CD-ROM drive

• Novell buys UNIX Systems Laboratories from AT&T

• The term "Surfing the Internet" is coined by Jean Armour Polly

• The number of host computers on the Internet surpasses 1 million

1992

• First international new horizons location opens in Mexico city, mexico

• New horizons translates courseware in to Spanish

• New Horizons expands to 49 centers

• Cisco introduces high-end Cisco 7000 router

• Intel Pentium chip (60 MHz) is released

• Microsoft formally launches Windows NT 3.1

1993

• New Horizons purchased by Handex Corporation

• New Horizons international expansion continues, opening locations in south America, Asia, Africa and the middle East

• New Horizons becomes the largest network of Microsoft Authorized technical Education Centers (ATECs)

• Total number of new horizons centers now at 74

• Cisco Systems, Inc. Surpasses $1 billion in revenue

• Netscape is founded

• Intel markets 90 and 100 MHz Pentium chips

• Yahoo! Is founded

• Iomega introduces zip drives and disks capable of 100 MB of storage

1994

• New Horizons becomes the largest network of Novell Authorized education Centers (NAECs)

• New horizons finishes the year at 111 centers world wide

• New Horizons opens first location in Europe (Barcelona, Spain)

• Sun Microsystems releases the internet programming language JAVA, radically altering the way information can be retrieved, displayed and used over the Internet

• Intel introduces the P6 processor at 120, and then later, 133 MHz

• Microsoft releases Windows 95, selling more than 1 million copies in four days

• U.S robotics ships modems capable of transmitting data at 33.6 Kbps

1995

• New Horizons begins trading on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol of NEWH

• New Horizons launches public website www.newhorizons.com

• New Horizons becomes the largest Independent IT Training Company in the World

• Phenomenal growth drives New Horizons to 154 centers

• The Electronic Numerical integrator And Computer (ENIAC), considered by many to be the world's first general-purpose computer, turns fifty years old

• Intel Pentium chips 150, 166 and 200 MHz are released

• Microsoft releases first versions of internet Explorer, 2.0 and 3.0

• The number of computer hosts on the Internet approaches 10 million in 150 countries

1996

• New Horizons introduces Masterware computer-based training

• Network of New Horizons centers now at 183 locations

• Apple announces the G3 processor

• The number of Internet hosts approaches 20 million

• Intel releases their Pentium II processor (233, 266, and 300 MHz.)

• IBM's deep Blue becomes the first computer to beat the reigning World Chess Champion, Gary Kasparov, in a full chess match

1997

• New horizons leads the industry with 100 Microsoft Certified Technical Education Centers (CTECs)

• Web based training is introduced to new horizons customers

• New horizons ends the year at 205 centers worldwide

• Microsoft ships windows 98

• Apple introduces the iMac targeted toward the cost-sensitive consumer

• Intel Continues to release faster and faster processors ending the year

1998

• New Horizons courseware is translated into 14 languages

• New Horizons begins offering Certified Internet Webmaster (CIW) training

• Expansion at New Horizons continues, ending the year at 230 locations

• Advanced Micro devices (AMD) releases k6-III 400 MHz and Athlon 750 MHz chips

• Y2K problem, real or otherwise, widespread

1999

• Fortune magazine names New Horizons one of America's "100 fastest growing companies"

• Forbes magazine rates New Horizons one of the "200 Best Small companies"

• New Horizons opens 100th international location in Frankfurt, Germany

• New Horizons adds 50 new locations in one year, ending 2000 at 280 locations in 44 countries

• Microsoft launches Windows 2000

• Intel and AMD release 1 GHz chips

2000

• New Horizons launches Integrated learning, a complete method of training, reinforcing, supporting and validating learning through flexible delivery options

• BusinessWeek names New Horizons to its list of "100 Hot Growth Companies"

• New Horizons forms a partnership with Ascendant Learning, creators of the Security Certified Program (SCP), to offer information security training

• Microsoft releases Windows XP

• The Pc turns 20 and the number sold worldwide between 1981 and 2000 reaches 835 million

• AOL membership surpasses 28 million

• MacAfee releases first handheld virus protection software

• Apple Computer releases the IPOD

2001

• New Horizons launches a new certification program that focuses on security technologies

• New Horizons extends professional development offerings with "Business Skills Fundamental Series"

• More than half of all Americans now use the Internet

• More than 58,000 computer viruses exit

• 9 of 10 American school children have access to computers at home or school

2002

• New Horizons wins a Gold Excellence in eLearning Award from Brandon-hall.com

• Google claims a searchable database of 3.6 billion web pages

• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 is released: it is considered by Microsoft to be the cornerstone of their Windows Server System line of business server products

2003

• New Horizons and the EC-Council partner to deliver certified Ethical Hacking and counter measures Training

• New Horizons broadens its training programs to include courses and certifications in the healthcare information management field

• An independent research audit of 1.5 million student evaluation shows that new horizons training yields a 4:1 benefit to cost ratio, relative to the predicted increases in performance

• Notebook PCs outsell TVs during holiday season for the first time

• A computer worm, called My Doom, causes $22.6 billion in damages in its first 72 hours

2004

• New Horizons launches its revolutionary learning method-Mentored Learning

• Microsoft SQL server 2005 and Visual Studio 2005 are released

• A working prototype of a $100 laptop is presented at a U.N summit with the goal of placing millions of the tiny hand-cranked learning machines in the hands of impoverished people

2005

• all of the 100 companies listed in fortune magazine's 2006 ranking of America's 100 largest corporations and over half of the Global 100 selected New Horizons as their training provider

• New Horizons is recognized as the largest network of Microsoft Gold Certified partners for learning Solutions with over 125 gold certified centers

• New Horizons is honored as Partner of the year for Technology Innovation at the 2006 Microsoft Worldwide Partner Program Awards

• For the fourth year in a row, the International Data Corporation (IDC) announces that New Horizons is the Largest Independent Computer Training Company in the World

• New Horizons Launches learning Port-a powerful Web-based tool for organizations and individuals to access their Online ANYTIME courseware and post classroom reinforcement libraries

• Microsoft VISTA is released, replacing windows XP

• Microsoft Office 2007 is released

• 30,000 IT Professionals achieve Security+ certification

2006