Company History
2009
- October
- Announced new brand for the company's OEM solutions, "Wacom Feel IT Technologies"
- Fujitsu, Lenovo, and Toshiba adopted one of Wacom Feel IT Technologies as their notebook PC's input devices
- September
- Began mass production of multi-finger touch sensor system to PC manufacturers
- Announced delivery of brand-new "Bamboo series" from October
- Announced new user interface strategy
- August
- Announced ECAD/dio Ver10.0 release to market in September
- Announced distribution of nextbeat from September
- July
- Intuos4 received red dot design award 2009
- Jun
- Intuos4 received TIPA Award 2009
- Tokyo Stock Exchange accelerates paper-less meeting environment with Wacom's interactive pen displays
- March
- Announced development of a new user interface device for professional DJ "nextbeat"
- Announced "Intuos4"professional graphics pen tablet
- February
- First digital notary document was signed on Cintiq 12WX in France
Fujitsu laptop
Lenovo laptop
Bamboo
nextbeat
Intuos4
2008
- October
- Established Wacom Taiwan Information as a marketing and customer service base for Taiwan market
- IKEA adopted "STU-500" (EMR signature tablet) to capture customers' signatures at their stores
- Developed high performance multi-touch sensor component
- July
- Released "ECAD/dio Ver. 9.0"
- June
- Cintiq 12WX received TIPA Award 2008
- Bamboo Fun and Cintiq 12WX received red dot design award 2008
- May
- Started delivery of the software development kit for "e-paper and pen" solutions
- April
- Announced technology of Wacom type surface capacitive touch sensor
- January
- Toshiba and Hewlett-Packard Company (HP) installed Wacom Penabled DualTouch technology on its notebook PC for the consumer market
DTU-1931
Toshiba Tablet PC
Hewlett-Packard Tablet PC
2007
- November
- Announced "Bamboo Comic" which is specialized pen tablet package for Illustration and MANGA funs
- Berliner Sparkasse introduced Wacom LCD signature tablet for digital signature solution for its private client centers
- October
- Announced Cintiq 12WX interactive pen display as a mobile companion, and as a secondary monitor in multi-monitor environments
- September
- Announced new consumer graphics pen tablet, "Bamboo Fun"
- Unveiled new brand initiatives and vision for the future
- August
- Released "ECAD/dio Ver. 8.0"
- Announced engineering operation management add-on software for ENOVIA SmarTteam users
- May
- Announced "Bamboo," an all new family of pen tablets for general consumer and business PC users
- CeBIT 2007: Wacom presents the Signature LCD Tablet prototype
- March
- Announced "FAVO Photoshop Elements Plus"
- January
- Announced "Intous3 Photo Finish Pack" Limited Edition
- Announced "FAVO Comic Pack" (active area A5 size)
Bamboo Comic
Cintiq 12WX
Bamboo Fun
Bamboo Art Master
Bamboo
Specialized pen tablet for signature verification
2006
- October
- Announced "FAVO HELLO KITTY Edition" (Limited Edition)
- September
- Released "ECAD/dio Ver. 7.0"
- Announced Intuos 3 series Wide-size model "Intuos 3 PTZ-431W"
- June
- Wacom Cintiq 21UX Receives Coveted red dot Award
- May
- Development of new user interface technology enabling operation using both electronic pen and finger directly on screen
- March
- Announced new UI technology for integration of pen and touch input
- January
- Announced@Wide-size "Intuos3 PTZ-1231W" (active area A3 size)
- IREX adopted Wacom pen input technology for its e-book device
FAVO HELLO KITTY Edition
FAVO de Art Master
Intuos3 PTZ-1231W
2005
- December
- Listed on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
- November
- Announced "FAVO Wireless Bluetooth" Educational model
- Announced New "FAVO Comic Pack"
- Announced Wide-size "Intuos3 PTZ-631W"
- September
- Announced "FAVO," an all new pen tablet series for general consumer
- June
- Released New Intuos3 pen, "Marker pen" and "Classic pen" as optional items
- May
- Added specialized DTI-520 model for Educational market which has instant access buttons on its display frame
- April
- Introduced one gram micro size battery-less/cord-less pen "Super Slim Pen"
- Established Wacom Australia Pty. Ltd. as a marketing and customer service base for Oceanian markets
- March
- Announced a new business pen tablet "BizTablet"
- February
- "DTI-520" Interactive LCD tablet launched
- "Cintiq 21UX"launched, setting a new standards for digital pen-based imaging
FAVO
BizTablet
Cintiq 21UX
2004
- September
- "Intuos3" professional graphics tablet launched
- Wacom launches a single-chip solution "W8002" to improve mobile phone usability and speed new application adoption
- April
- Wacom Digital Solutions Co., Ltd. established as a subsidiary for sales and marketing activities in Korea
W8002
Intuos3
2003
- November
- Announced "SmartScroll SS-100, SS-200" left-handed input device
- Announced "Visual Coaching System"
- September
- "Graphire3/FAVO F-430, F-630" consumer graphics tablet launched
- April
- Listed on Japan Securities Dealers Association ("JASDAQ")
SmartScroll SS-100, SS-200
VisiCoach
Graphire3/FAVO3
2002
- April
- EHI (Electronic Human Interface) company established
- January
- "SmartScroll" left-handed input device launched
SmartScroll
2001
- October
- Announced "Graphire2/FAVO" consumer graphics tablet
- September
- Announced "Intuos2" professional graphics tablet
- Announced "Cintiq/PL-550" integrated LCD tablet
Graphire2/FAVO
Intuos2
Cintiq/PL-550
2000
- June
- Announced "PL-500" interactive LCD tablet
- March
- Wacom China Corporation (now a subsidiary) established in Beijing, China as a sales base for China
- January
- Released "Cimatron Elite" metal mold design CAD/CAM
PL-500
1999
- December
- Capital invested in Israel Wondernet Limited (now an equity method applied company) as a means of entering the securities market
- November
- Announced "Graphire/FAVO" graphics tablet
- June
- Released "ECAD/dio" electrical CAD
- May
- Manufacture and sale of "Intuos" is recognized by the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) as a"notable new business"
Graphire/FAVO
1998
- October
- "Intuos" and "PL-400" receive "Good Design" awards from the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI)
- September
- Announced "Intuos" professional graphics tablet
- July
- Announced "PL-400" integrated LCD tablet
- April
- President Eto receives an award from the Science and Technology Ministry for furthering the progress of science and technology
- March
- Announced "SmartPDM" product data management (PDM) system
Intuos
1997
- October
- Announced "Pro Φ Series" mechanical CAD
- "PL-300" is awarded the Good Design Interaction Design Award by the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI)
- January
- Released "ECAD/netW" electric circuit design CAD
1996
- October
- "ArtPad ll" and "UD ll Series" are updated with 2-side switch, twin pressure-sensitive pens built in
- July
- Announce "PL-300" color LCD pen tablet with high-resolution TFT LCD display
- June
- Announced "PenFEP" embeddable handwritten kanji recognition software EAnnounced "Φ CAD/AT Version1.1" mechanical CAD
- Toyonodai factory, responsible for developing and manufacturing tablets with built-in pen functions, receives ISO9001 certification
- April
- Internet home page set up (http://www.wacom.co.jp/)
- February
- US President Clinton signs communications reform bill using Wacom electronic pen
- January
- Announced "Φ CAD/AT" mechanical CAD based on the AutoCAD R13J engine
Flash-Pack
1995
- October
- Announced "Art Pad" and "US Series" with eraser function
- September
- Announced "Ninteio" handwritten Kanj recognition software
- July
- Established tie-up with AUTODESK to develop next generation of PC CAD software
- February
- Released "ECAD/ace" for CAD electrical design
1994
- October
- Announced "ArtPad" consumer graphics tablet
- Announced "PL-200" integrated liquid crystal tablet
ArtPad
1993
- January
- Head office moves to Otone-cho, Kita Saitama-Gun, Saitama Pref. (current location)
1992
- October
- Announced "UD Series" professional graphics tablets
- April
- Announced pen computer, "PenTop"
UD Series
1991
- August
- Wacom Technology Corporation established as a North American sales base in Vancouver, Washington (now a subsidiary)
1990
- July
- Announced "HD-640A" integrated liquid crystal tablet
- May
- "HD-640A" integrated, liquid-crystal tablet launched
- January
- Released "dbMAGIC" application development tool
1989
- October
- Announced "Φ STATION" metal mold CAD/CAM
1988
- June
- Wacom Computer Systems GmbH (now Wacom Europe GmbH) established as a European sales base in Neuss, Germany (now a subsidiary)
- April
- Released "Meeting Staff" electronic blackboard
- March
- "ECAD/pro" for CAD electronic design (automatic control design) launched
Meeting Staff
1987
- September
- "SD Series" professional graphics tablet using electromagnetic induction launched
- April
- "FCAD" for CAD mechanical design launched
SD Series
1986
- July
- Released "ECAD/ban" for CAD electronic design (control board design)
- January
- Announced "WT-460M" miniature tablet
WT-460M
1985
- June
- Head office moves to Washinomiya-cho, Kita Katsushika-gun, Saitama-ken
1984
- October
- "ECAD" for CAD electronic design launched
- January
- Announced "WT Series," a world's first tablet to use a cordless electronic pen
ECAD
1983
- July
- Wacom K.K. established in Ageo-shi, Saitama-ken, with initial capital of ¥48 million