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. The company was founded in 1985 and went public as Digi International in 1989. The company initially offered intelligent ISA/ PCI boards (the 'DigiBoard') with multiple asynchronous serial

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for PCs. Multi-port serial boards are still sold, but the company focuses on embedded and external

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) communications as well as scalable

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products. The company also sells radio modems and embedded modules based on LTE ( 4G) communications platforms.

Acquisition history

Digi International has acquired a number of companies since it went public. *2021 Digi acquired Ventus Holdings. *2021 Digi acquired Ctek, a company specializing in remote monitoring and industrial controls. *2021 Digi acquired Haxiot. *2019 Digi acquired

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. *2018 Digi acquired Accelerated Concepts, a provider of secure, enterprise-grade, cellular (LTE) networking equipment for primary and backup connectivity. *2017 Digi acquired TempAlert, a provider of temperature and task management for retail pharmacy, food service, and industrial applications. *2017 Digi acquired SMART Temps, LLC, a provider of real-time food service temperature management for restaurant, grocery, education and hospital settings as well as real-time temperature management for healthcare. *2016 Digi acquired FreshTemps, temperature monitoring and task management for the food industry. *2015 Digi acquired Bluenica, Toronto-based company focused on temperature monitoring of perishable goods in the food industry. *2012 Digi acquired Etherios a Chicago-based salesforce.com Platinum Partner. *2009 Digi acquired Mobiapps a fabless manufacturer of satellite modems on the

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satellite network. *2008 Digi acquired Spectrum Design Solutions Inc. for $10 million, a design services company specializing in Wireless Design technologies. *2008 Digi acquired a European manufacturer of cellular router products, Sarian Systems Ltd. for $30.5 million. *2006 Digi acquired MaxStream, a company that specialized in wireless technology primarily for embedded electronics is purchased for $38.8M. *2005 Digi acquired FS Forth-Systeme GmbH (

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, Spain), manufacturers of embedded processor modules using Net Silicon and other processor platforms. *2005 Digi acquires Rabbit Semiconductor a manufacturer of

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based silicon, embedded modules and Single Board Computers. *2003 Digi acquired Embrace Networks a provider of EDP micro-client technology. *2002 Digi acquired Net Silicon a fabless manufacturer of ARM-based microprocessors with a focus on networking. *2001 Digi acquired Decision Europe a French company with its brand name Xcell Technology for the serial TCP/IP products and Remote Access Server. *1998 Digi acquired ITK International, Inc. (ITK), a Dortmund, Germany provider of open systems, remote access for small- and medium-sized businesses, including a

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(VOIP). *1998 Digi acquired Central Data Corp, Champaign, IL. *1991 Digi acquired Arnet Corp.

References

{{reflist 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