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Fabrik Inc. is a manufacturer of external hard drives and digital content management software and services. Fabrik said it was the third largest supplier of external storage products in North America in 2007.〔Company press release, July 2, 2007. “(Fabrik Unveils 250GB of Sleek Portable Storage ).” Retrieved on October 21, 2008.〕 It is headquartered in San Mateo, with offices in Santa Ana and Culver City, California. The company sells external hard drives and online backup software in a bundled product for consumers, small business users and audio/video (A/V) content creation professionals.〔Unknown author, August 12, 2008. “Deal Radar 2008: Fabrik.” sramana mitra. Retrieved on October 21, 2008.〕 The company also hosts the free online digital content management and sharing site, Joggle.〔Company press release, January 28, 2008. “(Fabrik Introduces Joggle at DEMO 08 ).” Retrieved on October 21, 2008.〕〔Michael Miller, January 29, 2008. “(Demo08: ‘We’re Not Just Conference Producers, We’re Consumers' )." PC Magazine. Retrieved on October 21, 2008.〕〔Sean Captain, January 30, 2008. “(Tech Startups Rock DEMO Conference ).” Popular Science. Retrieved on October 21, 2008.〕〔Dan Farber, January 29, 2008. “(Demo 08: Web apps for mere mortals ).” ZDNet. Retrieved on October 21, 2008.〕〔Richard Martin, January 29, 2008. “(At DEMO, Business Organization Becomes The Key ).” InformationWeek. Retrieved on October 21, 2008.〕〔Marshall Kirkpatrick, July 10, 2006. “(Fabrik media storage opens limited beta accounts today ).” TechCrunch. Retrieved on October 22, 2008.〕 Fabrik’s product lines include SimpleTech, G-Technology, Joggle and Fabrik Ultimate Backup. == History == Fabrik was founded as a Web-based software company in August 2005 by former Maxtor executives Mike Cordano and Keyur Patel. Anaal Udaybabu designed a brand identity for on-the-web storage.〔Om Malik, March 29, 2006. “(VC dollars return to the desktop ).” Business 2.0. Retrieved on October 21, 2008.〕〔Dan Fost, September 11, 2006. “(Personal memories can go in startup’s memory ).” San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved on October 21, 2008.〕〔Tom Foremski, March 30, 2006. “(Maxtor and Fabrik team up to drive the digital media home ).” Silicon Valley Watcher. Retrieved on October 21, 2008.〕〔Unknown author, August 12, 2008. “(Deal Radar 2008: Fabrik ).” sramana mitra. Retrieved on October 21, 2008.〕〔Marshall Kirkpatrick, July 10, 2006. “(Fabrik media storage opens limited beta accounts today ).” TechCrunch. Retrieved on October 22, 2008.〕 The following month, the company disclosed the completion of its series A funding of $4.1 million followed by $8 million in series B funding in July 2006 and $14.3 million in February 2007. Then in May 2007, the company received $24.9 million in funding, bringing the total to about $51.3 million in funding.〔Kristen Nicole, May 17, 2008. “(Fabrik Raises $24.9M in Funding, Adds Ross Levinsohn to Board ).” Mashable. Retrieved on October 21, 2008.〕〔Unknown author, August 12, 2008. “(Deal Radar 2008: Fabrik ).” sramana mitra. Retrieved on October 21, 2008.〕 In February 2006, Fabrik partnered with Maxtor (acquired by Seagate in 2005) to develop Maxtor Fusion, a network-attached storage (NAS) device built for organizing and sharing digital files, and in late 2006 the company launched myfabrik.com, which organized and stored digital media online.〔Narasu Rebbapragada, February 8, 2007. “(Online media storage makes sharing content easy, though its stylish, minimalist interface hides some features ).” PC World. Retrieved on October 22, 2008.〕〔Tom Foremski, May 30, 2007. “(Silicon Valley Watcher: MyFabrik ).” PodTech. Retrieved on October 22, 2008.〕 In February 2007, the company acquired the consumer business of SimpleTech, inheriting the SimpleTech product line of external hard drives for consumers and small businesses.〔Company press release, February 12, 2007. “(Fabrik Acquires SimpleTech’s Consumer Business ).” Retrieved on October 22, 2008.〕 In January 2008, Fabrik acquired G-Technology and inherited a suite of external hard drives for Mac, creative pro, photography and A/V markets, including FireWire eSATA, USB, SCSI and Fibre Channel storage products.〔Michael Arrington, January 15, 2008. “(Fabrik Acquires G-Technology, Expect 2008 Revenues of $200+ million ).” TechCrunch. Retrieved on October 21, 2008.〕〔Alistair Croll, January 15, 2008. “(Fabrik Buys G-Tech to Consolidate Consumer Storage Offerings ).” GigaOm. Retrieved on October 21, 2008.〕〔Unknown author, August 12, 2008. “(Deal Radar 2008: Fabrik ).” sramana mitra. Retrieved on October 21, 2008.〕 Fabrik’s acquisitions and the introduction of Joggle at the DEMO conference in January 2008 created four brands: SimpleTech, G-Technology, Joggle and Fabrik Ultimate Backup. SimpleTech and G-Technology products were still branded as such and maintained separate online website entities.〔Michael Miller, January 29, 2008. “(Demo08: ‘We’re Not Just Conference Producers, We’re Consumers’. )” PC Magazine. Retrieved on October 21, 2008.〕〔Sean Captain, January 30, 2008. “(Tech Startups Rock DEMO Conference ).” Popular Science. Retrieved on October 21, 2008.〕〔Dan Farber, January 29, 2008. “(Demo 08: Web apps for mere mortals ).” ZDNet. Retrieved on October 21, 2008.〕〔Richard Martin, January 29, 2008. “(At DEMO, Business Organization Becomes The Key ).” InformationWeek. Retrieved on October 21, 2008.〕〔Marshall Kirkpatrick, July 10, 2006. “(Fabrik media storage opens limited beta accounts today ).” TechCrunch. Retrieved on October 22, 2008.〕 On February 23, 2009, Hitachi Global Storage Technologies announced it agreed to acquire Fabrik. At this point Fabrik revenue for the year (2009) was estimated at $350M to $400M range and growing 40% on yearly basis. On April 6, 2009, Hitachi Global Storage Technologies completed the acquisition, which formed the core of Hitachi GST's new Branded Business division. Following the acquisition, the subsidiary was branded 'G-Technology by Hitachi'. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fabrik Inc.」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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