Memorex

Memorex Corp.
Company typePublic
IndustryComputer peripherals, computer media, consumer tape
Founded1961
FounderLaurence L. Spitters, Arnold T. Challman, Donald F. Eldridge, W. Lawrence Noon
DefunctNovember 1996
FateBrand currently owned by Digital Products International

Memorex Corp. began as a computer tape producer and expanded to become both a consumer media supplier and a major IBM plug compatible peripheral supplier. It was broken up and ceased to exist after 1996 other than as a consumer electronics brand specializing in disk recordable media for CD and DVD drives, flash memory, computer accessories and other electronics.