Milestones

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Milestones By Year

1987

  • D-Link relocated its office from Taipei to the new headquarters in Taiwan Hsinchu Science-Based Park, capitalized at NTD 30 million
  • D-Link released its first Ethernet adapter for the PC, the DE-001

1988

  • D-Link released industry’s first peer-to-peer LANSmart Network Operating System, which won Taiwan’s Hsinchu Science Based Park’s Award in the same year

1989

  • D-Link set up its Europe subsidiary, firmly establishing its foothold in the advanced North America and Europe markets
  • D-Link successfully designed and mass produced its own Ethernet controller chips, cutting down the cost of key components of its networking products

1990

  • D-Link released its DE-600 Pocket LAN Adapter, bringing great convenience for the mobile notebook PC users
  • D-Link introduced its first 10BASE-T Ethernet hub, one of the earliest devices to adopt of the now commonly used twisted-pair network cable
  • D-Link established a Canadian branch office to expand its North America operation

1991

  • LANSmart Network Operating System version 2.0 won PC World Magazine’s Product of the Year 1990
  • D-Link established Germany branch office
  • D-Link invested NTD200 million to construct 6,600 m2 factory in Taiwan Hsinchu Science-Based Park
  • D-Link Pocket LAN Adapter received PC Magazine’s Editor’s Choice and Product of the Year Award
  • D-Link’s CEO Ken Kao received the Youth Entrepreneur Model Award from the Republic of China government

1992

  • D-Link released its first enterprise-class chassis-based network switch code named DE-5000
  • D-Link released its first SNMP standard management software called D-View Network Management Program
  • D-Link was among the industry’s first to introduce a zero-configuration ichjumper less network adapter code named DE-220CT

1993

  • D-Link ranked the highest among all recipients of the Quality Product Award of Taiwan
  • D-Link’s industry’s first PCMCIA Ethernet adapter for laptop PC won the Quality and Innovative Product Award from the Taiwan Hsinchu Science-Based Park

1994

  • D-Link set up branch offices in France, Sweden, Japan, Singapore and Australia
  • D-Link became Taiwan’s first networking company with a Taiwan Stock Exchange IPO (TAIEX code 2332)
  • Dataquest ranked D-Link the global leader in unmanaged Ethernet hubs in terms of port shipments for the entire year 1994

1995

  • D-Link set up its India subsidiary
  • D-Link released its first dual-speed 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet adapter
  • D-Link’s 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet hub won U.S. Bytes Magazine’s Best of Connectivity Award and Editor’s Choice
  • D-Link’s best selling DE-805TP Ethernet hub (Hubby) received Germany Cebit’s Best Product Award and Taiwan’s CETRA Quality Design Award
  • D-Link released its first Ethernet switches code named DES-604 and DES-608

1996

  • D-Link released its first router code named DE-1150
  • D-Link released its first managed Ethernet switch code named DES-3205

1997

  • D-Link adopted the marketing slogan “Building Networks for People” and embarked on the strategy to mass produce and market affordable and easy-to-use network products

1998

  • D-Link set up branch offices in Italy, South Africa, Egypt and Dubai
  • D-Link’s factory in Dongguan, China, was built and started operation

1999

  • D-Link established Chile and Russia branch office
  • D-Link was listed among U.S. Forbes Magazines’ global top 200 companies

2000

  • D-Link invested NTD200 million to construct a new factory in Taiwan Hsinchu Science-Based Park

2001

  • D-Link set up Brazil branch office
  • D-Link India went IPO at Bombay Stock Exchange
  • D-Link launched its third-generation Ethernet switches
  • D-Link released its first Wi-Fi and Bluetooth products
  • D-Link’s worldwide revenue reached the milestone of USD 500 million

2002

  • D-Link was listed among the Annual Global Top 100 Information Tech Companies by U.S. Business Week Magazine
  • U.S. PC Magazine awarded D-Link DI-604 network router the Editor’s Choice

2003

  • D-Link set up branches in Turkey and Israel
  • D-Link Wi-Fi access point DWL-6000AP received Taiwan’s National Gold Award
  • D-Link Internet video phone i2eye DVC-1000 received U.S. Tech-Edge’s Best of Year 2000 Award and Editor’s Choice
  • D-Link’s R&D and manufacturing arm spun off as an independent company named Alpha Network

2004

  • D-Link ranked No. 1 in SMB networking connectivity, according to The Synergy Research Group, occupying 25% of the global market share in Q4Y04
  • D-Link was listed among Taiwan’s top 10 international brands, with a product brand value worth NTD 720 million

2005

  • D-Link’s spin-off Alpha Network went IPO at TAIEX
  • D-Link global consolidated revenues hit the USD 1 billion mark
  • D-Link moved headquarters to new premises in Taipei Neihu Science Park
  • D-Link CEO Ken Kao received Technology Management Award from Taiwan’s Technology Management Council

2006

  • D-Link received the International Achievement Award from Taiwan’s leading newspaper The China Times

2007

  • Branding revenue in access of USD 1 billion
  • Ranked in The INFOTECH 100 in 2007 and named one of the Top 10 companies for The Best Returns (BusinessWeek)
  • Ranked 6th most valuable Top Taiwan Global Brand, with brand value of USD 347 million

2008

  • John Lee appointed as Chairman of D-Link Corporation
  • Tony Tsao named as CEO and President of D-Link Corporation