| Type | Public (TSEC[1] and NSE) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Networking and communications |
| Founded | June 1986 |
| Headquarters | Taipei, Taiwan |
| Key people | Roger Kao, CEO and President |
| Products | Network hardware |
| Revenue | US $ 1.02 billion (2007 Brand Sales) |
| Website | www.dlink.com |
D-Link Corporation (Chinese: 友訊科技) was founded in June 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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D-Link Corporation changed its name from Datex Systems Inc. in 1994, when it went public and when it 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]
D-Link's products are geared towards the networking and communications market. Its business products include switches, security cameras, firewalls, iSCSI SANs and business wireless, while consumer products cover consumer wireless devices, broadband devices, and the Digital Home devices (which include media players, storage, and surveillance).
It was the first wired and wireless networking company to launch the "green" technology D-Link Green. D-Link first applied the power saving technology to its unmanaged switches and later to its wireless routers. The technology works by setting any ports that are not in use to standby mode to reduce power to idle ports, in addition to fanless and variable speed fans. "Green" switches can also detect cable length and adjust power output accordingly.[6] See Energy Efficient Ethernet.
D-Link recently released the Boxee Box, which is a collaboration with the popular media streaming software known as Boxee. D-Link provides its customers with the actual hardware while the software is based on the Boxee software. The Boxee Box was released on November 10, 2010.[7]