Belkin International, Inc.

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Belkin International, Inc. offers an extensive range of innovations designed to give computer and consumer electronics users seamless integration in their homes, cars, and on the go. Belkin, a privately held company founded in California in 1983, is the recognized global leader in connectivity solutions. Since our inception in 1983, Belkin has experienced an amazing 25 consecutive years of dramatic growth. Our diverse and far-reaching product mix includes award-winning innovations for easy-to-use networking solutions, accessories for iPod players, and innovations from our laptop@home line. Belkins U.S. presence includes headquarters in Los Angeles, a distribution center in Indianapolis, an award-winning Industrial Design Group in Hollywood, and an R&D facility in Rochester, New York. With major facilities in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, our reach extends throughout Europe, Latin America, and Asia Pacific, with offices in Australia, New Zealand, Korea, and, more recently, Hong Kong. Belkin has come a long way to become the market leader across its product lines in just over two decades. From a garage in Hawthorne, California, with two employees and sales of $100,000 for the year, Belkin has become one of the fastest-growing companies in the world, expanding to over 1,000 employees and sales topping $1 billion. In addition to earning Inc. magazines 2003 "Hall of Fame" award, Belkin has been listed twice in its list of "500 Fastest-Growing Privately Held Companies in the U.S.," the "Inner City Top 100" list for six consecutive years, and the Los Angeles Business Journals "Fastest Growing Private Companies" list for five years.

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