Milestones

1989 - 1999

1989 Founding of the company
1990 The first supplier in Europe to enter a tape drive with parallel interface
1991 First tape drive with both parallel and serial interface
1993 The world’s first portable DAT drive with parallel interface
1994 Inclusion of low-price external CD-ROM drives into the product portfolio
1996 Patented SWAP system for multi-connection hard drives
1997 Patented interface technology for the Traveller and Portable range
1998 The first supplier of USB-IDE Asic - USB CD-RW 4x
1999 The first supplier of CD-RW and DVD burners with FireWire connection
1999 Entry into the OEM business as a supplier to Philips, Seagate, Toshiba, Fujitsu Siemens, Panasonic, Memorex 

2000 - 2010

2000 The first external optical drive with USB 2.0 connection
2002 Development of the SYNC button: automatic synchronisation for external hard disks and the touch of a button
2002 FM-10 PRO: the first waterproof and impact-resistant USB 2.0 stick with a lifetime guarantee
2003 USB Card PRO: the first USB storage device in the patented credit card format
2003 Freecom sells its 500,000th CD burner of the Traveller range
2004 Introduction of the Dynamic Name Service for storage products
2005 Freecom Storage Gateway: the first Linux- and Intel-based NAS system including router.
2005 Tough Drive PRO: the first impact- and shock-resistant 2.5" hard disk 
2006 DataCard: development of the USB Card PRO in an even slimmer version
2006 Tough Drive XXS: the first impact- and shock-resistant 1" mini hard disk
2006 Launch of the new market image: product housings, packaging and website in the new design

2006 Launch of the aluminum Freecom Hard Drives 3.5" and Mobile Drives 2.5"
2006 Freecom has been awarded with ISO certification 9001:2000.
2006 Freecom meets SkypeTM, launch Skype product range
2006 Launch DVD RW in new enclosure design
2006 Launch FSG-3 WLAN (wireless Linux based storage network server)
2006 Launch Hard Drive Pro USB & eSATA, one of the first eSATA hard drives on the market
2006 Launch DataTank, Freecom's first dual disk RAID solution with up to 1TB of data storage
2007 Joint venture Avenues and launch Wenger/ Swissgear notebook bags in Europe 
2007 Freecom expands into Asia and opens new office in Taiwan
2007 Freecom wins iF Design Award 2007 for new aluminum based storage solutions
2007 Freecom USB Card wins red dot design award 2007
2007 Freecom Tough Drive wins red dot design award 2007; “Best of the Best”
2007 Launch Hard Drive Pro USB & FireWire 800/400
2007 Launch Network MediaPlayer WLAN, first mediaplayer with Wireless LAN on the market
2007 Freecom wins 12 product awards in Q1 2007
2007 Launch of Freecom Data Bar, third generation flash memory stick
2007 Launch of Network Drive, cost effective no-noise disk solution for small office, home office
2007 Launch of Freecom Mobile Drive 2.5" USB & FireWire solution
2007 Freecom ships the worlds first mobile 250GB solution, the Tough Drive 250GB
2007 Introduction of the NetWork Drive Pro, a Gigabit multifunctional NAS solution
2007 Launch of the MusicPal, world's first cost effective wireless Internet Radio
2007 Introduction of the Tough Drive Pro U&F (white), world's first shockproof drive with integrated FireWire cable.
2007 Freecom received in 2007 44 product awards in total
2007 Freecom's revenue totaled 210 Million USD in 2007
2008 Freecom wins iF Design Award 2008 for MusicPal wireless internet radio and MP3 player
2008 Freecom extends the award winning Aluminum Hard Drive family with the cost effective 'terabyte-sized' Hard Drive XL
2008 Freecom extends its product portfolio in the area of professional storage by inexpensive tape drives in a bulk variant
2008 Network MediaPlayer-450 WLAN is introduced by Freecom for unlimited home entertainment: films, photos and music can be accessed directly from the PC to the TV or stereo system via a HDMI connection
2008 Freecom extends the award winning Tough Drive range with a "customize it yourself" design
2008 Apple Europe and Freecom develop a multi colored mobile hard drive exclusively for the Apple Online stores in Europe
2008 Freecom ships the world’s smallest 2.5” mobile solution, the Mobile Drive XXS
2008 Freecom ships a Time Machine compatible FireWire Hard Drive developed for MAC users
2008 Freecom launches the “Tough Drive Leather”, a mobile, shock-resistant 2.5” external hard drive with hardware encrypted password protection and turbo USB 2.0 speed - aimed at the business user
2008 Freecom extends the XXS product line, world’s smallest 2.5” mobile solution, with 400, 500GB capacities and accessories
2008 Freecom received in 2008 in total over 70 product awards
2009 Freecom wins iF Design Award 2009 for Freecom Mobile Drive XXS
2009 Freecom launches world’s first 3G compatible Internet Radio; MusicPal 3G
2009 Freecom Mobile Drive XXS wins red dot design award 2009; “Best of the Best”
2009 Freecom launches world’s smallest external 3.5” hard drive
2009 Freecom ships external docking station for 2.5" and 3.5" SATA hard drives
2009 Freecom launches the world’s first RFID access controlled hard drives for data security
2009 Freecom ships MediaPlayer II, a hard drive which connects to TV’s
2009 Freecom ships USB Memory, ultra compact USB storage device
2009 Freecom wins Macworld Award 2009 in category 'best professional storage'
2009 Mitsubishi Kagaku Media (MKM) announces acquisition of Freecom B.V.
2010 Freecom introduces Data Recovery Service, world’s first 3 years cover for data loss for less than Euro 1,- per month
2010 Freecom introduces the first Hard Drive Dock that also connects PATA/IDE hard drives
2010 Freecom launches the Mobile Drive CLS – Collect, Label & Store – a new concept in organizing and categorizing
data on multiple external hard drives, including dedicated 3 ports docking station
2010 Freecom launches the Dual Drive Network Center, an affordable dual drive NAS, world’s first simple
to install network hard drive
2010 Freecom enters Blu-ray era with Blu-ray Combo and Blu-ray Rewriter
2010 Freecom received in the first half year over 20 product awards
2010 Tough Drive and Hard Drive Secure ranking top 1 and 2 in HK magazine “Choice”
2010 Data Bar XXS receives from Computer Active Magazine an award logo and 5 out of 5 stars
2010 Tough Drive and Hard Drive Secure ranking top 1 and 2 in HK magazine “Choice”
2010 Data Bar XXS receives from Computer Active Magazine an award logo and 5 out of 5 stars

2011

2011 Integration of Sales and Marketing departments of Verbatim and Freecom EUMEA
2011 Red Dot ‘Best of the Best’ Award for Mobile Drive CLS
2011 iF ‘Product Design Gold Award’ for the USB Clip 
2011 Freecom starts selling products in Russia
2011 Introduction of the first magnesium hard drive specifically for Mac users, which is also the thinnest drive of its kind in the world