Infortrend Technology () is a Taiwanese technology company specializing in
SAN and
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storage systems. The company is headquartered in the
Zhonghe District
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of
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Taiwan
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, and has regional headquarters in
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UK.
History
Infortrend was founded in 1993 in Taiwan, initially focusing on
RAID
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controllers. The company gradually expanded its focus to include full RAID storage arrays.
In 2003 it started to ship its own-branded products when it launched the EonStor product series. Since then, its own-branded business has continued to grow, including product lines such as EonStor DS, ESVA and EonNAS.
Infortrend launched the world's first 8Gbit/s
Fibre Channel
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-host (FC-host) RAID array, the world's first 16Gbit/s FC-host RAID array, 2.5"-drive RAID array, SAS-drive RAID array and SATA-drive RAID array.{{citation needed, date=March 2018
Infortrend was listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange in 2002.
Products
The company's main product families include EonStor GS, EonStor GSe, EonStor GSe Pro and EonStor DS.
See also
*
List of companies of Taiwan
Taiwan maintains a stable industrial economy as a result of economic growth and industrialization during the late 20th century, being dubbed as one of the Four Asian Tigers along with Hong Kong, Singapore and South Korea. It is a member of both ...
External links
Businessweek Online- 'Asia's Hot Growth Companies: 2006 (ranked no.5) - Businessweek Online'
1993 establishments in Taiwan
Electronics companies established in 1993
Companies based in Taipei
Computer storage companies
Electronics companies of Taiwan
Taiwanese brands