Eizo
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| Public KK | |
| Traded as | TYO: 6737 |
| Industry | Computer |
| Founded | Hakui, Ishikawa, Japan (March 1968) |
| Headquarters | 153 Shimokashiwano, Hakusan, Ishikawa 924-8566, Japan |
Key people |
Yoshitaka Jitsumori (President and CEO) |
| Products |
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| Revenue | (¥ 73.64 billion) (FY 2013) |
| Profit |
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Number of employees | 1,675 (consolidated, as of March 31, 2014) |
| Subsidiaries | Irem |
| Website | www.eizo.com |
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Footnotes / references [1][2][3][4] | |
Eizo Corporation (EIZO株式会社 EIZO Kabushiki-gaisha) or EIZO, is a manufacturer of high-end computer displays. A Japanese corporation, it was founded in March 1968 but did not adopt its current name until 2013. It has its headquarters in Hakusan, Ishikawa Prefecture.[1]
Name
The name Eizo is a reference to the Japanese word meaning "image", 映像, eizō in romaji.
History
The company was founded as Hakui Electronic Corporation in Hakui, Ishikawa, Japan, in 1968; it initially manufactured televisions. In March 1973, it became Nanao Corporation. In 1976, it began manufacture of industrial monitors, and in 1981 started making PC monitors.
Hitec Associates Ltd was founded in 1984 as a sales subsidiary of Nanao specifically for the European market.[3]
In 1985, "Eizo" was launched as a brand by Hitec Associates in Europe. In the same period, parent company Nanao founded offices in the United States to launch products in that region under the "Nanao" brand as in Japan.
In January 1990, Hitec Associates Ltd was renamed Eizo Corporation.
In May 1990, the company moved its headquarters to Mattō, Ishikawa (now Hakusan).
In 1996, the "Eizo" brand replaced the "Nanao" brand in Japan and the United States, although Nanao remained the corporate name of the company in these regions.
In 1999, Nanao Corporation and Eizo Corporation merged to form Eizo Nanao Corporation, which in 2013 changed its name to simply Eizo Corporation.[3]
Products
Eizo's products include:
- LCD Monitors (FlexScan Series)
- Graphics monitors (ColorEdge Series)
- Arcade machine monitors
- Touch panel and industrial monitors (DuraVision Series)
- Medical display systems (RadiForce Series)
- Home entertainment monitors (FORIS Series)
- Air traffic control monitors (Raptor Series)
- Accessories
References and footnotes
- 1 2 "Corporate Profile". Eizo Corporation. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
- ↑ "Financial Highlight". Eizo Corporation. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
- 1 2 3 "Company History". Eizo Corporation. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
- ↑ "Financial Highlights". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
External links
- Official website (English)
