Dataram Explained

Type:Private
Industry:Technology
Founded: in Princeton, New Jersey, United States
Hq Location City:Princeton, New Jersey
Hq Location Country:United States
Area Served:Worldwide
Revenue: US$ 30.399 million
Revenue Year:2014
Num Employees:55
Num Employees Year:2014

Dataram (formerly Dataram Corporation, stylized as DATARAM) is a manufacturer of computer memory and software products headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey. Dataram Memory was founded in 1967. It provided the core memory 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.[1] The company's manufacturing facility is in Montgomeryville, Pennsylvania, United States. Sales offices are located in the United States, Europe, China, and Japan.

History

Dataram was founded in 1967 as a manufacturer of computer memory for Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC), selling 16 KB of core memory.

In 1968, Dataram completed its initial public offering and began trading on the American Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol DTM.

In 1974, the company developed memory for the Digital PDP-11.

In 1976, the company produced the first solid-state drive called the BULK CORE for DEC and Data General computers.[2]

In 1987, Dataram produced core memory for Sun Microsystems and Apollo workstations.

In 1989, they produced core memory for HP/Apollo systems.

In 1999, the company moved from the American Stock Exchange to NASDAQ, 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 Intel 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 IBM. On 9 October 2018, Cenatek Inc.[3] acquired a privately owned 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 research and development were located in Redding, California.

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.[4] [5] [6]

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 The Star-Ledger.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Server Memory Products & Services - Dataram.
  2. Web site: Dataram Corp: 1977 Annual Report . 2011-06-19.
  3. Web site: Cenatek Assets Acquired by Dataram Corporation. 9 October 2008. 19 May 2009. dead. https://archive.today/20130123155029/http://www.freshnews.com/news/fresh-money/article-77992.html. 23 January 2013.
  4. Web site: Dataram Enters into Definitive Agreement to Acquire US Gold Corp :: U.S. Gold Corp. (USAU) . U.S. Gold Corp. . 14 June 2016 . 7 April 2021 . en.
  5. Memory . Dataram . Dataram Corporation Announces Name and Symbol Change to U.S. Gold Corp. and "USAU", respectively . GlobeNewswire News Room . 7 April 2021 . en . 26 June 2017.
  6. Web site: Cohen . Lynda . Dataram wraps up integration into LTL Group . ROI-NJ . 7 April 2021 . 1 November 2017.
  7. Web site: OEM server memory upgrades. Dell, HP, IBM, Sun, Oracle, Windows, SQL Server Memory - Dataram.