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D-Link Corporation
Type Public (TSEC[1] and NSE)
Industry Networking and communications
Founded 1986
Headquarters Taipei, Taiwan
Key people Tony Tsao, CEO and President
Products Network hardware
Revenue US $ 1.02 billion (2007 Brand Sales)
Website DLink.com

D-Link Corporation was founded in 1986 in Taipei as Datex Systems Inc. It began as a network adapter vendor and has gone on to become a designer, developer, and manufacturer of networking solutions for both the consumer and business markets.

In 2007 it was the leading networking company in the small to medium business (SMB) segment worldwide with 21.9% market share[2]. In March 2008 it became the market leader in Wi-Fi product shipments worldwide, with 33% of the total market[3]. In 2007 the company was featured in the ‘Info Tech 100’, a listing of the world’s best IT companies. It was also ranked as the 9th best IT company in the world for shareholder returns by BusinessWeek[4].

The company has 127 sales offices in 64 countries and 10 global distribution centres serving 100 countries worldwide.

D-Link operates an indirect channel model, selling through distributors, resellers, retailers, VARS and Telcom Service Providers.

Its main competitors are Cisco, Netgear and HP.

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[edit] History

D-Link Corporation changed its name from Datex Systems Inc. in 1994 when it went public and became the first networking company on the Taiwan Stock Exchange. It is now publicly traded on the TSEC and NSE stock exchanges. It was founded by seven people including Ken Kao, the late Chairman of D-Link. Tony Tsao was appointed CEO and President on 21 June 2008.[5]

[edit] Product Range

D-Link’s products are geared towards the networking and communications market. Its business products include switches, security devices, and business wireless, whilst consumer products cover consumer wireless devices, broadband devices and the Digital Home devices (which includes media players, storage and surveillance).

It was the first wired and wireless networking company to launch “green” technology, D-Link Green. D-Link first applied the power saving technology to their unmanaged switches and later to its wireless routers. [6]

It was announced recently that D-Link will be collaborating with the popular media streaming software known as Boxee to produce the product known as the Boxee Box. D-Link will be providing customers with the actual hardware which will be designed to be plug-and-play, as opposed to streaming videos through a laptop or desktop. The Boxee Box is currently still in testing stages but is slated for a release sometime in the middle of 2010.[7][8][9][10][11]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Emops.Twse.com.tw
  2. ^ Compiled from In-Stat Q1 2007 Wireless LAN Equipment Market Share Report
  3. ^ In-Stat Q4/07 WLAN Market Share Report
  4. ^ BusinessWeek Magazine ‘Info Tech 100’ – Issue July 2, 2007
  5. ^ Dlink.com
  6. ^ [1]
  7. ^ http://www.dlink.com/boxeebox The Boxeee Box by D-Link
  8. ^ Avner Ronen (2009-01-16). "a boxee box?". Boxee. http://blog.boxee.tv/2009/01/16/a-boxee-box/. 
  9. ^ Adam Pash (2009-11-12). "Dedicated Boxee Box to Come Preloaded with the Popular Media Center". Lifehacker. http://lifehacker.com/5403314/dedicated-boxee-box-to-come-preloaded-with-the-popular-media-center. 
  10. ^ "Boxee Box by D-Link". Boxee. 2009-12-21. http://www.boxee.tv/box. 
  11. ^ Donald Melanson). "Boxee Box confirmed to have Tegra 2, Boxee Beta now open to all". Engadget. http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/07/boxee-box-confirmed-to-have-tegra-2-boxee-beta-now-open-to-all/. Retrieved 2010-01-07. 

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