Tandberg Data
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| Type | Public (OSE: TAD) |
| Founded | 1979 |
| Headquarters | Oslo, Norway |
| Key people | CEO: Pat Clarke Chairman: Terje Thon |
| Industry | Computer data storage |
| Revenue | ▼ USD 106 million (2004) [1] |
| Operating income | NOK -3.1 million |
| Employees | 204 (Dec 2004) |
| Website | www.tandbergdata.com |
Tandberg Data (OSE: TAD) is a company focused on data storage products, especially streamers, headquartered in Oslo, Norway. They are the only company still selling drives that use the QIC (also known as SLR) and VXA formats, but also produce LTO and DLT products, along with autoloaders, tape libraries, and NAS devices.
Tandberg Data used to manufacture computer terminals (e.g. TDV 2200), keyboards, and other hardware as well.
They have offices in Dortmund, Germany; Japan; Singapore; Brazil and Boulder, Colorado, USA.
[edit] History
- Tandberg radio factory was founded in Oslo on January 25, 1933 by Vebjørn Tandberg.
- In 1970 Tandberg produces its first tape drives.
- In 1981 Tandberg becomes a founding member of QIC committee for standardising interfaces and recording formats, and produces its first streaming linear tape drive.
- In 1984 Tandberg Data is demerged from its mother company Tandberg and goes public.
- In 2003 Tandberg Storage and its subsidiary O-Mass are demerged and become separate companies, also listed on Oslo Stock Exchange. Tandberg Data is the largest owner of Tandberg Storage with a 33.48% stake.
- On 30 August 2006, Tandberg Data purchased the assets of Exabyte. Combined revenue is expected to be USD 215 Million for 2006. [2]
- On 9 January 2008, Pat Clarke was promoted CEO of Tandberg Data.
[edit] Other Tandberg companies
- Tandbergs Radiofabrikk - The original Tandberg company.
- Tandberg - The parent company that spun off Tandberg Data. It now focuses on video conferencing.
- Tandberg Storage - The storage research and development company spun off from Tandberg Data.
- For other Tandberg companies see Tandberg (disambiguation)
