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- Stock symbol: C76 (SGX)
- Annual revenue (2007): $914.9 Million
- Founder(s): Sim Wong Hoo
- Year Established: 1981
- Industry: Multimedia
- Phone: +65-6895-4000
- Fax: +65-6895-4999
- HQ: Singapore
- CEO: Sim Wong Hoo
- CFO: Ng Keh Long
- Staff: 5,800
- Other key people: Phil O'Shaughnessy
- Products: Sound Cards, Optical Drives, Graphics Cards, Web Cameras, MP3 Players, Optical Mice, Keyboards
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Creative Labs is the American subsidiary of Creative Technology, a singapore based manufacturer of computer multimedia products. Creative Technology was originally founded by Sim Wong Hoo on July 1, 1981. One of Creative's most innovative devices was the development of the stadalone sound card.
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Key Dates
- 1981: creative Technology founded
- 1987: Sound Blaster sound card
- 1999: NOMAD digital audio player
- 2007: Voluntarily removed from NYSE
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Sound Blaster
When Creative started adapting PCs for the Chinese language, they developed an audio enhancer to reproduce the complex phonetics of the language. Creative eventually developed the Sound Blaster, the first sound card to combine on-board music synthesizer, digital audio, MIDI interface and a joystick port. The Sound Blaster served as the standard sound card for years. -
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Creative Labs Questions
What are some of the current FAB LAB projects? 1 Answermicro video transmitter,personal power plant and rubber band power train read more
Can insanity bring on more creativity? 2 AnswersEdgar Allan Poe once stated, "I became insane with long intervals of horrible sanity." He also used alcohol and drugs to "self-medicate" his depression, which ... read more
How do I keep my lab from mouthing new people? 10 AnswersI have bred, raised, trained, and rescued Labradors for more than 15 years and I have met MANY labs that have mouthing problems. Although I have heard of many ... read more
What is the most creative stock scheme in history? 1 AnswerGoldman selling mortgage backed securities and then betting against them by insuring them with AIG. read more -
Creative Labs Products and Services
Creative Labs Competitors
- Apple
- Altec-Lansing
- ReignCom
- Microsoft
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