Lanix
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| Company type | Private Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1990[1] |
| Headquarters | Hermosillo, Mexico (Production Facility/Headquarters)[1] Mexico City, Mexico (Commercial and Marketing office) |
Area served | Latin América |
| Products | Smartphones Laptops Tablets Computers |
Number of employees | 1,000 (Mexico only)[2] |
| Website | www |
Lanix is a Mexican multinational company based in Hermosillo, Mexico.[1] Manufactures and merchandises computer and mobile telephony equipment. It is recognized for being a pioneer in technology with business presence in a lot of countries of Latin America, where it has managed to stand out and become a distinguished brand. The company has international certifications that represent a commitment to quality and assurance.[3][4][5]
History
Lanix was founded in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico in 1990, and released its first computer, the PC 286 the same year. [1][6] Throughout the 1990s Lanix expanded into the development and production of more sophisticated electronics components such as optical drives, servers, memory drives and flash memory. In 2002 Lanix opened its first factory outside of Mexico in Santiago, Chile to cater to the Latin American market.
By 2006 Lanix had gained a market share of 5% of Mexico's electronics market and began diversifying its product line to include LCD televisions and monitors[7] and in 2007 began manufacturing mobile phones. Currently Lanix offers products in the consumer, professional and government markets throughout Latin America.[8]
In 2010 Lanix announced an ambitious plan to gain market share in the Latin American computer market and expanded operations to include every country in Latin America[2]
Lanix has production facilities at its original headquarters in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico and international facilities in Santiago, Chile and Bogota, Colombia.[6]
At the 2009 Intel Solutions Summit hosted by Intel, Lanix won an award in the "mobile solution" category.[9]
In March 2011, Lanix began offering a system where buyers can custom build their own computer, choosing different types of chipsets, memory, and other components.
In 2012 Lanix expanded its product portfolio by integrating its first Smartphone, Ilium S100, and positioned itself as one of the bestselling brands in the Mexican market.[10]
In 2015 announces the first smartphone with Windows Phone of the company.[11]
In June 2017 Lanix image is renewed by updating its logo, launching new high-end smartphones, and updating its webpage.[12]
Products
As of 2010[update], Lanix manufactures desktops,[13] laptops,[14] tablets,[15][16] servers,[17] netbooks,[18] monitors,[19] optical disc drives,[20] smartphones[15][21] flash memory and random-access memory.[22]
As of 2010, it made one of the most powerful production Windows desktops in the world, the Lanix Titan Magnum Extreme.[23]
Smartphones and tablet computers
In 2007, Lanix announced a mobile division specializing in developing smartphones and tablets. In 2010, it showed a smartphone named the Illium running the Android operating system.[24] Lanix smartphones are offered by Telcel, a subsidiary of América Móvil.[25]
In 2010, Lanix unveiled a tablet computer named the W10 running Windows 7.[26][27] An Android version will be available through Telcel.[28]
In 2017, Lanix announces its new portfolio of innovative smartphones with competitive features in the current market.[29]
Mexican government contracts
Lanix has won several major contracts to provide electronics to government entities in Mexico which has been a key part of the company's success[2][6] including a contract from the Mexican secretary of education (Secretaría de Educación Pública) to supply 16,000 classrooms across Mexico with computers.[30]
References
- ^ a b c d "Historia Lanix" (in Spanish). Lanix. Archived from the original on 20 June 2011. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c Allbusiness.com
- ^ "Lanix Integrates Paragon's Drive Backup Into PCs and Notebooks for Full Backup and Recovery Solution". Marketwire. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- ^ "Intel Classmate PCs Gain New Atom Chips, Increased Ruggedness". eweek.com. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- ^ Actual, Celular (9 October 2012). "Lanix S100 Ilium un Android accesible ya en México con Telcel". Celular Actual México. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- ^ a b c "El Legado de LANIX" (in Spanish). Lanix. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Nicholas Parkinson. "Lanix to increase PC production in Chilean plant". BNamericas. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- ^ Matthew Malinowski. "Roundup: Grupo Assa, Inspirit, Lanix Technology-Ingram Micro, San Luis". BNamericas. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- ^ Lanix - Intel Innovation Mobile Solution (streaming video). Intel Solutions Summit: YouTube. 2009.
- ^ "Configurador de equipos Lanix". Lanix (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 14 April 2011. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Garrido, Rodrigo (22 July 2015). "Lanix Ilium W250, la empresa mexicana anuncia su primer smartphone con Windows Phone" (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- ^ "LANIX renueva imagen y presenta smartphones". El Universal (in Spanish). 5 August 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- ^ "HOGAR - Soluciones a tu medida" (in Spanish). Lanix. Archived from the original on 9 January 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "GOBIERNO - Alto rendimiento y Funcionalidad" (in Spanish). Lanix. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b "REPORTE DE SUSTENTABILIDAD 2010" (PDF). Lanix. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 May 2012.
- ^ Gilberto (7 October 2010). "Detalles de la tablet de Lanix, la W10". SPK.LA (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 15 November 2010.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Servidores de Entrada" (in Spanish). Lanix. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Telcel: Accesorios". telcel.com. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- ^ Lanix.com Archived 31 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Productos" (in Spanish). Lanix. Archived from the original on 24 July 2012.
- ^ "Lanix Mobile" (in Spanish). Lanix. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
- ^ "Productos". Lanix. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Gilberto (3 September 2010). "Nueva Lanix Titan Magnum Extreme con Procesador Intel Core i7 980x Extreme Edition". SPK.LA (in Spanish).
- ^ Gilberto (3 September 2010). "Una tablet y un smarphone, las dos sorpresas que tiene Lanix para esta navidad". SPK.LA (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 9 September 2010.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Busca tu equipo" (in Spanish). Telcel. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
- ^ "Tablet W10 de Lanix con procesador Intel Atom y Windows 7" (in Spanish). Poder PDA. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
- ^ "Lanix e Intel entran al mercado de los tablets" (in Spanish). elempresario.mx. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
- ^ Gilberto (7 October 2010). "Detalles de la tablet de Lanix, la W10". SPK.LA (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 15 November 2010.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Rodriguez, Analuz (5 July 2017). "LANIX estrena imagen y presenta nuevos equipos - holatelcel.com". holatelcel.com (in European Spanish). Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- ^ "Entrega Osuna Millán computadoras portátiles a maestros de educación básica". El Observador Diario (in Spanish). Estrategias y Comunicación. 8 April 2011.
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