BNET Industries
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$250.5K
- Private
- US
Dow Jones Description
Once upon a time, about 11years ago, the PC graphics market was quite different to its current self. Nobody could imagine then that NVIDIA would ever be able to buy 3dfx or rather the remains of that firm, that S3 Graphics would be nearly forgotten and ATI Technologies would be the leader Users had other names on their tongues, Diamond Multimedia. If you was around in the second half of the 1990-s, you probably recall something about this company? Diamond Multimedia took a neutral approach to making relationships with graphics chip makers. Without swearing its allegiance to any particular brand, this company was producing graphics adapters of Viper, Stealth and Monster series on chips from S3, 3dfx, NVIDIA and others. Moreover, in the remote 1995, Diamond supported the fresh and young NVIDIA by releasing a complex multimedia solution Diamond EDGE 3D (on the NV1 chip), which was both a graphics adapter and an audio card. Besides making graphics cards, the company was also into audio cards, modems and even mainboards. The red-white Diamond logo and Viper, Monster and Stealth brands are well known to users who wanted simply the best products available. Today Diamond Multimedia partners with ATI Technologies in its efforts to provide the absolute best quality in advanced graphics. In addition, Diamond continues to stay on top by offering the top technology in digital television, communications and sound hardware solutions to the home and business consumers.
Diamond Multimedia CEO
Bruce ZamanNumber of Employees 2
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Other Electronic Parts and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers: 423690
Recent Events
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Diamond Introduces the ATI RadeonTM HD 5870 and 5850 Graphics Cards
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Lucent Teams With eDigital, TI on Secure Rival to MP3
Lucent Technologies Inc is working with e.Digital Corp to build a new handheld device for playing music downloaded from the internet. The device, which e.Digital plans to manufacture, will use the Lucent Enhanced Perceptual Audio Coder EPAC and a new class of digital signal processors DSPs...
RIAA loses bid for injunction to stop sale of Diamond Multimedia RIO MP3 Player; appeal pending
The Recording Industry Association of America RIAA has sued Diamond Multimedia over the company's portable MP3 player, the Rio, resulting in some rapidfire headlines, a battle of press releases, some hastily called news conferences, and an interesting, yet puzzling, court ruling. In an effort to "protect the creative content...
Analysts Predicting Legal Hurdles For Online Music Technology.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Nov. 18 -- LAS VEGAS -- It's about the size of a pack of cigarettes and plays music with CD-quality sound. But unlike a portable compact disc player, it can be jostled and bumped without skipping a single note. ...
Diamond Wins First Round Of Legal Battle Over Rio
Diamond Multimedia Systems Inc can go ahead and ship its Rio portable music player, following the denial of a preliminary court injunction taken out against it by the Recording Industry Association of America (CI No 3,520). The RIAA's suit was denied by the US Central District...
Diamond Multimedia Prevails at Hearing for a Preliminary Injunction Requested by the Recording Industry Association of America; Rio PMP300 Portable Music to Ship in November
LOS ANGELES--BUSINESS WIRE--Oct. 26, 1998--Diamond Multimedia Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:DIMD), a leader in interactive multimedia and PC entertainment, announced today that the U.S. Central District Court of California, Judge Audrey Collins, denied the Recording Industry Association of America's RIAA application seeking a Preliminary Injunction to halt shipment of Diamond Multimedia's Rio...
Diamond Multimedia to Fight Legal Action Filed by the Recording Industry Association of America
SAN JOSE, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--Oct. 9, 1998--"Diamond Multimedia Systems, Inc., (Nasdaq:DIMD), a leader in interactive multimedia and PC entertainment, has been subjected to the Recording Industry Association of America's RIAA oppressive practices designed to prevent shipment of the company's recently announced Rio PMP300 portable music player which supports the popular compression...
CMC Industries, Inc. Announces Turnkey Relationship With Diamond Multimedia
SANTA CLARA, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--Feb.18, 1998--CMC Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: CMCI) today announced that it has been awarded a turnkey contract by Diamond Multimedia Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: DIMD) to manufacture products in support of Diamond Multimedia's recently announced relationships with major OEM partners. The contract is expected to generate revenue for CMC...
Diamond releases beta version of new GT Drivers for Windows 95; GT Drivers are available now on Diamond's website, BBS and electronic forums
SAN JOSE, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--Dec. 19, 1995--Diamond Multimedia Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: DIMD) today released a beta version of the new Diamond GT Drivers version 2.0 for Windows 95.The beta driver includes Diamond InControl Tools 95 and is available now for the Stealth64 Video 3000, 2000 and 2001 series from the Diamond...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Bruce Zaman | Diamond Multimedia CEO |
| Mark Geller | Diamond Multimedia Senior Marketing Manager |
| Pat Shubert |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Greg Reyes | Chairman |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Diamond Multimedia, Inc. | Diamond Multimedia CEO | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Diamond Multimedia, Inc. | Diamond Multimedia Senior Marketing Manager | Current |
Pat Shubert is heading up Rapport Incorporated's manufacturing activities. Ms. Shubert is responsible for all elements of chip and hardware production, including relationships and contracts with foundries, test houses, chip packagers, intellectual property providers, design houses, contract manufacturers and others. Ms. Shubert has long-standing working relationships with Tier 1 international suppliers such as TSMC, UMC, ATE, Flextronics, Sanmina-SCI and Charter. She has put OEM deals in place for companies such as Creative Labs, Diamond Multimedia, Compaq and Packard Bell. Her extensive track record encompasses dozens of successful semiconductor and hardware products that incorporate cutting-edge processes and materials. Specific market launches include automated test systems created by NATIS for PG&E, along with millions of chips, chipsets and graphic boards from 3Dfx, Video7 and Headlands. Ms. Shubert's quality management experience extends to ISO 9000 certification, significant quality metrics improvements and creation of end-to-end quality programs.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Rapport, Inc. | Vice President of Operations Manufacturing and Quality | Current |
| Creative Labs, Inc. | Current | |
| Diamond Multimedia, Inc. | Current | |
| Sanmina-SCI Corporation | Former | |
| Ate, Inc | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Futuretrade | Current | |
| Diamond Multimedia, Inc. | Chairman | Current |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | BS in Mechanical Engineering | Former |


