Logitech Milestones
Fall 2006
1981
" Logitech was founded on Oct. 2 by Daniel Borel, Pierluigi Zappacosta and Giacomo
Marini. The first office was in Apples, Switzerland.
1982
" Logitech opened its first U.S. office on March 8, at 165 University Ave. in Palo Alto,
Calif.
" Logitech introduced its first mouse, the P4. The P4 used opto-mechanical technology, featuring optical encoders connected to the rollers to deliver greater tracking precision while providing the tactile response of a rolling ball.
1983
" Logitech established presence in Italy.
1984
" Logitech secured its first major OEM win, with HP, a deal that would reach approximately 25,000 mice sold per year.
" Logitech designed the first cordless mouse, using infrared technology, for Metaphor.
1985
" Logitech entered the retail market with the C7 mouse. Available for under 0 in the
U.S., the C7 was viewed by many as breakthrough in price. The company sold more than 800 units in the first month (December) at retail. The C7 drew its power from the
CPU s RS232 serial interface, eliminating the need for an external power supply.
1986
" Logitech Far East LTD was created in Hsinchu, Taiwan to be a manufacturing center. Production began in September of that year. Hsinchu is Logitech s worldwide operations headquarters today.
" Logitech moves its European headquarters from Apples to Romanel, Switzerland.
1987
" Logitech established presence in Germany.
1988
" In July, Logitech went public on the SWX Swiss Exchange.
" Logitech introduced a handheld scanner, its first peripheral outside of its core mouse business.
" Logitech established presence in Ireland, Sweden, Japan and the United Kingdom.
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1989
" Logitech introduced the first thumb-operated trackball, the Logitech® TrackMan®, a departure from the traditional finger-operated trackball design.
" Logitech opened its Fremont, Calif. office. The office remains the North American headquarters for the company today.
" Logitech announced the S9 Mouse, the company s first mouse designed to fit the curve of a hand, a departure from the familiar box shape.
" Logitech established presence in France.
1990
" Logitech aimed to further satisfy the varying needs of its growing customer base with the new MouseMan product line. Realizing that one size can t fit all, Logitech introduced the mouse in different shapes and sizes MouseMan Left, MouseMan
Right, and MouseMan Large.
1991
