Company type | Private |
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Industry | Computer |
Founded | 1991Fremont, California, United States | in
Founder | Raymond Yu |
Defunct | 2002 |
Fate | Acquired |
Number of employees | 30 (1997)[1] |
Alaris, Inc., was an American computer hardware and software vendor active from 1991 to 2002. During the first half of its existence, the company sold high-performance x86- and PowerPC-based motherboards (manufactured by IBM) as either aftermarket upgrades for consumers or for OEMs to put in their own computer systems. Alaris also briefly sold its own computer systems. In 1996, the company pivoted to software, releasing the Videogram suite of video compression software intended for low-bandwidth websites and email. In 2002, the company was acquired in whole by a Japanese electronics conglomerate.