Milestones
June 1986: Datex Systems, Inc. founded to market D-Link network adapters.
June 1987: New headquarters opens in Taiwan's Hsin-chu Science-based Industrial Park.
May 1991: New factory opens in Hsin-chu facility.
May 1992: Datex Systems Inc. renamed D-Link Corporation.
November 1992: First version of D-View SNMP Network Management Program released; subsidiaries established in the United States and United Kingdom.
1994: Branch offices opened in Canada, Germany, France, Japan, Australia and Singapore; Nordic subsidiary established.
June 1994: D-Link received ISO 9001 certification.
October 1994: First networking company on Taiwan Stock Exchange.
April 1995: First D-Link Fast Ethernet products introduced.
May 1995: Manufacturing operations start in India.
September 1995: Electronic Business Asia Magazine includes D-Link on list of Top 200 Electronic Companies in Asia. Opening of the European Offices in London, UK.
May 1998: Dataquest Magazine ranks D-Link as world's largest supplier of unmanaged Ethernet hubs for 1997.
August 1998: Manufacturing operations start in China.
September 1998: D-Link International established.
November 1998: Forbes lists D-Link among its Top 300 companies.
April 1999: Network World Magazine ranks D-Link among world's Top 10 most productive networking companies.
February 2000: D-Link in joint venture with China's Legend Computer and company renamed Legend Networks Inc.
March 2000: R&D Center established in India; OEM contract signed with Marconi.
September 2000: D-Link headquarters moved to Hsin-chu Science-based Industrial Park in Taiwan.
December 2000: D-Link begins volume shipments of Digital Home products.
March 2001: D-Link begins volume shipments of IP telephony gateways, ADSL and cable modems; successfully launches $40 million Euro Convertible Bonds.
September-November 2001: Strategic alliances formed with 2WireTM and SymbolTM Technologies.
December 2001: First to release new standard IEEE 802.11a 5GHz wireless LAN products.
January 2002: New manufacturing plant opens in Shanghai; $1.4 million invested in China's R&D center.
December 2002: D-Link has fastest growing market share in SOHO/Home wireless LANs worldwide.
January 2003: D-Link introduces first affordable VideoPhones released to mass market.
May-July 2003: i2eyeTM IP VideoPhones win top product honors from three leading industry trade magazines.
August 2003: Network World Fusion Magazine ranks D-Link third in U.S. market in Gigabit LAN Switching, behind Cisco® and 3Com®.
January 2004: D-Link Hsin-chu R&D and manufacturing divisions become separate company, Alpha Network. AOL® and D-Link align to offer Digital Home entertainment options.
May 2004: D-Link takes No. 1 market share in global networking connectivity by shipping twice as many products as its nearest competitor.
July 2004: ABC News calls D-Link the "market leading WiFi company to watch."
September 2004: D-Link enters IP Telephony consumer market with volume shipments of its own Internet telephone adapters.
October 2004: D-Link unveils Microsoft Windows Connect Now products.
December 2004: First Gigabit gaming router introduced. It would subsequently win more than 25 awards.
March 2005: D-Link partners with TrapezeTM and releases first fully compatible access points in the Trapeze Networks Open Access Point Initiative.
June 2005: Launch of the new NetDefendTM Firewalls, introducing new security appliance standards to the European market.
September 2005: D-Link Europe is awarded the EISA Award: "European Network Player of the Year 2005-2006" in the category Multimedia (DSM-
320RD).
October 2005: D-Link headquarters moves to Nei-Hu, Taipei.
January 2006: D-Link SECURESPOTTM Internet Security Device Wins Best of Show by CNETTM at CES. D-link Europe launches the HorstBox VoIP IAD, the first IAD in the world to support fully functional PBX and provide easy-to-use VoIP technologies.
May 2006: D-Link announces Wireless Mobile Router. D-Link's iSCSI SAN Product Wins Best of Interop 2006.
June 2006: D-Link celebrates 20 years of "Building Networks for People".
