CTL Corporation explained

CTL Corporation
Foundation:1989
Location:Beaverton, Oregon
Type:private
Industry:Technology

CTL Corporation is an Oregon-based computer manufacturer that produces Chromebooks and Chromeboxes.

Company

CTL was founded as Computer Technology Link Corp[1] in 1989[2] and is based in Beaverton, Oregon.[3] In 2015 it opened offices in Vigo, Spain as well.[4] The chief executive officer is Erik Stromquist.[5]

Computers

In 1999, CTL began providing computers and technical support to the government of Malaysia and its education system. CTL began manufacturing all-in-one PCs again in the early 2010s.[6] In 2014 CTL partnered with CryptoRig in order to produce currency-mining computer systems.[7] In 2016 CTL Chromebooks were provided to teachers and students in Nevada education system via a legislative appropriation of $20 million passed through the Nevada State House.[8] [9]

In 2018 CTL partnered with Google and Sprint in order to develop a Chromebook with access to LTE mobile service, creating the Chromebook NL7 LTE.[10] It also released the Core i7 version.[11] In 2019 the company released the CTL Chromebook Tab Tx1, with two Cortex-A72 cores and four further Cortex-A53, and 4 GB of memory and 32 GB of storage.[12] That year CTL also released the Chromebox CBx1-7 for mounting to visual displays.[13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: March 1, 1999 . CTL's doing business in Malaysia . 2022-02-10 . www.bizjournals.com.
  2. Web site: Computer Technology Link . Inc.com.
  3. Web site: Oregon Business - Beaverton manufacturer tapped to make new Chromebooks . www.oregonbusiness.com.
  4. Web site: Beaverton's CTL opens first overseas office . Portland Business Journal.
  5. Web site: 12 July 2018 . CTL Spain Brings The Chromebox CBX1 To Greater Europe . chromeunboxed.com.
  6. Web site: Are all-in-one PCs making a comeback? . CRN Australia.
  7. Web site: Beaverton's CTL dives into currency-mining supercomputers . 2022-02-10 . Portland Business Journal . en-us.
  8. Web site: Bolkan . Joshua . 2016-01-14 . Nevada Taps Private Partner for 1:1 Initiative - . THE Journal.
  9. Web site: Spencer . Malia . January 13, 2016 . Beaverton computer maker expands to Nevada after landing major contract . 2022-02-10 . www.bizjournals.com.
  10. Web site: Schaffhauser . Dian . New Chromebook Bundles LTE - . Campus Technology.
  11. Web site: 15 October 2018 . CTL Launches Core i7 Chromebox With a Competition Crushing Pricetag . chromeunboxed.com.
  12. Web site: Ramstad . Jordan . 18 January 2019 . CTL Pits Itself Against ASUS In Education With New Chrome OS Tab . Android Headlines.
  13. Web site: 3 January 2019 . CTL develops 2 Chromeboxes for digital signage . www.digitalsignagetoday.com.

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