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CTL Corporation

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CTL Corporation
Company typeprivate
IndustryTechnology
Founded1989
HeadquartersBeaverton, Oregon
Websitectl.net

CTL Corporation is an Oregon-based computer manufacturer that produces Chromebooks and Chromeboxes.

Company

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CTL was founded as Computer Technology Link Corp[1] in 1989[2] and is based in Beaverton, Oregon.[3] In 2015 it opened offices in Vigo, Spain as well.[4] The chief executive officer is Erik Stromquist.[5]

Computers

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In 1999, CTL began providing computers and technical support to the government of Malaysia and its education system.[1] CTL began manufacturing all-in-one PCs again in the early 2010s.[6] In 2014 CTL partnered with CryptoRig in order to produce currency-mining computer systems.[7] In 2016 CTL Chromebooks were provided to teachers and students in Nevada education system via a legislative appropriation of $20 million passed through the Nevada State House.[8][9]

In 2018 CTL partnered with Google and Sprint in order to develop a Chromebook with access to LTE mobile service, creating the Chromebook NL7 LTE.[10] It also released the Core i7 version.[11] In 2019 the company released the CTL Chromebook Tab Tx1, with two Cortex-A72 cores and four further Cortex-A53, and 4 GB of memory and 32 GB of storage.[12] That year CTL also released the Chromebox CBx1-7 for mounting to visual displays.[13]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "CTL's doing business in Malaysia". www.bizjournals.com. March 1, 1999. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
  2. ^ "Computer Technology Link". Inc.com.
  3. ^ "Oregon Business - Beaverton manufacturer tapped to make new Chromebooks". www.oregonbusiness.com.
  4. ^ "Beaverton's CTL opens first overseas office". Portland Business Journal.
  5. ^ "CTL Spain Brings The Chromebox CBX1 To Greater Europe". chromeunboxed.com. 12 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Are all-in-one PCs making a comeback?". CRN Australia.
  7. ^ "Beaverton's CTL dives into currency-mining supercomputers". Portland Business Journal. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
  8. ^ Bolkan, Joshua (2016-01-14). "Nevada Taps Private Partner for 1:1 Initiative -". THE Journal.
  9. ^ Spencer, Malia (January 13, 2016). "Beaverton computer maker expands to Nevada after landing major contract". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
  10. ^ Schaffhauser, Dian. "New Chromebook Bundles LTE -". Campus Technology.
  11. ^ "CTL Launches Core i7 Chromebox With a Competition Crushing Pricetag". chromeunboxed.com. 15 October 2018.
  12. ^ Ramstad, Jordan (18 January 2019). "CTL Pits Itself Against ASUS In Education With New Chrome OS Tab". Android Headlines.
  13. ^ "CTL develops 2 Chromeboxes for digital signage". www.digitalsignagetoday.com. 3 January 2019.