Commend International has a strong, international Partner Network, and is one of the largest global suppliers of Intercom Systems. We supply solutions for communication and security, in which speech, image and data are combined on a uniform user interface.
- Intercom Server: Central control units that can be networked and can interface to external systems
- Intercom Control Systems: Control desks and Graphic User Interfaces (GUI's)
- Intercom Terminals: An intercom station for every application
- Digital Networking: State of the art system structures
- Networking via IP, 2-wire, ISDN or E1
- Early beginnings in 1971, "GmbH" (ltd) in 1976
- 100 % owned by founding familiy
- app. 120 persons at the Salzburg Headquarter (March 2007)
- Worldwide active:
app. 350 persons (Commend Partner Net)
Market turnover 2006 > app. € 45 Mio.
- Export quota app. 95 %
| 1971 |
Early beginnings |
| 1972 |
Launched first Intercom Station to work on third party intercom systems |
| 1974 |
First programmable Intercom Central GE 101 with the Intercom Station EE 101: Setting new standards in design and technology; a highly successful product |
| 1980 |
First global Intercom System using C-MOS microprocessor technology |
| 1989 |
First Commend subsidiary - Commend Österreich GmbH |
| 1990 |
Founding of Commend AG in Switzerland |
| 1992 |
Commend France s.a.r.l join the family |
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| 1993 |
First fully digital Intercom Station with graphic display brought to market, setting the industry standard for Intercom Technology - EE 711 |
| 1997 |
Intercom Centrals are re-named as Intercom servers. Commend introduces the GE 700, a fully digital open 19" system designed for complete intercom networking. Commend leads the way towards the future of intercom. |
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| 1998 |
G7-CNET-W networking card - the start of digital networking. |
| 2001 |
First subsidiary outside of Europe - Commend Inc. in Mawhaw, New Jersey, USA |
| 2002 |
Intercom goes IP - G7-CNET-LAN networking card, allows networking over IP. Founding of Commend Australia. |
| 2003 |
OpenDuplex®: Commend, once again a pioneer in the intercom field, introduces technology that allows talking and listening simultaneously. |
| 2005 |
The launch of Intercom over IP - IoIP® |
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