OKI’s Challenge: Connecting the Voices of Japan
- 1960
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- Establishes Tomioka Oki Electric Co., Ltd.
- Establishes Oki Electric Installation Co., Ltd.
- Participates with equity in Far Eastern Electric Industry, Taiwan
- Establishes Oki Ceramic Industry Co., Ltd.
- 1961
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- Completes development of OKITAC-5090 generalpurpose computer
- Completes construction of Hachioji Plant for producing semiconductors
- Markets OKITYPER 2000 electric teletypewriter
- Signs technical assistance agreement with General Instruments Corporation of U.S.
- Relocates Head Office to Shin Toranomon Building in Tokyo's Minato Ward
- Establishes Tohoku Oki Electric Co., Ltd.
- 1962
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- Completes first-stage construction of Honjo Plant
- Wins bid to construct domestic telecommunications network in Honduras
- 1963
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- Begins mass production of Type-600 telephone
- Participates with equity in Oki Electronics of America
- Establishes Oki Univac Co., Ltd., as joint venture with Sperry Rand Corporation
- 1964
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- Completes development of OKISAVER, terminal for online deposits
- Completes development of OKIDEX 7000, fully electronic data exchange
- 1965
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- 1966
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- Akira Mori appointed president
- Develops ultra-compact computer OKIMINITAC series
- 1967
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- Begins production of MOS ICs
- 1968
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- Applies optical mark reader commercially
- 1969
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- Promotes IDEA Movement
- Markets OKITAC-4300 minicomputer
- Establishes department for promoting electronic switching
- 1970
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- Establishes Software Division
- Introduces OKITAC-4500 minicomputer
- 1971
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- Shifts production of Type-600 telephones to Taiko Electric Works
- Delivers online cash dispensers to Fuji Bank
- Delivers D10 electronic switching system to Yodobashi Telephone Office in Tokyo
- Publishes 90-Year History of Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.
- NTT approves bipolar ICs for use in electronic exchanges
- 1972
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- Develops thermal printer
- Establishes Oki Electric Overseas in U.S.
- Masaaki Yamamoto appointed president
- Establishes Oki Data Corporation in U.S.
- 1973
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- Receives order from Iraq to build national microwave network
- Establishes Oki Electric Europe GmbH in Germany
- Delivers first thermal-type facsimile to Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Inc.
- Delivers first 24-channel Pulse Code Modulation commercial test equipment to NTT
- Yom Kippur War begins; First Oil Crisis erupts
- Completes development of OKITAC-1300 terminal system
- 1974
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- Delivers KC300 PBX electronic switching system for private sector to Fuji Bank
- Markets OKIFAX 600 for use with general telephone circuits
- 1975
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- Markets OKITAC System 50 minicomputer
- Markets OKITAC-1200 banking terminal system
- Completes development of wire dot printer DP100
- 1976
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- Receives order from Kuwait for two completely electronic telex exchanges
- Markets digital OKIFAX 7100
- Markets OKITAC System 9 office computer
- Receives order from Nigerian government to build microwave network
- Announces OMNIPAX multi-function electronic switching system
- 1977
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- Establishes Electronic Devices Division
- Completes construction of VLSI research center
- Establishes President's Office and Policy Board
- 1978
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- Masao Miyake appointed president
- Introduces management reform plan
- Calls for voluntary retirement of 1,500 employees
- 1979
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- Introduces Strategic Business Unit (SBU) system
- Markets OKIFAX-8300 using thermal sensing technology
- Markets PBX Centennial Series
