iQon Technologies

iQon Technologies
Founded	1994
Defunct	2008[1]
Headquarters	Dundalk, Louth, Ireland
Key people	Dermot McElroy, original founder; Ciaran O’Donoghue, ; Aidan Donnelly, Director[2]
Products	personal computers; notebook computers; consumer electronics
Number of employees	200
Subsidiaries	iQon France

iQon Technologies Ltd was a manufacturer of personal and notebook computers and consumer electronics based in Dundalk, 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.[3]

In 2006, the company established its iQon France subsidiary based in Toulon to expand sales across Europe.

As of 2007, iQon was Ireland's largest indigenous PC maker and largest PC exporter.[4]

The company sought bankruptcy protection in November 2007 and went into liquidation in January 2008.[1][4]

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.[1]

References

Ian Kehoe (January 27, 2008). "Iqon plans to sell company after collapse". The Sunday Business Post. Retrieved 2008-01-26.
Emma Kennedy; Gavin Daly (October 21, 2007). "Fall-off in turnover at Iqon Technologies". The Sunday Business Post. Retrieved 2008-01-26.
Chris Pillow (August 29, 2004). "iQon wins €20m Tesco deal". The Sunday Business Post. Archived from the original on March 9, 2007. Retrieved 2008-01-26.
Andrew Thomas (November 7, 2007). "Iqon seeks bankruptcy protection". The Inquirer. Archived from the original on December 13, 2007. Retrieved 2008-01-26.

Notes

About iQon. iQon Technologies. Retrieved on 2008-01-26.
iQon France. iQon Technologies. Retrieved on 2008-01-26.
"IQon in €10m French export deal". SiliconRepublic.com. June 20, 2006. Archived from the original on October 27, 2006. Retrieved 2008-01-26.

External links

"iQon Technologies website". Archived from the original on January 25, 2008. Retrieved January 27, 2008.

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[Kehoe-1] Ian Kehoe (January 27, 2008). "Iqon plans to sell company after collapse". The Sunday Business Post. Retrieved 2008-01-26.

[2] Emma Kennedy; Gavin Daly (October 21, 2007). "Fall-off in turnover at Iqon Technologies". The Sunday Business Post. Retrieved 2008-01-26.

[3] Chris Pillow (August 29, 2004). "iQon wins €20m Tesco deal". The Sunday Business Post. Archived from the original on March 9, 2007. Retrieved 2008-01-26.

[Thomas-4] Andrew Thomas (November 7, 2007). "Iqon seeks bankruptcy protection". The Inquirer. Archived from the original on December 13, 2007. Retrieved 2008-01-26.