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Looking back at its first 20 years, D-Link's success appears to be the result of a deceptively simple recipe - the right products at the right price. In reality, the
company has benefited from visionary leadership: D-Link designs and manufactures
innovative products, D-Link prices its products competitively and D-Link has
developed a distribution network that makes D-Link products readily available and
reachable anywhere in the world.
D-Link's management and engineers are innovators, not merely opportunists. The
company helped to create the wireless networking market with products that filled the
growing demand for connectivity solutions in business and in the home. D-Link made
its products accessible, educating consumers and business end-users alike about the
technology solutions available to them that improve their processes and their lives.
The company's success in the home networking market is due in large part to its roots
in business networking. Ethernet networking has always been D-Link's core
competency. With this foundation, it is no wonder that D-Link routers, wireless cards
and related home networking devices quickly became known for reliability at the best
price. D-Link continues to push the envelope, looking for ways to make
communications and connectivity faster, easier and more affordable: D-Link business-
class switches match up feature-for-feature with competing products that typically cost
considerably more; D-Link's Draft 802.11n home networking is among the best in
class; D-Link makes business and home network storage affordable; D-Link provides
the hardware necessary to meet the demand for VoIP solutions; D-Link customers were
enjoying downloaded videos, music and photos on their television screens using
D-Link products that were mostly launched ahead of our major competitors.
Innovation and value are D-Link's founding and guiding principles.
D-Link calls everywhere home and honors its global commitment with an aggressive
delivery network. Because of seamless teamwork with its supply chain, the company is
able to respond to market demand faster and more effectively than competitors.
Offices in every corner of the world coordinate with D-Link's headquarters to respond
to local market demands and the valuable input from D-Link's international partners.
The company's knowledge, expertise and support are implemented globally. D-Link
invests to stay abreast of market trends and uses that intelligence to expand new and
existing markets.
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1900 employees,
105 offices,
in more than 100 countries.
More than 3000 resellers.
$1.3billion revenue.
25 million products
shipped.
D-Link calls everywhere home and
realizes its global commitment with
an aggressive delivery network.
Because D-Link owns its supply chain
the company is able to respond to
market demand faster and more
effectively than competitors.