Admiral Overseas Corporation was founded in Chicago, Illinois, by Ross Siragusa as the Asian arm of his Admiral Corporation, and later established in Taiwan in 1967 as the first manufacturer of colour televisions for export. In 1978, Admiral Overseas Corporation was renamed AOC International. Direct Marketing under the AOC brand name began in 1979. From 1988 to 1997, AOC established its sales offices in United States, China, Europe, and Brazil. AOC was launched in India and Mexico in 2005 and 2006 respectively. Today, AOC products including CRT & LCD monitors, LCD television sets, All-in-One units and Android tablets, are available in more than 40 countries worldwide.
Timeline
1934 – Continental Radio and Television Corporation founded in Chicago, Illinois by Ross Siragusa. Name would later be changed to Admiral Corporation.
1947 – Admiral company and brand established in the United States; it is one of the first companies to produce color television sets.
1988 to 1997 – AOC establishes sales offices in the United States, China, Europe, and Brazil; main focus is computer monitors.
1999 to 2001 – AOC enters the display market in New Zealand and Australia.
2005 – AOC launched in India.
2006 – AOC launched in Mexico.
2007 to 2009 – AOC sells in more than 40 countries worldwide; products include CRT & LCD monitors, LCD TVs, and All-In-One PCs.
2016 - AOC launches AOC AGON premium line of gaming monitors.
Awards
In 2006, AOC was selected in Info 200 Company – top 200 in technology, Brazil. AOC ranked Top 3 in monitor category in the "2007 Best Brands Survey" by PC World in Brazil. The same year AOC received the "Fast-growing company in LCD monitors market" award from CCID Consulting in China. AOC was ranked 33 of Global Top 50 CE Brands by IDG in CES Daily magazine in 2008. AOC received the Consumers' Brand of Choice from the China Computer Users Association in 2008. The same year AOC received Best in Hardware IT Monitors in Brazil. In 2009, AOC was awarded as Power Brand Malaysia 2009. Over the years AOC products have won several design awards including the Red Dot Design Award in 2008. In 2007 and 2008 several awards were conferred to AOC products in India by Digit & Chip magazines.
