Marconi Overview

In 1990. The company’s name was derived from its founders' first names: Francois, Onat, Robert and Eric. FORE commercialized the ATM market and its products were widely deployed by large enterprises as well as carriers. In late 1999, the company was acquired by Marconi plc of London and became its Marconi Communications division. In 2006, Ericsson acquired Marconi for its telecommunications equipment and international services business.

FORE Systems, Inc. is a leader in the development of ATM computer network switches. It was the first company to commercially develop this type of switch in 1992. Since that time FORE has broadened its product range, partly through acquisitions of other companies, to include a variety of different types of switch and networking products, with the company's emphasis remaining on ATM technology. Having grown substantially since it’s founding, FORE has become a large and established force in the ever-growing field of computer network switching equipment.

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