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Digi-Key Electronics Corporate Office

Digi-Key Electronics was founded in 1972 by Ronald Stordahl in Thief River Falls, Minnesota. The company manufactures and distributes electronic components.

The company is the fourth largest distributor in North America and the 5th largest in the world. A few of the items manufactured by the company are battery products; boxes, enclosures, and racks, cable assemblies; cables and wires, capacitors; circuit protection products, computers, office-components, and accessories, discrete semiconductor products, including embedded computers and thermal management products,  filters, hardware, fasteners, and accessories, and backup devices.

Digi-Key Electronics serves both business customers and consumers. Currently, there are 3,400 full time employees at the 800,000 square foot manufacturing plant. Annual revenue in 2011 was reported to be $1.7 billion

Digi-Key Electronics

Digi-Key Electronics was founded in 1972 by Ronald Stordahl in Thief River Falls, Minnesota. The company manufactures and distributes electronic components.

The company is the fourth largest distributor in North America and the 5th largest in the world. A few of the items manufactured by the company are battery products; boxes, enclosures, and racks, cable assemblies; cables and wires, capacitors; circuit protection products, computers, office-components, and accessories, discrete semiconductor products, including embedded computers and thermal management products,  filters, hardware, fasteners, and accessories, and backup devices.

Digi-Key Electronics serves both business customers and consumers. Currently, there are 3,400 full time employees at the 800,000 square foot manufacturing plant. Annual revenue in 2011 was reported to be $1.7 billion

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Acer Corporate Office

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Acer was founded in 1976 by Stanley and Carolyn Shih in Hsinchu City, Taiwan. The original name of the company was Mutlitech International. The company started with only $25,000 US dollars and 11 employees. Today, this international company had annual revenue in 2014 of $10.52 billion.

Acer makes a variety of computers and hardware, including laptops, notebooks, desktops, computer components, such as motherboards and RAM, as well as monitors, televisions, servers, projectors, and storage solutions. Business workstations offer support for a wide range of professional applications. The company sells their products in retail locations, as well as direct online sales.  acer 2

In July 2011, Acer Inc. bought iGware Inc. for $320 million to try to enter the potentially lucrative cloud market.

In September of 2015, the company acquired both GPS cycling computer brand Xplova, as well as the robotics startup company Jibo. The company is listed as the 6th largest computer vendor in the world in 2015.

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Acer America opened their headquarters in Mountain View, California, in 1985 with a staff of 3. It has since moved to San Jose, California, in 1990. The company has repair facilities and a call center in Richardson, Texas.

The company currently has more than 7,000 employees worldwide, operates in 70 countries, and has approximately 95,000 retail locations spread in more than 160 countries.

Acer America

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Acer was founded in 1976 by Stanley and Carolyn Shih in Hsinchu City, Taiwan. The original name of the company was Mutlitech International. The company started with only $25,000 US dollars and 11 employees. Today, this international company had annual revenue in 2014 of $10.52 billion.

History

Acer makes a variety of computers and hardware, including laptops, notebooks, desktops, computer components, such as motherboards and RAM, as well as monitors, televisions, servers, projectors, and storage solutions. Business workstations offer support for a wide range of professional applications. The company sells their products in retail locations, as well as direct online sales.  acer 2

In July 2011, Acer Inc. bought iGware Inc. for $320 million to try to enter the potentially lucrative cloud market.

In September of 2015, the company acquired both GPS cycling computer brand Xplova, as well as the robotics startup company Jibo. The company is listed as the 6th largest computer vendor in the world in 2015.

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Acer America opened their headquarters in Mountain View, California, in 1985 with a staff of 3. It has since moved to San Jose, California, in 1990. The company has repair facilities and a call center in Richardson, Texas.

The company currently has more than 7,000 employees worldwide, operates in 70 countries, and has approximately 95,000 retail locations spread in more than 160 countries.

TigerDirect Corporate Office

TigerDirect was founded in 1987 and has headquarters in El Segundo, California. Originally founded as Tiger Software, it was a direct subsidiary of BLOC Development. The company began publishing software and tools known as “FormTool”. BLOC Development changed its name to TigerDirect. The company was eventually purchased by Systemax and changed its format from software tools to the refurbishing of computers and other electronics, then reselling them via catalog or online sales.

Systemax acquired CompUSA stores and Circuit City stores in 2008/2009. All products were rebranded to the TigerDirect name. All brick-and-mortar stores were closed as of January 2015 and TigerDirect once again became an online store only.

TigerDirect sells desktop computers, laptops, tablets, software, hardware, computer components, and other types of electronic and office equipment.

In January 2023, TigerDirect became the first major internet retailer to accept Bitcoin.

TigerDirect maintains a corporate office in El Segundo, California.

TigerDirect

TigerDirect was founded in 1987 and has headquarters in El Segundo, California. Originally founded as Tiger Software, it was a direct subsidiary of BLOC Development. The company began publishing software and tools known as “FormTool”. BLOC Development changed its name to TigerDirect. The company was eventually purchased by Systemax and changed its format from software tools to the refurbishing of computers and other electronics, then reselling them via catalog or online sales.

Systemax acquired CompUSA stores and Circuit City stores in 2008/2009. All products were rebranded to the TigerDirect name. All brick-and-mortar stores were closed as of January 2015 and TigerDirect once again became an online store only.

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TigerDirect sells desktop computers, laptops, tablets, software, hardware, computer components, and other types of electronic and office equipment.

In January 2023, TigerDirect became the first major internet retailer to accept Bitcoin.

TigerDirect maintains a corporate office in El Segundo, California.

Asus USA Corporate Office

Asus was founded in Taipei, Taiwan, in 1989 by cofounders T.H. Tung, M.T. Liao, Ted Hsu, and Wayne Hsieh. All cofounders were former employees of Acer computers, working as hardware techs. The name ASUS is the partial letters used for the winged horse, Pegasus. The cofounders decided to use only the last four letters so they would have an alphabetical advantage in listings.

The company is a multinational computer hardware and electronics company which produces desktops, laptops, netbooks, mobile phones, monitors, motherboards, projectors, servers, workstations, and tablet pc’s. Asus is the world’s 4th largest personal computer vendor. Total brand worth is estimated at $1.3 billion. Asus is listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange, as well as the London Stock Exchange, but not on any U.S. exchanges as of today.

Asus has more than 50 service sites in 32 countries and has more than 400 service partners around the world, in addition to 4 manufacturing plants in 3 countries.

 

 

Asus USA

Asus was founded in Taipei, Taiwan, in 1989 by cofounders T.H. Tung, M.T. Liao, Ted Hsu, and Wayne Hsieh. All cofounders were former employees of Acer computers, working as hardware techs. The name ASUS is the partial letters used for the winged horse, Pegasus. The cofounders decided to use only the last four letters so they would have an alphabetical advantage in listings.

The company is a multinational computer hardware and electronics company which produces desktops, laptops, netbooks, mobile phones, monitors, motherboards, projectors, servers, workstations, and tablet pc’s. Asus is the world’s 4th largest personal computer vendor. Total brand worth is estimated at $1.3 billion. Asus is listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange, as well as the London Stock Exchange, but not on any U.S. exchanges as of today.

Asus has more than 50 service sites in 32 countries and has more than 400 service partners around the world, in addition to 4 manufacturing plants in 3 countries.

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Fry’s Electronics Corporate Office

Fry’s Electronics was founded in 1985 by Charles Fry, Randy Fry, and David Fry after father Charles Fry sold his Fry’s supermarket chain. The company is a super big box retailer of consumer electronics, household appliances, car audio, computer software and hardware. Fry’s Electronics,  frequently referred to as simply “Fry’s”, offers in-store computer repair, car audio installation, as well as custom built computers.

Fry’s has more than 14,000 employees and had $2 billion in revenue in 2014. The original store was located in Sunnyvale, California, and the company now has more than 34 stores in 9 states.

Fry’s stores are enormous in size and often have decorating “themes”. The store in Phoenix, Arizona, for example, has an Aztec theme, while the Palo Alto, California, store has a Wild West theme.

 

Fry's Electronics

Fry’s Electronics was founded in 1985 by Charles Fry, Randy Fry, and David Fry after father Charles Fry sold his Fry’s supermarket chain. The company is a super big box retailer of consumer electronics, household appliances, car audio, computer software and hardware. Fry’s Electronics,  frequently referred to as simply “Fry’s”, offers in-store computer repair, car audio installation, as well as custom built computers.

Fry’s has more than 14,000 employees and had $2 billion in revenue in 2014. The original store was located in Sunnyvale, California, and the company now has more than 34 stores in 9 states.

Fry’s stores are enormous in size and often have decorating “themes”. The store in Phoenix, Arizona, for example, has an Aztec theme, while the Palo Alto, California, store has a Wild West theme.

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