iQon Technologies
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| Founded | 1994 |
|---|---|
| Defunct | 2008[1] |
| Headquarters | Dundalk, Louth, Ireland |
Key people | Dermot McElroy, original founder Ciaran O’Donoghue, Aidan Donnelly, Director[2] |
| Products | personal computers notebook computers consumer electronics |
Number of employees | 200 |
| Subsidiaries | iQon France |
iQon Technologies Ltd was a manufacturer of personal and notebook computers and consumer electronics based in Dundalk, Louth, Ireland. The company marketed computers through retailers across the United Kingdom and exported to Europe and North Africa.
History
[edit]iQon Technologies was founded in 1994 under the name ROMAK Computers by Dermot McElroy, Lars Krull and Patrick Rooney.
The company was sold in 1997 to US worldwide distributor CHS ELECTRONICS Inc.
After the collapse of CHS ELECTRONICS Inc. in 2000, Dermot McElroy purchased the company back from the CHS Electronics liquidators.
In 2004, iQon secured a deal to supply computers for retailer Tesco to be sold in the United Kingdom and Ireland.[3]
In 2006, the company established its iQon France subsidiary based in Toulon to expand sales across Europe.[citation needed]
As of 2007, iQon was Ireland's largest indigenous PC maker and largest PC exporter.[4]
The company sought bankruptcy protection in November 2007 and went into liquidation in January 2008.[1][4]
As of January 2008, iQon's call center and warranty service divisions continue to operate under a court-appointed liquidator and the company is up for sale.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Ian Kehoe (27 January 2008). "Iqon plans to sell company after collapse". The Sunday Business Post. Retrieved 26 January 2008. [dead link]
- ^ Emma Kennedy; Gavin Daly (21 October 2007). "Fall-off in turnover at Iqon Technologies". The Sunday Business Post. Retrieved 26 January 2008.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Chris Pillow (29 August 2004). "iQon wins €20m Tesco deal". The Sunday Business Post. Archived from the original on 9 March 2007. Retrieved 26 January 2008.
- ^ a b Andrew Thomas (7 November 2007). "Iqon seeks bankruptcy protection". The Inquirer. Archived from the original on 13 December 2007. Retrieved 26 January 2008.
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- Notes
- About iQon. iQon Technologies. Retrieved on 2008-01-26.
- iQon France. iQon Technologies. Retrieved on 2008-01-26.
- "IQon in €10m French export deal". SiliconRepublic.com. 20 June 2006. Archived from the original on 27 October 2006. Retrieved 26 January 2008.
External links
[edit]- "iQon Technologies website". Archived from the original on 25 January 2008. Retrieved 27 January 2008.
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