ATEN International Co.(Ltd) () is a multinational manufacturer of connectivity and access management hardware headquartered in

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. Its products include

KVM switch A KVM switch (with KVM being an abbreviation for "keyboard, video, and mouse") is a hardware device that allows a user to control multiple computers from one or more sets of keyboards, video monitors, and mouse. Name Switches to connect ...

es,

audiovisual Audiovisual (AV) is electronic media possessing both a sound and a visual component, such as slide-tape presentations, films, television programs, corporate conferencing, church services, and live theater productions. Audiovisual service provide ...

switches and matrices, intelligent

power distribution unit A power distribution unit (PDU) is a device fitted with multiple outputs designed to distribute electric power, especially to racks of computers and networking equipment located within a data center. Data centers face challenges in power protec ...

information technology management Information technology management (IT management) is the discipline whereby all of the information technology resources of a firm are managed in accordance with its needs and priorities. Managing the responsibility within a company entails many ...

systems, and interface adapters. ATEN has subsidiaries in several countries and is the parent company of IOGEAR.

History

The manufacturer was firstly founded in 1979, and their first products became available in 1981. In 1999, the company became a

public company A public company is a company whose ownership is organized via shares of share capital, stock which are intended to be freely traded on a stock exchange or in over-the-counter (finance), over-the-counter markets. A public (publicly traded) co ...

and established IOGEAR, a subsidiary with which focuses on consumer electronics and information technology which is US-based. In 2000, the company developed the first 4-port USB 2.0 hub, which became a USB testing standard for the USB Implementers Forum, Inc. The company went public in 2003 and has since remained the only listed KVM manufacturer in the world. In 2010, ATEN began offering professional-grade audio-visual (VanCryst) and green energy (NRGence) products, respectively. In 2012, ATEN collaborated with the

National Taiwan University of Science and Technology The National Taiwan University of Science and Technology (abbreviated as NTUST or TaiwanTech) is a public university located in Taipei, Taiwan. TaiwanTech was established in 1974 as the National Taiwan Institute of Technology (), the first and ...

to develop "iListen", software aimed at helping the hearing-impaired. The following year, ATEN joined the HDBaseT Alliance and began developing video extenders and matrices featuring

HDBaseT HDBaseT is a consumer electronic (CE) and commercial connectivity standard for transmission of uncompressed ultra-high-definition video, digital audio, DC power, Ethernet, USB 2.0, and other control communication (such as RS-232 and Consumer ...

technology.

Operations

ATEN has subsidiaries in the

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(established in 1996),

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(2000),

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(2004), the

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(2006),

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...

(2007),

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...

(2007), and

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(2015); a representative office in

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(2013); factories in

and China (2008); and R&D centers in

, and

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(1998).

Products

ATEN products use proprietary Application-specific integrated circuit (

ASIC An application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC ) is an integrated circuit (IC) chip customized for a particular use, rather than intended for general-purpose use, such as a chip designed to run in a digital voice recorder or a high-efficien ...

) technology, incorporating over 220 patents. As of July 2015, ATEN holds 466 approved global patents. KVM * KVM Switches: Desktop, Cat 5, over IP, Matrix, Rack, Secure * Computer Sharing Devices * Extenders * Modules & Accessories * Management Software * Serial Console Server Professional Audiovisual * Control System * Matrix Switches: Modular, Video * Extenders: HDBaseT, Optical, Wireless * Splitters * Adapters Energy Intelligence Rack PDU * Metered PDU: Ready, Outlet, Outlet-Switched, Outlet-Critical-Load * Switched PDU * Energy & DCIM Management Software * Energy Monitoring Device * KVM PDU Mobility and USB * Gamepad Emulator * Host Controller Cards * Tap (USB to Bluetooth Keyboard/Mouse Switch) * USB: Converters, Extenders, Peripheral Switches * USB/FireWire Hubs Data Communication * RS-232 Printer Switches * Network Printer Switches * RS-232 Interface Converters Cables * KVM: DVI, PS/2, PS/2-USB, USB * AV: HDMI, DVI, DisplayPort, VGA * Other: Cat 6

Environmental record

ATEN is ISO 14001:2004 UKAS compliant.

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