2009 |
| October |
- Announced new brand for the company's OEM solutions, "Wacom Feel IT Technologies"
- Fujitsu, Lenovo, and Toshiba adopted one of Wacom Feel IT Technologies as their notebook PC's input devices
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| September |
- Began mass production of multi-finger touch sensor system to PC manufacturers
- Announced delivery of brand-new "Bamboo series" from October
- Announced new user interface strategy
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| August |
- Announced ECAD/dio Ver10.0 release to market in September
- Announced distribution of nextbeat from September
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| July |
- Intuos4 received red dot design award 2009
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| Jun |
- Intuos4 received TIPA Award 2009
- Tokyo Stock Exchange accelerates paper-less meeting environment with Wacom's interactive pen displays
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| March |
- Announced development of a new user interface device for professional DJ "nextbeat"
- Announced "Intuos4"professional graphics pen tablet
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| February |
- First digital notary document was signed on Cintiq 12WX in France
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Fujitsu laptop
Lenovo laptop
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2008 |
| October |
- Established Wacom Taiwan Information as a marketing and customer service base for Taiwan market
- IKEA adopted "STU-500" (EMR signature tablet) to capture customers' signatures at their stores
- Developed high performance multi-touch sensor component
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| July |
- Released "ECAD/dio Ver. 9.0"
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| June |
- Cintiq 12WX received TIPA Award 2008
- Bamboo Fun and Cintiq 12WX received red dot design award 2008
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| May |
- Started delivery of the software development kit for "e-paper and pen" solutions
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| April |
- Announced technology of Wacom type surface capacitive touch sensor
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| January |
- Toshiba and Hewlett-Packard Company (HP) installed Wacom Penabled DualTouch technology on its notebook PC for the consumer market
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2007 |
| November |
- Announced "Bamboo Comic" which is specialized pen tablet package for Illustration and MANGA funs
- Berliner Sparkasse introduced Wacom LCD signature tablet for digital signature solution for its private client centers
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| October |
- Announced Cintiq 12WX interactive pen display as a mobile companion, and as a secondary monitor in multi-monitor environments
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| September |
- Announced new consumer graphics pen tablet, "Bamboo Fun"
- Unveiled new brand initiatives and vision for the future
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| August |
- Released "ECAD/dio Ver. 8.0"
- Announced engineering operation management add-on software for ENOVIA SmarTteam users
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| May |
- Announced "Bamboo," an all new family of pen tablets for general consumer and business PC users
- CeBIT 2007: Wacom presents the Signature LCD Tablet prototype
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| March |
- Announced "FAVO Photoshop Elements Plus"
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| January |
- Announced "Intous3 Photo Finish Pack" Limited Edition
- Announced "FAVO Comic Pack" (active area A5 size)
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Bamboo Art Master
Bamboo
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2006 |
| October |
- Announced "FAVO HELLO KITTY Edition" (Limited Edition)
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| September |
- Released "ECAD/dio Ver. 7.0"
- Announced Intuos 3 series Wide-size model "Intuos 3 PTZ-431W"
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| June |
- Wacom Cintiq 21UX Receives Coveted red dot Award
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| May |
- Development of new user interface technology enabling operation using both electronic pen and finger directly on screen
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| March |
- Announced new UI technology for integration of pen and touch input
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| January |
- Announced Wide-size "Intuos3 PTZ-1231W" (active area A3 size)
- IREX adopted Wacom pen input technology for its e-book device
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2005 |
| December |
- Listed on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
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| November |
- Announced "FAVO Wireless Bluetooth" Educational model
- Announced New "FAVO Comic Pack"
- Announced Wide-size "Intuos3 PTZ-631W"
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| September |
- Announced "FAVO," an all new pen tablet series for general consumer
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| June |
- Released New Intuos3 pen, "Marker pen" and "Classic pen" as optional items
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| May |
- Added specialized DTI-520 model for Educational market which has instant access buttons on its display frame
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| April |
- Introduced one gram micro size battery-less/cord-less pen "Super Slim Pen"
- Established Wacom Australia Pty. Ltd. as a marketing and customer service base for Oceanian markets
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| March |
- Announced a new business pen tablet "BizTablet"
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| February |
- "DTI-520" Interactive LCD tablet launched
- "Cintiq 21UX"launched, setting a new standards for digital pen-based imaging
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2004 |
| September |
- "Intuos3" professional graphics tablet launched
- Wacom launches a single-chip solution "W8002" to improve mobile phone usability and speed new application adoption
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| April |
- Wacom Digital Solutions Co., Ltd. established as a subsidiary for sales and marketing activities in Korea
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2003 |
| November |
- Announced "SmartScroll SS-100, SS-200" left-handed input device
- Announced "Visual Coaching System"
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| September |
- "Graphire3/FAVO F-430, F-630" consumer graphics tablet launched
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| April |
- Listed on Japan Securities Dealers Association ("JASDAQ")
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VisiCoach
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2002 |
| April |
- EHI (Electronic Human Interface) company established
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| January |
- "SmartScroll" left-handed input device launched
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2001 |
| October |
- Announced "Graphire2/FAVO" consumer graphics tablet
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| September |
- Announced "Intuos2" professional graphics tablet
- Announced "Cintiq/PL-550" integrated LCD tablet
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Intuos2
Cintiq/PL-550
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2000 |
| June |
- Announced "PL-500" interactive LCD tablet
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| March |
- Wacom China Corporation (now a subsidiary) established in Beijing, China as a sales base for China
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| January |
- Released "Cimatron Elite" metal mold design CAD/CAM
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1999 |
| December |
- Capital invested in Israel Wondernet Limited (now an equity method applied company) as a means of entering the securities market
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| November |
- Announced "Graphire/FAVO" graphics tablet
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| June |
- Released "ECAD/dio" electrical CAD
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| May |
- Manufacture and sale of "Intuos" is recognized by the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) as a"notable new business"
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1998 |
| October |
- "Intuos" and "PL-400" receive "Good Design" awards from the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI)
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| September |
- Announced "Intuos" professional graphics tablet
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| July |
- Announced "PL-400" integrated LCD tablet
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| April |
- President Eto receives an award from the Science and Technology Ministry for furthering the progress of science and technology
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| March |
- Announced "SmartPDM" product data management (PDM) system
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1997 |
| October |
- Announced "Pro Φ Series" mechanical CAD
- "PL-300" is awarded the Good Design Interaction Design Award by the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI)
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| January |
- Released "ECAD/netW" electric circuit design CAD
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1996 |
| October |
- "ArtPad ll" and "UD ll Series" are updated with 2-side switch, twin pressure-sensitive pens built in
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| July |
- Announce "PL-300" color LCD pen tablet with high-resolution TFT LCD display
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| June |
- Announced "PenFEP" embeddable handwritten kanji recognition software Announced "Φ CAD/AT Version1.1" mechanical CAD
- Toyonodai factory, responsible for developing and manufacturing tablets with built-in pen functions, receives ISO9001 certification
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| April |
- Internet home page set up (http://www.wacom.co.jp/)
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| February |
- US President Clinton signs communications reform bill using Wacom electronic pen
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| January |
- Announced "Φ CAD/AT" mechanical CAD based on the AutoCAD R13J engine
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1995 |
| October |
- Announced "Art Pad" and "US Series" with eraser function
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| September |
- Announced "Ninteio" handwritten Kanj recognition software
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| July |
- Established tie-up with AUTODESK to develop next generation of PC CAD software
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| February |
- Released "ECAD/ace" for CAD electrical design
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1994 |
| October |
- Announced "ArtPad" consumer graphics tablet
- Announced "PL-200" integrated liquid crystal tablet
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ArtPad
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1993 |
| January |
- Head office moves to Otone-cho, Kita Saitama-Gun, Saitama Pref. (current location)
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1992 |
| October |
- Announced "UD Series" professional graphics tablets
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| April |
- Announced pen computer, "PenTop"
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1991 |
| August |
- Wacom Technology Corporation established as a North American sales base in Vancouver, Washington (now a subsidiary)
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1990 |
| July |
- Announced "HD-640A" integrated liquid crystal tablet
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| May |
- "HD-640A" integrated, liquid-crystal tablet launched
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| January |
- Released "dbMAGIC" application development tool
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1989 |
| October |
- Announced "Φ STATION" metal mold CAD/CAM
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1988 |
| June |
- Wacom Computer Systems GmbH (now Wacom Europe GmbH) established as a European sales base in Neuss, Germany (now a subsidiary)
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| April |
- Released "Meeting Staff" electronic blackboard
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| March |
- "ECAD/pro" for CAD electronic design (automatic control design) launched
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Meeting Staff
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1987 |
| September |
- "SD Series" professional graphics tablet using electromagnetic induction launched
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| April |
- "FCAD" for CAD mechanical design launched
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SD Series
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1986 |
| July |
- Released "ECAD/ban" for CAD electronic design (control board design)
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| January |
- Announced "WT-460M" miniature tablet
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WT-460M
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1985 |
| June |
- Head office moves to Washinomiya-cho, Kita Katsushika-gun, Saitama-ken
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1984 |
| October |
- "ECAD" for CAD electronic design launched
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| January |
- Announced "WT Series," a world's first tablet to use a cordless electronic pen
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ECAD
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1983 |
| July |
- Wacom K.K. established in Ageo-shi, Saitama-ken, with initial capital of ￥48 million
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