CTL (company)

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

CTL
private
IndustryTechnology
Founded1989
HeadquartersBeaverton, Oregon

Company

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 CEO of the company is David Kim and the President is Erik Stromquist.[5]

Computers

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 4GB of memory and 32GB of storage.[12] That year CTL also released the Chromebox CBx1-7 for mounting to visual displays.[13]

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References
  1. https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/1999/03/01/daily3.html
  2. "Computer Technology Link". Inc.com.
  3. Team, O. B. M. "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.
  6. "Are all-in-one PCs making a comeback?". CRN Australia.
  7. https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/2014/02/beavertons-ctl-dives-into-digital.html
  8. Bolkan, By Joshua; 01/14/16. "Nevada Taps Private Partner for 1:1 Initiative -". THE Journal.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/techflash/2016/01/beaverton-computer-maker-expands-to-nevada-after.html
  10. Schaffhauser, By Dian; 12/04/18. "New Chromebook Bundles LTE -". Campus Technology.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. "CTL Launches Core i7 Chromebox With a Competition Crushing Pricetag". chromeunboxed.com.
  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.
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