| 2010 |
• New Products
- Cordless HandScanner 7X 2D Barcode Reader
- Go Wi-Fi! P322
• New Star Program Partners
- Sprite Mobile
- GAO
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| 2009 |
• Socket Serial business sold to Quatech
• STAR Program launched
• New Products
- Antimicrobial Suite:
- SoMo 650Rx
- Bluetooth Cordless Hand Scanner 7 Rx
- Go Wi-Fi! P320 802.11a/b/g SDIO WLAN Card
- SoMo 650 Back Pack
• New Partners
- iBleep
- Sibridge Technologies
- ScanSource North America
- Optimus EMR
- embWiSe
- Viziflex Seels
• U.S. Patent for Mobile Computing Device Docking Station
• U.S. Patent for Software Compatible Parallel Interface with Bidirectional Handshaking for Serial Peripherals
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| 2008 |
• SoMo 650 awarded Portable Computing Magazine Product of the Year
• New Products
- SoMo 650Rx - Antimicrobial
- Industrial Headset & Microphone
- Enhanced Wi-Fi Companion
- USB-to-Serial Adapter
- 802.11a/b/g WLAN products for OEM
• U.S. Patent for Cordless Hand Scanner with Improved User Feedback
• U.S. Patent for Portable/Wearable Electronic Device
• U.S. Patent for Removable Wireless Expansion Card having a Removable Subscriber Information Module
• U.S. Patent for Wireless Enabled Memory Module
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| 2007 |
• New Product
- SoMo® 650 handheld device
• Socket Communications operate under the new name Socket Mobile, Inc.
• U.S. Patent for External Enclosure Portion of a Removable Expansion
• U.S. Patent for Ring-like Wearable Electronic Device
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| 2006 |
• New Products
- Cordless Ring Scanner
- Go Wi-Fi P500 Card
• Wi-Fi Alliance Brand Awards - 2006 WIFFIES
• U.S. Patent for Cordless Hand Scanner
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| 2005 |
• New Products
- USB Bluetooth Adapter
- OrganizeIT barcoding software suite
- SDIO v.92 56K modem
- Wi-Fi® Companion Software
• Increased developer support through Strategic Vertical Integrator Program
• U.S. Patent for Portable Electronic Device
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| 2004 |
• First profitable year on $26.1 million in revenue
• New Products
- Battery-powered Bluetooth modem
- Bluetooth bar code scanner
- RFID software developers kit
- New Bluetooth software for Windows XP notebooks and tablets
- Mobile Power Pack
- New Security Software for Pocket PC WLAN connectivity
- New Bluetooth GPS receiver
• Increased developer support through Strategic Vertical Integrator Program
• Member of Wi-Fi Alliance |
| 2003 |
• Introduced SDIO wireless plug-in cards: Bluetooth and Wireless LAN
• Expanded bar code scanning product line with 2D imager and SDIO plug-in scanner
• Reported positve cash flow from operations and third consecutive quarter of record revenue in the third quarter |
| 2002 |
• Launched "Empowering Mobility Partner Program"
• U.S. Patent awarded for removable memory in a removable I/O device
• Introduced first stand alone Bluetooth product: GPS receiver |
| 2001 |
• User friendly corporate identity and look
• CF Bluetooth plug-in card and software shipping
• Expansion of Socket Mobile Product Line: Bluetooth Connection Kit, Modem Card, Ethernet 10/100, Digital Phone Connection for Palm, Low Power Wireless LAN CompactFlash Card
• Member of Bluetooth Special Interest group (SIG)
• Shipped world's first 2D barcode laser scanner on a card |
| 2000 |
• Shipped the first Bluetooth CompactFlash card
• Member of Working Group to define the SD I/O standard
• Acquired 3rd Rail Engineering, engineering services and product design company |
| 1999 |
• Developed patent-pending technology for combining I/O and removable memory on a single card |
| 1998 |
• Shipped first CompactFlash I/O Card for Barcode Scanning
• Released Low Power Ethernet Plus PC Card
• Launched Socket Developer Program |
| 1997 |
• Co-invented the CompactFlash I/O standard |
| 1996 |
• Expanded PC serial card family of products: ruggedized serial and dual serial cards
• Commenced work on plug-in connection products for first Windows CE handheld computers
• Shipped world's first PC Card certified by Microsoft for Windows CE-based computers |
| 1995 |
• Became a public company |
| 1994 |
• Shipped first dual-mode PC Card wireless email receiver |
| 1993 |
• Established worldwide distribution network
• Introduced low-power serial PC card designed for mobile devices |
| 1992 |
• Socket Mobile founded
• Delivered the world’s first PCMCIA network card |
