• iriver is a electronics manufacturer based in South Korea that specializes in portable media players that provide advanced features like AM/FM radio tuning and upgradeable Firmware. They are a subsidiary of the Korean electronics/entertainment company, ReignCom, and have subsidiary branches worldwide. iRiver makes many different MP3 players to compete directly with with Apple's IPod series.

• Fast Facts

  1. Owned and operated by ReignCom
  2. Stock symbol: 060570.KQ (KOSDAQ)
  3. Annual revenue (2007): $165.2 billion
  4. Founders: Duk Jun Yang and Rae Hwan Lee
  5. Year established: 1999
  6. Industry: Portable media players
  7. Phone: 82-2-1577-5557
  8. Fax: 82-2-3019-6565
  9. HQ: Seoul, [[South Korea]
  10. CEO: Myoung Woo Lee
  11. Staff: 400+

• Key Dates

  1. 1999: Duk Jun Yang and Rae Hwan Lee leave Samsung with five other colleagues and form ReignCom
  2. 2000: Release their first product, the iMP-100, which was the first CD player capable of reading MP3 files
  3. 2001: Earns top market share worldwide for MP3/CD players
  4. 2003: Release the first MP3 player with an integrated camera

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