IQon Technologies
{{short description|Irish computer hardware company}}
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{{Infobox company
| name = iQon Technologies
| logo = Iqon1.JPG
| logo_size = 200px
| slogan =
| fate =
| successor =
| foundation = 1994
| location = Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland
| industry =
| key_people = Dermot McElroy, original founder
Ciaran O’Donoghue,
Aidan Donnelly, Director{{cite news |author=Emma Kennedy |author2=Gavin Daly |title=Fall-off in turnover at Iqon Technologies |url=http://archives.tcm.ie/businesspost/2007/10/21/story27577.asp |work=The Sunday Business Post |date=21 October 2007 |access-date=2008-01-26 }}{{dead link|date=November 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
| products = personal computers
notebook computers
consumer electronics
| num_employees = 200
| parent =
| subsid = iQon France
}}
iQon Technologies Ltd was a manufacturer of personal and notebook computers and consumer electronics based in Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland. The company marketed computers through retailers across the United Kingdom and exported to Europe and North Africa.
History
iQon Technologies was founded in 1994 under the name ROMAK Computers by Dermot McElroy, Lars Krull and Patrick Rooney.
The company was sold in 1997 to US worldwide distributor CHS ELECTRONICS Inc.
After the collapse of CHS ELECTRONICS Inc. in 2000, Dermot McElroy purchased the company back from the CHS Electronics liquidators.
In 2004, iQon secured a deal to supply computers for retailer Tesco to be sold in the United Kingdom and Ireland.{{cite news |author=Chris Pillow |title=iQon wins €20m Tesco deal |url=http://archives.tcm.ie/businesspost/2004/08/29/story744523096.asp |work=The Sunday Business Post |date=29 August 2004 |access-date=2008-01-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070309053140/http://archives.tcm.ie/businesspost/2004/08/29/story744523096.asp |archive-date=9 March 2007 }}
In 2006, the company established its iQon France subsidiary based in Toulon to expand sales across Europe.{{fact|date=November 2021}}
As of 2007, iQon was Ireland's largest indigenous PC maker and largest PC exporter.{{cite news |author=Andrew Thomas |title=Iqon seeks bankruptcy protection |url=http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2007/11/07/iqon-seeks-bankruptcy |work=The Inquirer |date=7 November 2007 |access-date=2008-01-26 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071213220232/http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2007/11/07/iqon-seeks-bankruptcy |archive-date=13 December 2007 }}
The company sought bankruptcy protection in November 2007 and went into liquidation in January 2008.{{cite news |author=Ian Kehoe |title=Iqon plans to sell company after collapse |url=http://www.sbpost.ie/post/pages/p/story.aspx-qqqt=IRELAND-qqqm=news-qqqid=29947-qqqx=1.asp |work=The Sunday Business Post |date=27 January 2008 |access-date=2008-01-26}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}
As of January 2008, iQon's call center and warranty service divisions continue to operate under a court-appointed liquidator and the company is up for sale.
References
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080125053221/http://www.iqon.ie/ About iQon]. iQon Technologies. Retrieved on 2008-01-26.
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080125053221/http://www.iqon.ie/ iQon France]. iQon Technologies. Retrieved on 2008-01-26.
- {{cite news|title=IQon in €10m French export deal |url=http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/news.nv?storyid=single6616 |publisher=SiliconRepublic.com |date=20 June 2006 |access-date=2008-01-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061027231926/http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/news.nv?storyid=single6616 |archive-date=27 October 2006 }}
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External links
- {{Cite web |url=http://www.iqon.ie/ |title=iQon Technologies website |access-date=27 January 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080125053221/http://www.iqon.ie/ |archive-date=25 January 2008 |url-status=dead }}
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Category:Defunct technology companies of Ireland
Category:Defunct computer hardware companies
Category:Defunct manufacturing companies of the Republic of Ireland
Category:Computer companies established in 1994
Category:Electronics companies established in 1994
Category:Technology companies disestablished in 2008
Category:Irish companies established in 1994
Category:2008 disestablishments in Ireland
Category:Companies based in Dundalk
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