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Dataram Corporation 
Type Public (NASDAQ: DRAM) Industry Technology Founded Princeton, New Jersey, United States (1967) Headquarters Princeton, New Jersey, United States Area served Worldwide Key people John Freeman (President/CEO)
Mark Maddocks (CFO, VP of Finance)
Jeffrey Duncan (VP of Manufacturing and Engineering)
Bruce Magath (VP of Marketing and Strategy)
Anthony Lougee (Controller)
Phillip Marino (VP of Sales)
David Sheerr (General Manager MMB Unit)Products Computer data storage
DRAMs
Software
Storage Optimization ProductsRevenue 
US$ 25.9 million (2009)Employees 109 (2009) Website Dataram.com Dataram Corporation is an international manufacturer of computer memory, storage, and software products, founded in 1967 as a supplier of original equipment memory to Digital Equipment Corporation.
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Company overview
Dataram supplies 70 of the Fortune 100 companies, and governmental agencies including the Department of Defense. In 1968 Dataram completed its initial public offering. Dataram provides customized memory solutions for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and compatible memory for computers manufactured by Hewlett-Packard (HP), Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Sun), International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) and Dell Corporation (Dell). The company also manufactures memory for Intel and AMD motherboard-based servers. Dataram’s memory products are sold worldwide to OEMs, distributors, value-added resellers and end users. The company has two manufacturing facilities in Ivyland, Pennsylvania, United States, and sales or marketing offices in the United States, Europe and Japan. The company supplies memory products for workstations and computer servers sold by Sun, HP, IBM, SGI and Dell.[1]
History
Year Event(s) 1967 - Founded as a manufacturer of computer memory for Digital Equipment Corporation.
- Sells 16KB core memory.
1968 - Becomes a public corporation, begins trading on the American Stock Exchange under the symbol DTM.
1974 - Develops memory for Digital PDP-11.
1976 - Produces the 128KB core memory board.
1976 - Produces the first Solid State Disk called BULK CORE for DEC and Data General computers.[2]
1987 - Produces memory for Sun and Apollo workstations.
1989 - Produces memory for HP/Apollo systems.
1992 - Designs custom ASIC-based memory boards.
- Upgrades memory to 128MB.
1993 - Produces 16Mbit DRAM-based memory.
1996 - Produces 256MB memory module.
1997 - 1GB SDRAM-based memory module.
- Signs licensing agreement with Silicon Graphics.
1998 - Produces 2GB memory upgrade.
- Signs licensing agreement with Sun Microsystems.
1999 - Moves from the American Stock Exchange to NASDAQ and trades under symbol DRAM.
- Earns the highest number of Intel Advanced Memory Module Qualifications for 1999.
2001 - Acquires Memory Card Technology assets.
- Ships 2GB DIMM module in an 8GB memory upgrade for the SUN market.
- Earns the highest number of Intel Advanced Memory Module Qualifications for 2001.
2002 - DDR memory modules for Intel market receive validation from Advanced Validation Labs.
- 8GB memory upgrade for IBM p-Series 6302 650 servers.
2003 - 8GB upgrade for Sun Microsystems SunFire Midframe servers.
2004 - 4GB DDR memory module expanding AMD 2-way Opteron platforms to 32GB.
2008 - Signs service and support agreement with IBM.
2009 - Produces XcelaSAN storage optimization appliance.
Products
Memory
Dataram provides memory compatible with HP, IBM, Intel, Sun, and Dell servers and workstations. The company also provides limited AMD and Supermicro memory.
XcelaSAN
XcelaSAN Appliance
The XcelaSAN storage optimization appliance transparently applies intelligent caching algorithms that serve the most active block-level data from high speed solid state storage, creating an intelligent, virtual solid state SAN.[3]
The XcelaSAN appliance sits between fibre channel switches and disk arrays, providing a 128GB cache to serve the most active data. With most SSDs users to decide which data can benefit most from the fast performance; Dataram uses an automatic algorithm. Chief Technologist Jason Caulkins said that XcelaSAN starts determining which data to serve from the cache as soon as it is plugged in, and can complete the process in about an hour. Once up and running, an XcelaSAN appliance can handle 450,000 IOPS at 3GB per second.[4]
The XcelaSAN connects to a storage network using eight 4Gb/s Fibre Channel ports and can connect to the storage switch fabric or directly to back-end storage. It has high availability and is scalable, with hot-swappable, redundant power supplies, ECC, Chipkill, internal mirrored flash drives and active-active SAN configurations, with no single point of failure. The XcelaSAN installs in about an hour, and is managed through a web-based browse. It is priced from $65,000.
Services
Dataram's Performance Optimization and Total Cost of Computing Reduction program is a consulting service intended to reduce clients' costs and improve performance. The company offers services including engineering design and support, proof of concept engagements, customized consignment and product on-demand offerings, and installation services.
Recognition and agreements
Awards
In the fall of 2009 Dataram's Chief Technologist won the Tech Awards Circle in the Technologist of the Year category.
Certifications and memberships
Dataram's manufacturing facility is ISO 9001 certified, and its Intel and major clone servers, desktops, RAID, and barebones notebooks have been CMTL certified. In 2001 Dataram was named #52 in the Fortune's 100 Fastest Growing Small Companies. The company is a member of the American Council for Technology (ACT), the Joint Electron Device Engineering Council (JEDEC), the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA), Technical Support Alliance Network (TSANet), and a VMware Technology Alliance Partner (TAP).
Agreements
Effective February 14, 2008, Dataram and IBM entered an agreement in which IBM agreed to provide service to replace Dataram that displays an approved IBM FRU label and are installed in Intel- and AMD-based systems covered by an IBM maintenance agreement or a purchased upgrade to an IBM machine warranty. Dataram has been licensed by Sun Microsystems to use Sun's technology in memory designs. In 2003, SGI and Dataram entered into a service agreement for SGI Altix family of servers and Dataram memory upgrades.[5]
References
- ^ "DATARAM CORP (DRAM.W)". Reuters.com. http://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/companyProfile?symbol=DRAM.W. Retrieved 2010-04-21.
- ^ "Dataram Corp: 1977 Annual Report". http://www.storagesearch.com/dataram-1977-ssd-report.pdf. Retrieved 2011-06-19.
- ^ "Dataram Unveils XcelaSAN Storage Optimization Appliance". Dataram. September 28, 2009. http://corporate.dataram.com/company-info/news/press-release-library/1/dataram-unveils-xcelasan-storage-optimization-appliance. Retrieved 2010-04-27.
- ^ Harris, Derrick (September 28, 2009). "Dataram SSD Appliance Targets SAN Performance". GIGACOM. http://gigaom.com/2009/09/28/dataram-ssd-appliance-targets-san-performance/. Retrieved 2010-04-21.
- ^ "Agreements - Company Info - Dataram". Dataram. http://corporate.dataram.com/company-info/agreements. Retrieved 2010-04-23.
External links
- Dataram — Official website
Categories:- Companies listed on NASDAQ
- Companies established in 1967
- Electronics companies of the United States
- Manufacturing companies based in New Jersey
- Computer memory companies
- Computer storage companies
- Companies based in Princeton, New Jersey
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