SMC Networks is a hardware manufacturer of
equipment such as
network cards,
switches,
wireless
routers, broadband routers, VDSL, network attached storage
servers, and IP cameras.
SMC Networks is the retail arm of Taiwan based Accton Technology
Accton Technology
Corporation (TAIEX:2345). By 1991, Accton had established
itself as the leading providing of OEM and ODM Ethernet technology
to well know Ethernet companies around the world. Between 1991 and
1996 SMC Corporation of Hauppauge, New York became a large customer
for Accton. During 1996, however, margins on Ethernet products
began to fall dramatically from 30% to the low teens. This put SMC
Corporation in difficult financial circumstances and unable to pay
their mounting accounts receivable to Accton. In 1997 Accton
converted the SMC bad debt on its books to an investment and
acquired the SMC brand. The result was that two companies, SMC
Networks (SMC) and Standard Microsystems Corporation
SMCS.
In 2001 Sean Keohane was hired as CEO. Sean came to SMC from Allied
Telesyn, now operating under the name
Allied Telesis where he was VP of Sales and
Marketing. Soon after Sean hired Barry M. George as VP/General
Manager. Barry had previously led competitor
D-Link Systems to an
IPO.
Together they reestablished SMC Networks in distribution, dmr,
reseller and retail channels.
Today, SMC Networks produces market and services LAN and
connectivity hardware for small and medium enterprises, home and
office users.
The company's headquarter is located in
Irvine,
California
in the United States.
SMC maintains a global presence through regional offices located in
the Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia-Pacific and Japan and serves its
target customers through an extensive network of
VAR and Internet Service
Providers.
Products
SMC Networks offers two key product families.
- EZ Networking, designed for the networked home and small
office, comprises the following sub-categories:
- Tiger, SMC's line of products for corporate and workgroup
environments:
- TigerSwitch
- TigerStack
- EliteConnect
- TigerStore
- TigerAccess
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