| Name | Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. | | Slogan | Open up your dreams | | Founded | 1881 | | Location City | Minato-ku, Tokyo | | Location Country | Japan | | Key people | Kibataro Oki, FounderHideichi Kawasaki, President & CEO | | Number of employees | 16,697 (Fiscal year ended March 31, 2011) | | Revenue | loss ¥443.9 billion (Fiscal year ended March 2010) | | Industry | Electronics | | Home page | www.oki.com |
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(6703), commonly referred to as OKI, OKI Electric or the OKI Group, is a Japanese company manufacturing and selling info-telecom and printer products. Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, OKI operates in over 120 countries around the world.
OKI manufactured the first telephone in Japan in 1881, and now, after more than 120 years the company specializes not only in developing and manufacturing telecommunication equipment but also in information products and mechatronics products, such as Automated teller machine(ATMs) and printers. Its printer business is operated through OKI Data, under the brand name, OKI. OKI had a semiconductor business, in which it spun off and sold to Rohm Co., Ltd., on October 1, 2008.
OKI provides products to telecom carriers, financial institutions, government agencies, large corporation as well as SMBs both directly and via distributors and dealers.
OKI Data Group, which markets its products under the OKI brand, is focused on creating professional printed communications products, applications and services. The OKI Data Group provides a wide range of devices, from printers, faxes and multi-functional products to business applications and consultancy services, winning industry [http://www.okiprintingsolutions.com/press-center/printer-reviews/index.aspx awards] in many categories.
OKI Data Americas also markets the OKI proColor Series, a line of digital production printers designed specifically for the graphic arts and production market in North America to offer print solutions for color-critical applications. |