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ViewSonic

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The company launched its ViewSonic monitor line in 1990 and later renamed itself after that brand.[1][2] In 1987, James Chu established Keypoint Technology Corporation in California.[1][2]

Key facts and history

James Chu started the company after being stranded in the U.S. by a Taiwanese manufacturer, according to a GoldSea account.[3] By October 1987, Chu's salesmanship had turned his employer into a huge success.[3] The company filed for an IPO in 2007 to raise up to $143.8 million, but withdrew in 2008 citing unattractive market terms.[4] By 2019, over 5,500 U.S. elementary and junior high schools had installed ViewBoards.[5]

The company's headquarters are in Brea, California, with a research center in New Taipei City, Taiwan.[6] ViewSonic purchased the branded business of Nokia Display Products during the year 2000.[7]

What the cited sources add

A GoldSea article notes that before 2000, Chu predicted ViewSonic would surpass NEC in total U.S. sales.[3] The company's own timeline states it launched its first LCD monitor in 1997 and entered the projector market in 1999.[2] A 2019 press release confirms ViewSonic's myViewBoard Classroom platform became Google for Education certified.[8] The same release quotes President Bonny Cheng on the company's alignment with Google's education ecosystem.[8]

A 2020 press release states ViewSonic became a Microsoft Education partner, integrating myViewBoard with Microsoft tools.[9] That release quotes CTO Craig Scott on myViewBoard for Windows creating a secure, cloud-integrated whiteboard experience.[9]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "ViewSonic" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "James Chu 1/8 - Asian American Rags to Riches Success Stories", GoldSea; "Company", www.viewsonic.com (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  2. "Company", www.viewsonic.com. facts only, no text reused. viewsonic.com
  3. "James Chu 1/8 - Asian American Rags to Riches Success Stories", GoldSea. facts only, no text reused. goldsea.com
  4. Wikipedia, "ViewSonic" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: F. Moltzen, "ViewSonic Prevails In Patent Dispute", ChannelWeb Network, 2005-12-13; "ViewSonic Registers for IPO - Forbes.com", www.forbes.com; "Re: ViewSonic Corporation Withdrawal of Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-144262)", www.sec.gov (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  5. Wikipedia, "ViewSonic" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "ViewSonic Named the Best-Selling Collaboration Display Brand of Q1 2018*"; "Forgotten Display Market Leader ViewSonic Stages a Comeback", Commonwealth Magazine; Corporation, "ViewSonic Becomes a Google for Education Partner", www.prnewswire.com; ViewSonic, "ViewSonic Becomes a Microsoft Education Partner with myViewBoard for Windows", www.prnewswire.com (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  6. Wikipedia, "ViewSonic" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "About ViewSonic – Our Story & Mission", www.viewsonic.com (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  7. Wikipedia, "ViewSonic" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Nokia - ViewSonic Corporation Acquires Nokia Display Products' Branded Business - Press Releases - Press - About Nokia", press.nokia.com (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  8. Corporation, "ViewSonic Becomes a Google for Education Partner", www.prnewswire.com. facts only, no text reused. prnewswire.com
  9. ViewSonic, "ViewSonic Becomes a Microsoft Education Partner with myViewBoard for Windows", www.prnewswire.com. facts only, no text reused. prnewswire.com

Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article ViewSonic (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.

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