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So how did you do?
Here are the answers to our challenge, in which we asked readers to identify the tech company headquarters in 10 satellite pictures from Google Earth.
Here's the first: The company seen here is Microsoft, which is listed at One Microsoft Way, #Bldg 8, North Office 2211, Redmond, WA 98052.

Published: July 20, 2006 -- 15:59 GMT (08:59 PDT)
Caption by: Bill Detwiler
Name that tech campus

The company in this clutch of towers is Amazon.com, based at 1200 12TH Ave S, Suite 1200, Seattle, WA 98144.

Published: July 20, 2006 -- 15:59 GMT (08:59 PDT)
Caption by: Bill Detwiler
Name that tech campus

The business with this nice, regular layout is Intel, headquartered at 2200 Mission College Blvd., Santa Clara, CA 95052.

Published: July 20, 2006 -- 15:59 GMT (08:59 PDT)
Caption by: Bill Detwiler
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Organic outline, fan-shape building layout--it's got to be Oracle, based at 500 Oracle Pkwy, Redwood City, CA 94065.

Published: July 20, 2006 -- 15:59 GMT (08:59 PDT)
Caption by: Bill Detwiler
Name that tech campus

Sun Microsystems has this campus ringed by traffic circles, at 4150 Network Circle, Santa Clara, CA 95054.

Published: July 20, 2006 -- 15:59 GMT (08:59 PDT)
Caption by: Bill Detwiler
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Lots of parking for the employees of Cisco Systems, at 170 West Tasman Dr., San Jose, CA 95134-1706.

Published: July 20, 2006 -- 15:59 GMT (08:59 PDT)
Caption by: Bill Detwiler
Name that tech campus

Yahoo's campus has well-watered greens crisscrossed by paths. It's at 701 First Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94089.

Published: July 20, 2006 -- 15:59 GMT (08:59 PDT)
Caption by: Bill Detwiler
Name that tech campus

Here, covered walkways let Google's workers go from building to building at 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043.

Published: July 20, 2006 -- 15:59 GMT (08:59 PDT)
Caption by: Bill Detwiler
Name that tech campus

Lots and lots and lots of parking for workers at Dell's plant and offices, at One Dell Way, Round Rock, TX 78682.

Published: July 20, 2006 -- 15:59 GMT (08:59 PDT)
Caption by: Bill Detwiler
Name that tech campus

Apple Computer's layout includes huge curved windows and circular lawns. It's at 1 Infinite Loop, Cupertino, CA 95014.

Published: July 20, 2006 -- 15:59 GMT (08:59 PDT)
Caption by: Bill Detwiler

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We challenged you to name the tech company campuses in 10 Google Earth pictures. Here are the answers.

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Name that tech campus

So how did you do?

Here are the answers to our challenge, in which we asked readers to identify the tech company headquarters in 10 satellite pictures from Google Earth.

Here's the first: The company seen here is Microsoft, which is listed at One Microsoft Way, #Bldg 8, North Office 2211, Redmond, WA 98052.

Published: July 20, 2006 -- 15:59 GMT (08:59 PDT)

Caption by: Bill Detwiler

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