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| The Past |
- 1976 — A little company called Expandor, Inc. opens for business, selling connectivity devices -the little black boxes -that clients need to connect their primary data communications products.
- 1977 — The first BLACK BOX® Catalog rolls off the presses. It's six pages, contains nine products and generates $170,000 in sales.
- 1982 — The Company changes its name to Black Box since the majority of customers began calling the company by its catalog name.
- 1994 — Black Box goes on-line and within the first two weeks, visitors from 36 companies find the site.
- 1994 — The company's size, plans for growth, and financial stability prompt Black Box to go public.
- 1998 — Black Box first offers on-site data network infrastructure services in the Pittsburgh, PA area. Later that year, Black Box expands its on-site offerings to Florida.
- 1999 — The number of talented employees at Black Box hits 1,000.
- 1999 — Black Box begins offering network infrastructure services in the United Kingdom. Today, Black Box offers data and voice services in 141 countries.
- 1999 — Black Box is named one of the "200 Best Small Companies in America" by Forbes magazine.
- 1999 — A new state-of-the-art distribution center opens in Lawrence, PA.
- 2000 — Black Box expands its on-site capabilities to include telephony as well as data infrastructure services. Services are also offered throughout Europe and in the Pacific Rim.
- 2001 — The BLACK BOX® Catalog grows to 1488 pages.
- 2002 — BusinessWeek magazine recognizes Black Box as one of the "Best 100 Small Companies."
- 2002 — An Internet-based project tracking system called e-Status is launched.
- 2003 — The number of team members at Black Box hits 3000.
- 2004 — Black Box wins Catalog of the Year at the Multichannel Merchant awards.
- 2005 — Black Box wins Catalog of the Year at the Multichannel Merchant awards, again.
- 2005 — Black Box now offers more than 118,000 products in its catalogs and on its Web site.
- 2005 — Black Box expands its voice services with the acquisition of Minnesota-based Norstan, Inc.
- 2006 — At the Multichannel Merchant awards, Black Box wins Best in Category in the Computer Equipment category for the eleventh consecutive year.
- 2006 — Black Box acquires NextiraOne, LLC, greatly expanding it voice serivces. Voice services now account for more than 40% of Black Box business.
- 2006 — The number of Black Box Team Members hits 5000.
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| The Present |
- Today, Black Box has become the leading worldwide provider of network infrastructure services and products. From its headquarters in scenic Lawrence, Pennsylvania, 20 miles south of Pittsburgh, to its offices in 141 countries around the world, Black Box serves 175,000 clients.
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| The Future |
- As the world's largest technical services company dedicated to designing, building, and maintaining today's complicated data and voice network infrastructure systems, Black Box plans to stay focused on providing clients with the best value for complete network services from a single provider.
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Call 800-667-6625
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