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US Robotics

IT Services & Software · Corporate Divestiture · Acquired in September 2005

Analog internet connectivity solutions for commercial applications such as credit card processing and backup communications for enterprise-grade digital switches.

Platinum Equity Portfolio Company USRobotics wired panel.

KEY FACTS

  • Install base of more than 100 million products in 80+ countries worldwide.
  • Serves customers including Wal-Mart, Sam's Club, CDW, Radio Shack, and TigerDirect.com
  • One of the first companies to offer high-speed dialup modems for PCs.
  • Recognized industry-wide for its line of analog modems.
  • Product line includes modems, networking solutions, storage devices, VoIP (Voice-over-IP) accessories, and Internet security devices.

INITIATIVES

  • In 2006 expanded customer service and support, including a support center in Turkey.
  • In 2010 launched a new USB 3.0 product family, the latest in an ongoing series of new products.
updated 10/10