Dataram Memory is a manufacturer of computer memory and software products headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey, founded in 1967. Dataram provided core memory for many early Digital Equipment computer systems. Dataram's products include memory and storage, and related technical products 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. The company's manufacturing facility is in Montgomeryville, Pennsylvania, United States, and has sales offices in the United States, Europe, China. and Japan.
History
Dataram was founded in 1967 as a manufacturer of computer memory for Digital Equipment Corporation, selling 16KB core memory. In 1968, Dataram completed its initial public offering, and began trading on the American Stock Exchange under the symbol DTM. In 1974 the company developed memory for Digital PDP-11. In 1976 the company produced the 128KB core memory board, as well as the first Solid State Disk called BULK CORE for DEC and Data General computers. In 1987 Dataram produced memory for Sun Microsystems and Apollo workstations. In 1989 they produced memory for HP/Apollo systems. In 1992 Dataram designed custom ASIC-based memory boards, and upgraded their memory to 128MB. In 1993 they produced 16Mbit DRAM-based memory. In 1996 they produced a 256MB memory module. In 1997 they developed a 1GB SDRAM-based memory module and signed a licensing agreement with Silicon Graphics. The following year they produced a 2GB memory upgrade and signed a licensing agreement with Sun Microsystems. In 1999 the company moved from the AmericanStock Exchange to NASDAQ, trading under the symbol DRAM. They earned the highest number of Intel Advanced Memory Module Qualifications for 1999. In 2001 the company acquired Memory Card Technology assets, shipped a 2GB DIMM module in an 8GB memory upgrade for the SUN market, 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, and they produced an 8GB memory upgrade for IBM p-Series 6302 650 servers. In 2003 they produced an 8GB upgrade for Sun Microsystems SunFire Midframe servers. In 2004 they produced 4GB DDR memory module expanding AMD 2-way Opteron platforms to 32GB. In 2008 the company signed a service and support agreement with IBM, on 9 October 2018 acquired Cenatek Inc., 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 was located in Redding, California. In 2009 they produced an XcelaSAN storage optimization appliance. In October 2017, Dataram became a private company upon acquisition by LTL Group, a company focused on a turn-key approach to electronic contract manufacturing services and supply chain management services.
Awards
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.
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, the Joint Electron Device Engineering Council, the Storage Networking Industry Association, Technical Support Alliance Network, and a VMware Technology Alliance Partner. January 2010, Dataram reached their 12th year of participation in CMTL Test & Certification Programs, having the longest testing relationships of all participants.
