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Dataram
Company typePrivate
Nasdaq: DRAM
IndustryTechnology
Founded1967; 57 years ago (1967) in Princeton, New Jersey, United States
Headquarters
Princeton, New Jersey
,
United States
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Products
RevenueIncrease US$ 30.399 million (2014)
Number of employees
55 (2014)
Websitewww.dataram.com Edit this at Wikidata

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

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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]

Dataram Interface Module for a Digital Equipment PDP-8/I

Awards

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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]

References

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  1. ^ "Server Memory Products & Services - Dataram".
  2. ^ "Dataram Corp: 1977 Annual Report" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-06-19.
  3. ^ "Cenatek Assets Acquired by Dataram Corporation". 9 October 2008. Archived from the original on 23 January 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2009.
  4. ^ "Dataram Enters into Definitive Agreement to Acquire US Gold Corp :: U.S. Gold Corp. (USAU)". U.S. Gold Corp. 14 June 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  5. ^ Memory, Dataram (26 June 2017). "Dataram Corporation Announces Name and Symbol Change to U.S. Gold Corp. and "USAU", respectively". GlobeNewswire News Room (Press release). Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  6. ^ Cohen, Lynda (1 November 2017). "Dataram wraps up integration into LTL Group". ROI-NJ. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  7. ^ "OEM server memory upgrades. Dell, HP, IBM, Sun, Oracle, Windows, SQL Server Memory - Dataram".
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