1990 - 1999
- 1990
- Establishes Oki (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
- Introduces "Challenge '91" movement
- Markets MICROLINE 801PS page printer with postscript capabilities
- Completes construction of VLSI plant in Tualatin, Oregon
- Purchases data business division of Technitron Corp., in U.K.
- Markets iOX 100 series of small- to medium-capacity office information exchange systems
- Markets Oki Phones 900 mobile telephone
- 1992
- Signs basic agreement with Hewlett Packard of U.S. for comprehensive business ties in I/C field
- Markets multimedia multiplexer iOX 7000 series, compatible with frame relay
- Jun Jinguji appointed president
- Markets OKITAC-9000 UNIX server/workstation
- 1993
- Reorganizes Marketing and Sales Division into organization separated by product
- Totally eliminates use of specified particular chlorofluorocarbons
- Begins implementing business-restructuring plan
- 1994
- Completes construction of printer plant inside Oki (Thailand)
- Transfers Oki Electric?fs printer, facsimile, and related business to Oki Datasystems Co., Ltd., and changes latter?fs name to Oki Data Corporation
- 1995
- Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake hits Kobe area
- Opens Oki Home Page on Internet
- Markets iOX7500 ATM switch
- Implements Part II of business-restructuring plan
- Markets AT-400 series of ATMs with multimedia functions
- Shiko Sawamura appointed president
- Signs contract with Sensar, Inc., of U.S. for product development and marketing of iris recognition products
- Miyagi Oki Electric ships first 16M DRAMs
- 1996
- Introduces management by Objective (MBO) system
- Announces corporate mission
- Introduces in-company venture business system
- Begins trial operation of OKITAC-2500 banking information system
- Announces CTstage Computer Telephony Integration (CTI) system
- Markets Discovery 2000 multimedia integrated communications node
- 1997
- Announces "Vision 2000" business plan
- Establishes Changzhou OKI-GEG Telecoms, Ltd.
- Introduces Just-in-Time production system
- 1998
- Announces new semiconductor business strategy
- Announces strategic partnership with Cadence Design Systems, Inc., of U.S. for higher-value, system-on-a-chip product design
- Katsumasa Shinozuka appointed president
- Announces ATM 21 series as next generation of ATMs
- Achieves target for acquiring ISO14001 certification for Oki Group's main production plants
- 1999
- Implements Phoenix 21 business plan
- Implements business group organization
- Acquires ATM-related business of Toshiba
- Establishes Oki Semiconductor Company inside OAI (U.S.)
- Markets IPstage IP-PBX
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