Timeline

2010

Expanded USB to Serial range to include Industrial multiport devices

2009

• Launched Ethernet to Serial and USB to Serial ranges
• World's first serial card manufacturer to achieve Windows 7 Signed Drivers

2008

• Achieved ISO 14001 Environmental accreditation
• World's first Server 2008 Serial Drivers

2007

• Won Small Business of the Year & Champions of Best Practice by the Manufacturing Institute
• Brainboxes expand again, opening an office in USA
• ExpressCard & PCI Express ranges released

2006

World's first Vista Serial Drivers achieve WHQL qualification

2005

• Achieved 64 Bit Drivers for Windows XP & Server 2003
• Won prestigious European Manufacturer of the Year award

2004

• HRH Prince Andrew visited Brainboxes
• Brainboxes PCI958 chip with advanced features is the heart of the industry leading UC range

2003

Achieved Investors in People status for development and training of staff

2002

BL-565 Bluetooth card achieved Bluetooth SIIG accreditation. In total 6 Brainboxes products accredited in 2 year period

2001

Brainboxes launch its first custom design ASIC Chip BB16CF950 the backbone of the CF & PCMCIA card range

2000

CeBit Brainboxes exhibited world's first PCMCIA Bluetooth card using CSR Bluecore chip

1999

• Brainboxes begins development of Bluetooth product range
• Launch PCMCIA card range

1998

• Large investment in SMT production line. Now can make 1 board per minute
• Brainboxes expand, opening an office in Japan

1997

• Won M&S rollout
• PCI Serial card range launched

1996

Brainboxes launch world's first PCI modem

1995

Brainboxes moves to SMT production line

1994

Achieved ISO 9001 accreditation covering design, manufacturing and supply of all our products

1993

OptoDIO range. High current, high voltage, digital input output cards

1992

• Opto Isolated RS422/485 cards used in Barcelona Olympic Games timing equipment
• ADI200 cards with Quanta software

1991

Top selling Serial Solutions software launched

1990

Brainboxes launch ISA Serial Cards

1989

Brainboxes design the special effects control system for hit West End musical Miss Saigon

1988

Launch MicroChannel Architecture cards range consisting of IEEE488, 2xRS232, 2xRS422/485, DIO48, TimerDIO,
ProtoBoard

1987

• PC Elite card launch

• Eamonn Walsh meets HRH Prince Philip, Duke of
  Edinburgh when he opened the Technology Park

1986

Won Liverpool Echo's Flying Start business competition including prestigious offices at Wavertree Technology Park

1985

PC IEEE card launched