History | TAKACHIHO KOHEKI CO., LTD.

1950s

1952	Established (Import and sale of civil engineering and construction machinery) Entered into an exclusive distributor agreement with Burroughs Corporation (now Unisys Corporation) of the United States

Accounting Machine

1960s

1963	Opened Offices in New York and Detroit, of the United States Began sales of Japan’s first OCR systems
1965	Separated the Machine Sales Department and established Communication Science Corporation.
1968	Established Japan MDS Co., Ltd. as the exclusive distributor of US MDS Corporation, introducing the Key-to-Tape input device for the first time in Japan
1969	Began sales of labeling machines manufactured by Cheshire Corporation of the United States Began sales of FA equipment manufactured by Zimmermann of the United States

OCR Systems

Key-to-TapeInput Device

1970s

1970	Began sales of merchandise surveillance systems manufactured by Sensormatic Electronics Corporation (now Johnson Controls, K.K.) of the United States Began sales of slide rails manufactured by Jonathan of the United States Introduced Japan’s first Kanji information system (TK4100), mini-computer (TK70), and POS system (TK300), all developed and manufactured in-house
1971	Established Takachiho Computer Center (TCC Ltd.), a computing center Began sales of automatic insertion and sealing systems from Kern of Switzerland Began sales of semiconductor products Began importing small submarines
1973	Separated the Kanji Information Sales Department and established Showa Information Equipment Co., Ltd. Established Takachiho Burroughs Co., Ltd. (currently BIPROGY Inc.) Separated the EDP Department and established CJK Co. Ltd. (now ITFOR Inc.)
1974	Began sales of semiconductor products from National Semiconductor Corporation of the United States
1975	Began sales of data communication systems from Codex of the United States
1979	Began sales of industrial measurement equipment manufactured by Monitech of the United States Launched MICR printers (TK6000), hospital POS (TK300-H), and cash dispensers (NAT1000) Began sales of gas springs from Unisia Jecs Corporation (now Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.)

Electronic ArticleSurveillance Systems

Kanji Information System

Small Submarines

1980s

1981	Began sales of Japan’s first voice recognition devices manufactured by Centigram of the United States
1982	Developed and launched the TIDEX data entry system
1983	Began sales of digital telephones for analog voice conversion for the first time in Japan
1984	Relocated US office to San Francisco
1985	Acquired shares of JME Corporation
1986	Began sales of semiconductor products from GE (now Harris Semiconductor) of the United States
1988	Began sales of slide rails manufactured by Thomas Regout of Netherlands Began sales of modems manufactured by Telebit of the United States Began sales of multimedia multiplexers manufactured by ACT (now Clarent) of the United States

Digital Telephones forAnalog Voice Conversion

1990s

1990	Began sales of matrix switching systems from TeleNex (now Inrange Corporation) of the United States Began sales of ASIC semiconductors from Bedam of the United States Recognized by the US Department of Commerce for contributions to commerce
1991	Began sales of semiconductor products from Atmel of the United States Began sales of MoveTec ergonomic systems from Behrens (now Suspa) of Switzerland Began sales of the integrated switching system from Netrix (now nsgdata.com) of the United States
1992	Began sales of image processing semiconductor products from Trident Microsystems of the United States Began sales of LAN products from Val All Electronics of the United States Began sales of casters manufactured by STEINCO of Germany
1993	Began sales of automated insertion and sealing systems from PFE Limited of the UK Received recognition from the Ministry of International Trade and Industry for contributions to trade
1994	Jointly developed and began sales of non-standard and Japanese envelope insertion and sealing machines with Kirk Rudy of the United States Formed a partnership with Hypercom Corporation of the United States, and began sales of CAT terminals Began sales of inkjet printers from Scitex in Israel
1996	Introduced hydraulic shock absorbers manufactured by Suspa of Germany Separated the Entry Systems Division and established Takachiho Useware Co., Ltd. (now TKU Co., Ltd.)
1998	Began sales of semiconductor products from Fairchild Semiconductor of the United States Began sales of web server load balancers from Radware of Israel
1999	Began sales of bandwidth control systems from AmplifyNet of the United States (now the Company)

Integrated SwitchingSystem

2000s

2000	Certified as a Cisco Systems Premier Partner Listed on JASDAQ
2001	Established Takachiho Koheki (H.K.) Ltd. Began sales of next-generation CIM platforms from CosmoCom of the United States Began sales of communication semiconductors from Agere Systems of the United States Introduced high-speed broadband VPN equipment from WatchGuard Technologies of the United States Signed agency agreement with Vanguard Managed Solutions of the United States Opened Tohoku Sales Office in Sendai City Began sales of semiconductor products for optical communications from Luminent of the United States
2002	Signed partner agreements with five companies for the sale of Vanguard Managed Solutions products of the United States Began sales of remote access devices using standard web browsers from Neoteris (now Juniper Networks) of the United States Separated the Mailing Systems Division to form Takachiho Comtec Co., Ltd. Acquired shares of S-Cube Co., Ltd. (formerly Kubota Security Co., Ltd.)
2003	Launched unauthorized access prediction service for enterprise networks, TK-SOC Obtained ISO 14001 Certification (Tokyo Head Office, Osaka, and Nagoya Offices) Began sales of small silicon microphones manufactured by Knowles Electronics of the United States Began sales of door-frame embedded merchandise surveillance systems from Tyco of the United States Began sales of analog-digital mixed ICs manufactured by Wolfson Microelectronics of the UK Established Takachiho Koheki Hong Kong Shanghai Representative Office
2004	Obtained ISO 14001 Certification (all domestic offices) Listed on the second section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange Launched shoplifting risk reduction consulting service for retail industry Began sales of MEMS sensors from Kionix of the United States
2005	Launched ASP service for store management Designated for the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange Began sales of RFID library management systems from Bibliotheca of Switzerland
2006	Obtained ISO 9001 Certification (all offices) Began sales of Japan’s first low-frequency radio electronic shelf label systems Began sales of HDMI receiver chips from Bay Technologies of the United States Began sales of smart-DVR digital video recorders for internal fraud prevention in retail stores
2007	Acquired Integrated ISO 14001 Certification for Takachiho Koheki Group Began sales of liquid lenses manufactured by Varioptic Established Takachiho Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
2008	Began sales of intranet security systems from Cyber Solutions Began sales of LSI for mobile full-seg TV broadcast reception from MediaPhy of the United States
2009	Began sales of one-time password products from VASCO Data Security Japan Began sales of laminated busbars products from Methode Electronics of the United States

RFID Library ManagementSystems

Electronic ShelfLabel Systems

2010s

2010	Began sales of the one of the industry’s smallest and lightest slide rails, TK Micro Rail Began sales of tunable RF devices from WiSpry of the United States Began sales of SaaS-based web & email security services from Zscaler of the United States Began sales of ultra-compact temperature compensated MEMS oscillators from Sand 9 of the United States Began sales of FSR® force sensing resistors from Interlink Electronics of the United States
2011	Began sales of the IQ Lane checkout management system Acquired shares of Takachiho Fire, Security & Services (Thailand) (formerly Tyco Fire, Security & Services (Thailand)) Obtained ISO 27001 Certification for all domestic offices
2012	Acquired shares of Mighty Card Corporation, and commenced full-scale RFID business
2013	Began sales of cloud-based wireless LAN equipment manufactured by Meraki Became an authorized distributor for Analog Devices
2014	Acquired shares of Guardfire Limited and Guardfire Singapore Pte. Ltd.
2015	Began sales of the next-gen store entry counter system Gazelle Established Takachiho America, Inc.
2016	Began sales of access solutions from Southco of the United States
2017	Merged S-Cube Co., Ltd. and Mighty Card Corporation, and renamed as Mighty Cube Co., Ltd.

2020s

2020	Absorbed Takachiho Comtec Co., Ltd. Relocated Head Office to 7th floor of YOTSUYA TOWER
2021	Began sales of ICs from Nuvoton Technology Corporation Japan Opened Silicon Valley Innovation Center in San Mateo, U.S. Began sales of cloud-based integrated security solutions, Verkada
2022	Transferred to the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market
2023	Opened Takachiho Koheki (H.K.) Limited Shenzhen Office Began sales of integrated management system from GENETEC, Security Center Began sales of in-house developed smart office platform, Cloom