CTL Corporation
Typeprivate
IndustryTechnology
Founded1989
HeadquartersBeaverton, Oregon
Websitectl.net

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

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 chief executive officer 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]

References

  1. 1 2 "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.
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