Bill Foley aims to turn Micro General into tech incubator

From: Orange County Business Journal | Date: June 5, 2000| Author: Brennan, Peter | Copyright information

Just four years ago, Micro General was a sleepy little Santa Ana company with $2 million in annual sales of postage meters, postal scales and shipping systems.

That was before Bill Foley got hold of it.

Nowadays, Micro General's revenue is close to $100 million annually and there are no postage meters in sight.

And that's just for starters. Foley, a deal-maker famous for making big bets on title insurance and fast-food chains, is making Micro General his play on the In...