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

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. Dataram Memory was founded in 1967. It provided the

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for many early Digital Equipment computer systems. Dataram products include memory, storage 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. Sales offices are located in the

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, and

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History

Dataram was founded in 1967 as a manufacturer of

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for

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(DEC), selling 16 KB of

. In 1968, Dataram completed its

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and began trading on the

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

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. In 1976, the company produced the first

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called the ''BULK CORE'' for DEC and

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computers. In 1987, Dataram produced core memory for

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and Apollo workstations. In 1989, they produced core 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

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. On 9 October 2018, Cenatek Inc. acquired a

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company located in Morgan Hill, California, 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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were located in

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