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Sord Computer Corporation
Industry
Peripherals
Founded
1970; 54 years ago (1970)
Founder
Takayoshi Shiina
Headquarters
Chiba, Japan
Products
Peripherals
Number of employees
390 (as of 2009[update]}[1]
Website
Sord Computer Corporation (in Japanese)
Sord Computer Corporation is a Japanese electronics company, founded in 1970 by the entrepreneur Takayoshi Shiina.[2]
From 1985 until 2018, it was a subsidiary of Toshiba and became known variously as Toshiba Personal Computer System Corporation[3] and Toshiba Platform Solution Corporation.[4]
In 2018, Toshiba sold off the business[4] and its name reverted to Sord Computer Corporation.[5] It now focuses on embedded systems among other interests.[6]
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