Milestones
1990s2000s2010s
| 1991 | Established in 2-15-1, Dogenzaka, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo.The sales of memory modules for Workstations started. | January: Windows3.0 released Aril: Mova released |
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| 1992 | Head office moved to 4-9-9, Ebisu, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo. | MiniDisc(MD) released |
| 1993 | Okazaki branch established in 1-12, Motomachi-dori, Okazaki-shi, Aichi. | |
| 1994 | The sales of memory modules for PC/AT-compatible PC started. | December: Playstation released |
| 1995 | Obtained the vendor logo of IBM Japan. | |
| 1996 | Head office moved to 1-20-22, Ebisu, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo. The sales of cables for computers and ATA flash card started. |
June: NINTENDO64 released November: Tamagotchi released |
| 1997 | The sales of network products started. Okazaki branch moved to 23-15, Hachijo-kitamachi, Okazaki-shi, Aichi. Adopted the mounter. Started the production of part of memory modules in-house. The sales of CompactFlash and Smartmedia started. |
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| 1998 | July: cdmaOne service started August: Windows98, first iMac released |
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| 1999 | The capital raised to US$400,000. Akihabara branch office established. The sales of LCD started. |
July: AIBO released October: iBook released |
| 2000 | Started the sales of MP3 players. | March: Playstation2 released June: Network WALKMAN released |
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| 2001 | Akihabara branch office moved to Kogure-suehiro Building, 3-15-6, Sotokanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. Osaka branch established in 2-2-15, Azuchimachi, Chuou-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka. The sales of SD card started. |
First year of Broadband October: FOMA service started. First iPod released November: Windows XP released |
| 2002 | The sales of DVD 5.1ch Home Theater System started. The sales of USB flash “PicoDrive”started. |
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| 2003 | June: Fukuoka branch office established in 2-20-1, Hakata-ekimae, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka. Taiwan branch established in Taipei, Taiwan. “Hanshin Tigers” official CompactFlash and USB flash released. |
December: Digital TV broadcast started in Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya. |
| 2004 | June: Sapporo branch office established in 1-10, Kita-2-Jyo-nishi, Chuou-ku. Sapporo-shi, Hokkaido. | |
| 2005 | Feb: The sales of portable DVD player started. April: The sales of multi-storage “DiSPY” started. May: Obtained ISO 14001(Environmental Management System) certification. June: Takamatsu branch office established in 6-34, Tenjin-mae, Takamatsu-shi, Kagawa. June: Hiroshima branch office established in 1-20, Teppou-cho, Hiroshima-shi Naka-ku, Hiroshima. The capital raised to US$960,000. July: The sales of PC camera with headset started. Signed the distributor contract of AENEON™ memory modules with Infineon Technologies Japan. The sales of FM transmitter for iPod started. August: The sales of MP3 player “KANA-S” started. September: The sales of “finger-mouse” started. November: The sales of Mac mini system component tool started. The sales of miniSD card started. The sales of ZERO HALLIBURTON USB flash started. |
January: First iPod shuffle released. First Mac mini released. September: First iPod nano released. |
| 2006 | January: Okazaki branch moved to 3-23-13, Nagoya-shi Nakamura-ku, Meieki, Nagoya. The sales of microSD card started. February: Logo customization service started. June: Became “S-TECH MINI” team sponsor. Joined “Joy Tai” race at TWIN RING MOTEGI. The sales of portable DVD player with TV tuner started. July: The sales of MP3 player with FM transmitter “KANA-GT” started. September: Became “CAR GRAPHIC Racing Team” sponsor. Joined 4-hour endurance race at Tsukuba Circuit. October: Osaka branch moved to Yamajin Building, 1-5-6 Honmachi, Osaka-shi Chuou-ku, Osaka. November: The sales of One-Seg TV tuner “W-One” started. December: The sales of net-animation “Yawaraka Sensha” SD, miniSD and USB flash started. |
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| 2007 | February: Signed sales agreement with Al Nahar Electronics. June: Continued “S-TECH MINI” team sponsor. Joined “Joy Tai” race at TWIN RING MOTEGI. August: SP (Sales Promotion) department established. September: The sales of Disney microSD card started. Continued “CAR GRAPHIC Racing Team” sponsor. Joined 4-hour endurance race at Tsukuba Circuit. The sales of Aethra’s TV conference system started. The sales of “Fast Food USB Flash” series started. November: Sendai branch office established in 31, Odawarayuminomachi, Miyagino-ku, Sendai-shi, Miyagi. Started “GAUDI” brand for home electronics. The sales of winter USB goods started. |
February: First iPhone released. |
| 2008 | February: The sales of SSD started. Signed exclusive distributor agreement with PNY for graphic card. The sales of sports USB flash started for Olympic games. May: The sales of USB fan, LED light and industrial CompactFlash started. July: The sales of digital photo frame and “barbapapa & barbamama” mouse started. September: The sales of digital video camera started. Continued “CAR GRAPHIC Racing Team” sponsor. Joined 4-hour endurance race at Tsukuba Circuit. |
July: iPhone 3G released. |
| 2009 | February: “PicoDrive Dual” awarded in “Kakaku.com Product Award 2008”. The sales of digital camera accessories started. March: The sales of hand-free earphones started. August: The sales of MINI Cooper USB flash and security USB flash started. |
July: iPhone 3GS released. October: Windows 7 released. |
| 2010 | Jan: The sales of LED bulb light started. February: The sales of digital signage started. March: The sales of toy digital camera started. April: The sales of Miffy USB flash started. May: The sales of Miffy MP3 player and eco-friendly package for memory module started. June: The sales of Disney digital photo frame “Stitch”, “Alien” and “Winne the Pooh” started. August: The sales of kitchen goods started. November: Nagoya branch moved to 7F Horiuchi Building, 3-25-9, Meieki, Nakamura-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi. |
June: iPhone 4 released. July: Xi service started. |
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| 2011 | January: Head office moved to 5F Unosawa-Tokyu Building, 1-19-15 Ebisu, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo. April: Sendai branch moved to 3F COI Sendai Chuo Building, 3-4-12 Chuo, Aoba-ku, Sendai-shi, Miyagi. The sales of USB3.0 flash and industrial USB flash started. |
July: Analog TV broadcast ended. |
| 2012 | June: The sales of Twist’n Sparkle and Bluetooth mini-phone started. July: Obtained ISO 27001(Information Security Management System) certification. The sales of industrial CFast started. September: The sales of LED lantern started. Twist’n Sparkle won the first prize of “Kitchen & Dining Goods Contest”! |
September: iPhone 5 released. |
| 2013 | June: The sales of handy beer server, water-proof portable DVD player and non-oil fryer started. October: The sales of water-proof audio player started. November: Started wireless solution business for Industrial/FA/medical markets. Capital and business alliance with RFLink. |
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| 2014 | May: The sales of yogurt maker for home use started. July: The sales of Twist’n Sparkle “Barbapapa” model and “Barbapapa” USB-AC charger started. August: Obtained ISO 9001(Quality Management System) certification. September: The sales of “Barbapapa” USB humidifier and charge cable started. October: The sales of “INSTRAP” camera bag started. November: The sales of SDHC/microSDHC/USB flash with data recovery service started. |
September: iPhone 6 released. |
| 2015 | June: The sales of stand beer server started. August: The sales of drive recorder and the world-largest 512GB SDXC card started. October: Signed sales agreement with Netgear Japan. |
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| 2016 | March: The sales of SDHC/microSDHC for drive recorder started. May: The sales of beer foamer started. June: The sales of popcorn maker started. August: The sales of VR headset started. November: The sales of LTE USB dongle and USB insert-cup warmer started. |
September: iPhone 7 released. |
