Tandberg

Tandberg was an electronics manufacturer located in <a href="/facts/Oslo/PRJtFYUl">Oslo</a>, <a href="/facts/Norway/wlDRKRTR">Norway</a> (production, sales and distribution) and <a href="/facts/New_York_City/YlyvFmVC">New York City</a>, <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a> (sales and distribution). The company began in the radio field, but became more widely known for their <a href="/facts/Reel-to-reel_tape_recorder/x4MLKeVB">reel-to-reel tape recorders</a> as well as <a href="/facts/Cassette_deck/C9pPj1yl">cassette decks</a> and <a href="/facts/Television/X4YG5nT1">televisions</a>. The original company went bankrupt in 1978, after a sharp financial downturn. The following year, the company re-formed whilst their data division was split off as <a href="/facts/Tandberg_Data/bJ8HhkPT">Tandberg Data</a>, including the tape recording division, which reduced its scope to <a href="/facts/Data_recording/uCvJ6nrq">data recording</a>.
Over time the original Tandberg company became increasingly involved in the <a href="/facts/Teleconferencing/faNY3Amu">teleconferencing</a> systems, and became a leader in that field. The company's main competitor was <a href="/facts/Polycom/E8GnyLhQ">Polycom</a> and other competitors were <a href="/facts/Hewlett-Packard/abuNSYNu">HP</a>, <a href="/facts/Sony/7x4tCtBd">Sony</a>, <a href="/facts/Radvision_Ltd./S5GNsT1L">Radvision</a>, VTEL and Aethra.
<a href="/facts/Cisco_Systems/ocDgQt6T">Cisco Systems</a> acquired Tandberg on 19 April 2010. Tandberg Data became a <a href="/facts/Germany/paluuWBX">German</a> company dedicated to making <a href="/facts/Magnetic_tape/wj6IDTR1">computer tape</a> storage systems.

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