Company History

Major products and business events

1992 - Company funded by entrepreneurs and experts from Norsk Data

1994 - First Application of Dolphin Technology, Convex Exemplar Supercomputer

1994 - Introduced first SBus to SCI adapter

1995 - Introduced first PCI 32 / 33 MHz Product family

1996 - Chosen by Sun Microsystems as preferred high speed interconnect solutions for SunCluster

1997 - Data General introduces AVIION AV20000 SERVER based Dolphin NUMA technology

1996 - Dolphin technology introduced in the Rafale fighter plane

1998 - First implementation of the SISCI API software

2000 - $19 million Licensing Agreement with Sun Microsystems

2000 - Introduced first PCI 64 / 66 MHz product family

2003 - Introduced the SuperSockets software

2003 - StarFabric interconnect to be used in F-35 Joint Strike Fighter

2006 - Listed on Oslo Stock Exchange (Ticker: DOLP)

2006 - Purchased StarGen Inc.

2008 - Introduced first PCI Express 1.0 products - Dolphin Express DX

2010 - Organized as a subsidiary of Dolphin Group ASA

2010 - Introduced first PCI Express 2.0 products - Dolphin Express IX

2012 - Several OEM design wins based on the new PCIe products

2013 - Dolphin IX product chosen by several electronic trading applications

2015 - Introduced first PCI Express 3.0 products - Dolphin Express PX

2016 - All Dolphin Interconnect Solution shares purchased by private investors

2019 - Introduced first PCI Express 4.0 products - Dolphin Express MX

2020 - Introduced SmartIO Device Migration and sharing software

2021 - EOL notice for all IX products due to Renesas switch EOL. EOL support plans offered to OEMs.

2022 - Started development of Automotive grade PCIe drivers - eXpressDrive

2024 - Introduced PCI Express 5.0 products