Link: http://www.everex.com/products/products.htmBackground
Established in 1983, and headquartered in Fremont, California, Everex has grown to become one of the most experienced and trusted brands in the personal computer industry. As a market leader in producing innovative products, Everex has sold millions of PCs and peripheral components worldwide.
"No Substitute for Integrity"
- Everex, 1983 -
With the resources and capability to design, engineer and manufacture its own technology-based products, Everex maintains a unique competitive advantage and is able to provide products to both its resellers and end-users with the lowest possible cost of ownership, all without sacrificing quality, workmanship or service.
Everex is committed to provide customers with high-performance, highly-affordable technology; simple and durable enough to be used in everyday life.
Corporate Objectives
· Understanding the unique and significant needs of the marketplace
· Delivering products with the highest quality and value to Everex customers
· Conducting business in a legal and ethical manner
· Always respecting customers, employees, owners, business partners, suppliers and the environment
Contact Information
For further information or inquiries contact the Everex Corporate Office.
Everex
5020 Brandin Court
Fremont, CA 94538 USA
Tel: 866-850-8835
History
Originally founded in 1983, Everex shipped its first hard drive, tape backup and graphics product and completed its first year with an astonishing $1.9 million in revenues. Seven years later, with an ever expanding product line, annual revenues totaled over $436 million and the workforce topped 2,200 employees in offices located in the United States, Canada, Great Britain, France, Australia, Taiwan and Hong Kong. In 1985, Everex began shipping personal computers under private labels. Three years later the STEP computer line launched, introducing cutting-edge 286 and 386-based computing to a mass audience. Since then, over 40,000 resellers have purchased the Tempo™, AGI™, Abaton™ and eXplora™ product lines. In addition to computer systems, high-performance file servers and a UNIX-based operating system, the company produced tape drives, graphics boards, data and fax modems, memory enhancement products, network boards, desktop publishing products, disk drive and tape driver controllers and monitors.
24 Years after its inception, Everex continues to redefine the computing industry by provide customers throughout the world with high-quality, high-performance products.
Time Line
1983 - Everex Founded in Fremont, California USA
1984 - First Everex Hard Disk Drive Shipped
1985 - $1.9 Million Annual Revenue Reported
1986 - 286-Based STEP Line of Computers Launched
1987 - Everex IPO under NASDAW "EVRX"
1989 - 40,000 Worldwide Everex Resellers
1989 - Everex Excel Tape Backup wins PC Magazine "Editors Choice" Award
1990 - MacUser awards the Everex Abaton "Editors Choice"
1991 - $436 Million Annual Revenue Reported
1991 - Computer Reseller News ranks Everex #1 in Customer Satisfaction
1993 - Everex Purchased by Formosa Plastics Group
1994 - The Wall Street Journal lists Everex Amongst the most Reliable Computers
1995 - PC WORLD ranks the Everex STep SP/100 #1 in Performance PCs
1998 - Everex Launches FreeStyle, the World's First Windows® CE PDA
1999 - Best Buy first carries Everex eXplora PCs
2000 - Home Shopping Network resells Everex product on Nation-Wide Television
2005 - Sam's Club teams with Everex to supply eXplora PCs in 576 outlets throughout the US
2006 - Everex achieves record sales with 186-store, Taiwan retailer TK3C
2006 - Wal-Mart carries Everex PCs in 2,300 US locations
2006 - Office Max sells ultra-light Everex StepNote SA2050T
2006 - The New York Times touts the energy-effecient StepNote NC1500 as "a breath of fresh air..."
2007 - Circuit City teams with Everex to launch first Windows Vista notebooks
2007 - The Everex StepNote SA2053T wins PC World "Top 10 Ultraportable Laptop" award
2007 - Everex teams with OpenOffice.org to offer first PC with open source productivity suite sold in major US retailers
2007 - Open Source Everex gPC computer launched in Wal-Mart stores nationwide
2008 - Linux Magazine names Everex one of "20 Companies to Watch in 2008"
2008 - Ultra Mobile CloudBook PC gains worldwide recognition at CES
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