D-Link
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| Traded as | : 2332 |
| Industry | Networking equipment |
| Founded | March 1986 (as Datex Systems Inc.) 1994 (as D-Link Corporation) |
| Headquarters | Taipei, Taiwan |
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Key people
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Douglas Hsaio (CEO), John Hsuan (Chairman) |
| Products | Hubs, Routers, DSL/Cable Gateways, Switches, Wireless Access Points, Storage and security IP cameras |
| Revenue |
 NT$ 26,614 million (2015) |
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Number of employees
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2,722 (2015) |
| Website | www |
D-Link Corporation (Chinese: 友訊科技) is a Taiwanese multinational networking equipment manufacturing corporation headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan. It was founded in March 1986 in Taipei as Datex Systems Inc. It began as a network adapter vendor and has gone on to become a designer, developer, and manufacturer of networking solutions for both the consumer and business markets. The company is known for the bad security of the products they sell, to the point that the Federal Trade Commission has sued D-Link for failing to take reasonable steps to secure their routers and IP cameras.
D-Link Corporation changed its name from Datex Systems Inc. in 1994, when it went public and when it became the first networking company on the Taiwan Stock Exchange. It is now publicly traded on the TSEC and NSE stock exchanges. It was founded by seven individuals including Ken Kao, the late Chairman of D-Link.
In 2007, it was the leading networking company in the small to medium business (SMB) segment worldwide with 21.9% market share. In March 2008, it became the market leader in Wi-Fi product shipments worldwide, with 33% of the total market. In 2007, the company was featured in the "Info Tech 100", a listing of the world's best IT companies. It was also ranked as the 9th best IT company in the world for shareholder returns by BusinessWeek.
D-Link's products are geared towards the networking and communications market. Its business products include switches, surveillance network cameras, firewalls, iSCSI SANs and business wireless, while consumer products cover consumer wireless devices, broadband devices, and the Digital Home devices (which include media players, storage, and surveillance camera/NVR).
AC5300 MU-MIMO Ultra Wi-Fi Router
AC1900 Wi-Fi USB 3.0 Adapter
mydlink Home Smart Plug
mydlink Home Monitor 360
In January 2010, it was reported that HNAP vulnerabilities had been found on some D-Link routers. D-Link was also criticized for their response which was deemed confusing as to which models were affected and downplayed the seriousness of the risk.
In January 2013, version v1.13 for the DIR-100 revA was reported to include a backdoor in the firmware. By passing a specific user agent in an HTTP request to the router, normal authentication is bypassed. It was reported that this backdoor had been present for some time.
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