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1976, Perle Systems is founded.
1977, Establishes manufacturing capabilities.
1983, Launches a new family of ATM Controllers.
1985, Stock goes public.
1987, Introduces standardized IBM Midrange and AS/400 products.
1998, Acquires Specialix. Specialix designed, developed, manufactured, and marketed a broad range of serial connectivity and remote access solutions that provided connectivity between PCs/servers and peripheral devices.
1999, Acquires Zeta Communication Limited for its IP routing technology.
2000, Acquires Chase Research. Chase Research designed, developed, manufactured, and marketed serial to Ethernet and remote access products.
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2003, Stock goes private.
2004, Incorporates RS-232, RS-422 and RS-485 interfaces on a single PCI serial card and provide the ability to individually configure each interface type using software commands.
2005, Incorporates IPV6 support into IOLAN Terminal Servers.; Launches serial card line that supports the PCI Express bus standard.
2006, Launches IOLAN Terminal Server that connect remote serial devices that operate in extreme temperatures (-40F to +165F ) to an enterprise IP network.; Launches a line of I/O Device Servers with the ability to monitor environmental alarms, intrusion detection, relay contact closures and equipment failure over Ethernet.
2007, Launches Redundant Path Technology and Remote Power Switches.
2008, Releases a line of SPEED LE Parallel PCI Card; Launches Spanish and Italian websites; Launches the IOLAN SCS48C DC Console Server for remote management of telecommunications equipment.
2009, Launches IOLAN Terminal Server specifically designed for medical data collection applications and certified for IEC 60601-1; Launches Terminal Servers for Electrical Utility Substation Market that meet NERC CIP and EPCIP requirements; Launches Terminal Server Certified as Class 1 Div2; Launches Terminal Server with HTTP tunneling
2010, Launches Ethernet to Fiber Media Converters; Launches NEBS Level 3 Compliant Console Servers; Achieves ISO 9001:2008 Certification.
2011, Extends Fiber Optic Cabling Support to 160 km; Launches FIPS 140-2 Validated IOLAN Terminal Servers. - Needs further validation. No validated hardware can be found on NIST https://csrc.nist.rip/groups/STM/cmvp/documents/140-1/140val-historical.htm Item could be compliant, but not validated
2012, Launches Industrial Temperature Media Converters; Launches Ethernet Copper Extenders
2013, Launches 10G Media Converters
2014, Launches Industrial Ethernet Switches
2015, Launches Wireless Serial Device Servers
2016, Phoenix Contact acquires Perle Systems
2017, Perle Enables Serial over Cellular Network Data Transmission; Launches PoE Industrial Managed Switches; Launches IOLAN SCSC Console Servers with dual SFP slots; Releases 10G Media Converters capable of 10/100/1000/2500/10000 Rate Conversion;
2018, Launches eR-S1110 Ethernet Repeater; Launches Modular Console Servers for In-Band and Out-of-Band-Management;
2019, Launches Console Servers with integrated 4G LTE for Out-of-Band-Management; Launches Enterprise-Class Edge Cellular LTE Routers & Gateways;
2020, Launches a 10-port PoE (100W) Gigabit Switch with Fiber or Copper uplink ports; Launches IOLAN SCR1618 Secure Out-of-Band Management Console Server;
2021, Launches FirstNet™ Ready LTE Routers;
2022, Launches Enterprise-Class Edge 5G Routers;
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