D-Link Corporation is a Taiwanese multinational networking equipment manufacturing corporation headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan. It was founded in March 1986 in Taipei as Datex Systems Inc. History D-Link Corporation changed its name from Datex Systems Inc. in 1994, when it went public and when it became the first networking company on the Taiwan Stock Exchange. It is now publicly traded on the TSEC and NSE stock exchanges. In 1988, Datex Systems Inc. released the industry's first peer-to-peer LANSmart Network Operating System, able to run concurrently with early networking systems such as Novell's NetWare and TCP/IP which most small network operating systems could not do at the time. In 2007, it was the leading networking company in the small to medium business (SMB) segment worldwide with 21.9% market share. In March 2008, it became the market leader in Wi-Fi product shipments worldwide, with 33% of the total market. In 2007, the company was featured in the "Info Tech 100", a listing of the world's best IT companies. It was also ranked as the 9th best IT company in the world for shareholder returns by BusinessWeek. In the same year, D-Link was released one of the first WiFiCertified802.11n draft 2.0 Wi-Fi router (DIR-655), which subsequently became one of the most successful draft 802.11n routers. In May 2013, D-Link released its flagship draft 802.11ac Wireless AC1750 Dual-Band Router (DIR-868L), which at that point had attained the fastest ever wireless throughput as tested by blogger Tim Higgins. In April 2019, D-Link was named "Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice for Wired and Wireless LAN Access Infrastructure". Products and services/solutions D-Link's products are geared towards the networking and communications market. Its business products include switches, surveillance network cameras, firewalls, iSCSI SANs and business wireless, while consumer products cover consumer wireless devices, broadband devices, and the Digital Home devices (which include media players, storage, and surveillance camera/NVR). Examples of D-Link products Awards and recognition 2020 CES Innovation Award DWP-1020 5G NR Outdoor Unit DWR-2101 5G Wi-Fi 6 Mobile Hotspot 2020 iF Design Award DCS-8526LH Full HD Pan & Tilt Pro Wi-Fi Camera 2020 iOT Breakthrough Award COVR-1902 AC1900 Whole Home Mesh Wi-Fi System 2020 Taiwan Excellence Award DWR-2010 5G NR enhanced Gateway 2019 CES Innovation Award DWR-2010 5G NR Enhanced Gateway 2019 Taiwan Excellence Award DCS-8650LH DWR-976 DIR-2680 DIR-3060 COVR-C1203 COVR-2202 DCS-1820LM DCH-G601W Media reviews and awards D-Link DCS-9500T received the 2020 Editor's Choice Award from Technology