Logitech

Logitech is an international Swiss computer accessory manufacturers. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Apple. The most famous products are computer mice and keyboards.

Country markets

Logitech sells products in more than 100 countries. In 2010, a turnover of 2.363 billion U.S. dollars was earned. The company is listed on the Swiss Exchange and listed on the Nasdaq since 1997.

In Japan, under the name of Logicool are sold, as it (without h) are in Japan since 1982 Logitec, which also deals with computer accessories, which it would have to confusion problems can occur.

Products

Logitech manufactures all kinds of computer accessories, including mice, speakers, headsets, webcams, joysticks, and universal remote controls. In wireless peripherals with digital wireless technology, Logitech is a world leader, in 2004 they brought with MX 1000 is the world's first laser mouse on the market.

Name

The name Logitech is based on the French word for software ( logiciel ) because you wanted to make software originally.

History

Logitech was founded by Swiss Daniel Borel and some colleagues at Stanford University on a farm in the Swiss Apple in 1981.

In 1982, Microsoft rose to a still counting of the biggest competitors to do business with a company PC accessories. Logitech introduced the same year with the P4, the world's first series - mouse before; in Europe in those days still largely unknown. Niklaus Wirth already in 1980 brought the first mouse from Xerox Research in America and used at the ETH Zurich.

In 1985 the LogiMouse C7 developed by René summer electronics, which referred power directly from the RS- 232 interface and require no external power sources. Introduced with her three-button function became a standard in the industry.

1988 Logitech went to Geneva and Zurich to the stock market. In 1989, the Logitech Mouse Man, whose improved ergonomic shape the design of the Logitech mice influenced the long term. 1991 will be presented with the Cordless Mouse -Man, the first cordless wireless mouse and with the KidzMouse the first designed specifically for children mouse. 1992 PhotoMan is introduced, $ a very early digital camera for under $ 1000 U.S.. 1995, two new premieres appear in the product range: the VideoMan first webcam and the WingMan first accessories especially for computer games.

1996 left the 100 millionth mouse, the production of Logitech, Microsoft had this hurdle, however, been almost ten years earlier - 1988 - taken. In 1997, the IPO on the Nasdaq under the symbol LOGI. In 1998, the first Cordless Desktop, a combination of wireless keyboard and mouse, and the steering wheel series Formula Force GP was introduced on the market. The acquisition of Connectix QuickCam creator of the product family, laid the foundation for leadership in Webcam segment.

The Italian Guerrino de Luca, previously active as a marketing specialist at Apple Computer farmer, became the new CEO of Logitech, while Borel withdrew to the Supervisory Board. As early as 1999, only three years later, Logitech announced the number of 200 million computer mice sold. 2000, the next million mark was reached, with two million -selling wireless keyboards, an increase of one million within a year was achieved. The American company Labtec Inc. was acquired in 2001 for the widening of the offer in the speaker segment. The first cordless optical mouse, Cordless Optical mouseman, and the first game console controller, steering wheel Driving Force for the PlayStation 2 were presented.

2003 were achieved with the sale of the 500 millionth mouse millionth of the force-feedback steering wheel the next record levels. To the exploding market for input devices the breakthrough of the graphical user interface has contributed across all systems, and applications significantly. 55 % of PCs 900 million sold were equipped with a Logitech mouse. The first laser mouse in the world, the MX1000, appeared in 2004. His way into the living room, the company continued on with the Harmony universal remote, the " mouse for the house ." The technique was developed by a Canadian manufacturer Intrigue Technologies, Logitech took over in April.

In July, Logitech celebrated the delivery of 50 million wireless products. In 2006, the company Logitech Slim Devices. Published in 2007 the G9 with a dot density of up to 3200 dpi and an acceleration of up to 8G. , The dot density can be set in M200er steps. 2008 Logitech launched the first in the air controllable mouse on the market, the MX Air, which has a rechargeable battery and also serves as a remote control for various music programs on the PC. End of the same year announced Logitech that the billionth computer mouse was delivered. Since August 2008, Logitech also has headphone manufacturer Ultimate Ears after its acquisition in the product range. In early 2009 gave Logitech announced that despite profit increase job cuts of about 15 percent of the comprehensive about 3000 jobs worldwide salaried workforce would be arranged. It further gaming hardware products were introduced from the G- series. This now includes various product segments. The end of 2009 the videoconferencing manufacturer LifeSize was acquired, with the Logitech participates in one of the most important growth markets in the industry.