Digi International, Inc. is an American

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) technology company based in

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History

The company was founded in 1985 and went public as Digi International in 1989. The company initially offered intelligent ISA/

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boards (the 'DigiBoard') with multiple

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serial

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for PCs. Today, multiport serial boards are still sold, but the company focuses on embedded and external

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(wired and

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) communications,

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products, radio modems and embedded modules based on

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( 4G) communications platforms.

Patents

Digi International settled a

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lawsuit with U.S. Ethernet Innovations LLC for $1.525 million in April 2013. In 2022, NimbeLink, a subsidiary of Airgain, filed a lawsuit alleging certain Digi products infringed on NimbeLink's Skywire cellular modems. The

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found all patent claims by Nimbelink to be invalid in May 2024.

Acquisitions

*1991: Arnet Corp *1993: Stargate and Milan Technologies *1995: Lan Access *1997: Aetherworks *1998: Illinois-based Central Data Corp and German-based open systems provider ITK International Inc. *2000: Inside Out Networks, a

connectivity manufacturer in Austin, Texas. The Inside Out brand was phased out in 2006. *2001: French company Decision Europe, including the Xcell Technology brand. *2002: Net Silicon, fabless manufacturer of

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-based microprocessors. *2003: Embrace Networks *2005: Rabbit Semiconductor, a manufacturer of

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based silicon, embedded modules and

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. In the same year, the company acquired processor module manufacturers FS Forth-Systeme GmbH of

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, Germany, and

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, Spain-based Sistemas Embebidos S.A. *2006: Wireless technology company MaxStream, for $38.8M. *2008: Cellular router manufacturer Sarian Systems Ltd. for $30.5 million. In the same year, Digi also acquired wireless technology design services company Spectrum Design Solutions Inc. *2009: Mobiapps, fabless manufacturer of satellite modems on the

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satellite network. *2012: Cloud computing services provider Etherios. *2015: Toronto-based temperature monitoring company Bluenica. *2016: Digi acquired FreshTemps, temperature monitoring and task management for the food industry. *2017: Digi acquired SMART Temps and TempAlert, two temperature and task management providers for retail, education, food service, healthcare, and industrial applications. *2018: Network equipment company Accelerated Concepts. *2019: Opengear. *2021: Digi acquired Haxiot, a provider of wireless connection services. *2021: Digi acquired Ctek, a company specializing in remote monitoring and industrial controls. *2021: Digi acquired Ventus Holdings.

References

{{reflist Computer companies of the United States Computer hardware companies Wireless sensor network Sensors Computer peripheral companies Networking companies of the United States American companies established in 1985 Companies based in Minnetonka, Minnesota Companies listed on the Nasdaq