Aten Technology, Inc.

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ATEN Technology, Inc.

Type of Company	KVM and Video switch hardware manufacturing
Founded	1981
Headquarters	Irvine, California
Key people	CEO: Sampson Yang
Products	KVM and Peripheral hardware for home users, small, medium, and enterprise businesses
Employees	101 (as of May 2006)
Slogan	Simply Better Connections.
Website	www.aten-usa.com

Aten Technology, Inc. manufactures KVM switches and remote connectivity solutions to manage servers and other computer networking devices. Starting in 1981, ATEN has been selling KVM products to businesses and other enterprise organizations. Today ATEN stands as the largest KVM switch manufacturer in the world. ATEN uses proprietary Application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) technology, has over 220 patents world-wide, and is certified ISO 9001 compliant.

ATEN Technology, Inc., a subsidiary of Taipei's ATEN International, Inc., put a consumer face on KVM technology when it launched the IOGear brand in 1999. IOGEAR, Inc., headquartered in Irvine, CA, is a leading connectivity manufacturer that provides complete KVM (Keyboard, Video, Mouse), Networking, Wi-Fi, FireWire, USB (Universal Serial Bus), Bluetooth, HomePlug and Peripheral solutions. The company targets home users, small-to-medium sized businesses and mobile professionals.

ATEN has facilities in the United States, Taiwan, Belgium, Canada, Japan and China. The company's U.S. Facilities are in Irvine, California.