Wilk Elektronik

Wilk Elektronik is a Polish manufacturer of computer memory under the brand name "GOODRAM" based in Łaziska Górne. After the bankruptcy of Qimonda it remains the only European producer of RAM modules.[1]

Wilk Elektronik S.A.
TypeJoint stock company
IndustryComputer
Founded1991 (1991)
FoundersWiesław Wilk
Headquarters
Łaziska Górne
,
Poland
Key people
Wiesław Wilk (CEO)
ProductsRAM, Flash memory
Number of employees
(130)
Websitewww.goodram.com

History

The company was established in Tychy in 1991 as a RAM distributor. In 1996 it became the leader in the Polish memory distribution market.[2] In 2003 the company moved to Łaziska Górne where it has been manufacturing its own products under the brand name "GOODRAM" ever since. Another brand, "Gooddrive", under which flash drives and SSD had been sold, was replaced in 2011 with the unified "GOODRAM" brand.

Since 2008 WE has been the official distributor of Toshiba flash products for Central and Eastern Europe as well as Middle East and Africa.[3] It also cooperates with Elpida, Micron and Samsung.[1]

In 2009 Wilk Elektronik's revenues reached above 100 mil. USD.[4]

W.E. was ranked 43rd in a 2009 ranking of 200 Polish IT-companies compiled by Computerworld.[5]

Products

References
  1. Różycka, Ewa (19 September 2010). "Pamięć cenniejsza niż złoto". Tygodnik Angora. Łódź, Poland. p. 24.
  2. "Biznes z pamięci". Newsweek Polska. 2007-07-29. Retrieved 2011-03-15.
  3. Wilson, Stuart (2009-12-30). "Wilk eyes Western Europe". channelemea.com. Retrieved 2011-03-15.
  4. Jaeschke, Łukasz (18 October 2010). "Wilk Elektronik S.A.: 100 mln USD obrotu". Warsaw, Poland: evertiq.pl. Retrieved 2011-03-15.
  5. "Największe firmy IT". computerworld.pl. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
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