5 interesting facts on Kingston’s journey

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DQI Bureau
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Kingston Technology celebrated its 25th anniversary of operations this year. An initiative that was undertaken in 1987 and has grown tremendously with over the years to become 4000-strong force across six continents. With an exhaustive product line featuring memory modules, USB flash drives, solid state drives and flash cards, Kingston has been a brand synonymous with excellence and innovation. On this occasion, we track its journey on 5 lesser known facts.
1.The company started out small, in a little garage in 1987.

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2.In 1995, Kingston joined the Billion Dollar club and celebrated this big milestone with the ad campaign line - 'Thanks a billion!'

3.In 1998, Kingston was ranked 2nd by Fortune magazine among the top 100 companies to work with in the United States.

4.In 2003, Kingston launched its Green Initiative for module manufacturing.

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5.In 2005, Kingston opened the world's largest memory module manufacturing unit in China.