BNET Industries
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$7.5M
- Private
- US
Dow Jones Description
Apricorn, Inc. is a leader in the design and manufacture of PC storage products, utilities and accessories. Established in 1983 by entrepreneurs Paul Brown and Mike Gordon, Apricorn quickly became an industry leader supplying a family of Apple interface products. In 1989, Apricorn became the world's first provider of third-party memory modules for portable computers. Since then, Apricorn has expanded its product line to include a family of portable computing peripheral solutions. Apricorn's ISO9000:2000 compliant production process leverages a best of breed approach to manufacturing. Apricorn manages a real time, closed loop system from its corporate headquarters in Poway, CA. Elements of Apricorn's production process are performed abroad while the final assembly and test occurs in the U.S. This combined approach to design, manufacturing and distribution ensures the highest levels of production quality while maintaining a cost effective price point for consumers. Apricorn's extensive knowledge base, from the production process to customer service, gives the company an advantage when providing competitive products and service to customers. The entire organization at Apricorn is customer centric and every product sold comes with free technical support.
Apricorn President and Founder
Paul BrownNumber of Employees 34
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Computer and Software Stores: 443120
Recent Events
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Apricorn Unveils SATA Wire Upgrade Kit for Notebooks
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Apricorn Launches DVR Expander 2TB for DIRECTV Customers
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Apricorn Introduces PCIe and PCI-X Drive Arrays
News & Analysis
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Apricorn Secure Hard Drive Uses Keypad
Apricorn has released a new portable encrypted hard drive with simplified keypad- based access. The Apricorn Aegis Padlock Secure hard drive is available in 250-GB, 320-GB, and 500-GB models, with both 128-bit and 256-bit AES hardware encryption. There are six flavors, starting out at $99 for 128-bit AES encrypted 250-GB...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Paul Brown | Apricorn President and Founder |
| Mike McCandless | Apricorn Vice President of Sales & Marketing |
| Paul Tartre | Director of Software Development |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Apricorn, Inc. | Apricorn President and Founder | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Apricorn, Inc. | Apricorn Vice President of Sales & Marketing | Current |
Paul Tartre is a co-founder and CEO of Blue Oasis Technologies, Inc. Mr. Tartre has over 20 years of technical and management experience in Customer Relationship Management (CRM), technology consulting services and application development servicing Fortune 100 companies. Prior to Blue Oasis Technologies, Inc. Mr. Tartre served as Chief Information Officer and President of Technology Solutions for Digital Lighthouse Corporation (DLC). DLC grew from 30 to 900 employees in two-and-half years by providing CRM sales, call center and integration services for customer direct initiatives. Previous positions include Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer for Eden Financial and FundMark Investment Company Services, Director of Software Development at Apricorn, Inc. and Developer of compiler technologies at NCR. Mr. Tartre graduated Summa Cum Laude in Computer Science from San Diego State University.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Oasis Technologies, Inc. | President, Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| NCR Corporation | Director of Software Development | Current |
| Apricorn, Inc. | Director of Software Development | Current |
| Apricorn, Inc. | Chief Information Officer | Former |
| Apricorn, Inc. | Senior Vice President | Former |
| Blue Oasis Technologies, Inc. | Co-Founder and CEO | Former |
| San Diego State University | Former |
Executive News
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Apricorn Announces Aegis Padlock Secure Hard Drive
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Apricorn Introduces PCIe and PCI-X Drive Arrays
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Apricorn Introduces PCIe and PCI-X Drive Arrays
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