Dataram (formerly Dataram Corporation) is a manufacturer of computer memory and software products headquartered in

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. Dataram Memory was founded in 1967. It provided

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for many early

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computer systems. Dataram products include memory and storage, and related technical products and services for desktops, laptops, workstations and servers. The company sells worldwide to OEMs, distributors, value-added resellers, embedded manufacturers, enterprise customers, and end users. Dataram provides compatible server memory for companies including HP, IBM, Sun Microsystems, Oracle, Dell, Cisco, Lenovo, Intel and AMD. The company's manufacturing facility is in

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, United States, and has sales offices in the

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, China, and Japan.

History

Dataram was founded in 1967 as a manufacturer of

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for

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(DEC), selling 16 KB

. In 1968, Dataram completed its

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, and began trading on the

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under the symbol DTM. In 1974, the company developed memory for Digital

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. In 1976 the company produced the first

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called ''BULK CORE'' for DEC and

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computers. In 1987, Dataram produced memory for

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and Apollo workstations. In 1989, they produced memory for HP/Apollo systems. In 1999, the company moved from the

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, trading under the symbol DRAM. They earned the highest number of Intel Advanced Memory Module Qualifications that year. In 2001, the company acquired Memory Card Technology assets, and again earned the highest number of

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Advanced Memory Module Qualifications for the year. In 2002, the company's DDR memory modules for the Intel market received validation from Advanced Validation Labs. In 2008, the company signed a service and support agreement with IBM, on 9 October 2018 acquired Cenatek Inc., a

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company located in

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, whose products were based on high-speed storage such as the Rocket Drive PCI-based solid state disk and Ramdisk. The company's

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was located in

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. In 2017, Dataram was taken private upon acquisition by LTL Group after taking part in the 2016

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of U.S. Gold Corp.

Awards

In the fall of 2009 Dataram's Chief Technologist won the Tech Awards Circle in the Technologist of the Year category. In September 2011, Dataram was listed in the Top 100 Companies by ''

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''.

Certifications and memberships

Dataram's manufacturing facility is

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certified, and its Intel and major clone servers, desktops,

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, and barebones notebooks have been

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certified. In 2001 Dataram was named #52 in the Fortune's 100 Fastest Growing Small Companies. The company is a member of the American Council for Technology (ACT), the

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(JEDEC), the

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(SNIA), Technical Support Alliance Network (TSANet), and a VMware Technology Alliance Partner (TAP). January 2010, Dataram reached their 12th year of participation in CMTL Test & Certification Programs, having the longest testing relationships of all participants.

References

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