Gericom was an Austrian computer equipment manufacturer, based in Linz, Upper Austria. Prior to being bought by bought by Taiwan-based Quanmax, Inc in 2008[2] and subsequently converted to Quanmax AG, the company received investment from the Oberlehner Private Foundation and Charles Dickson, an investor from Hong Kong.[2]
History
The company was founded in 1990 by Hermann Oberlehner and went public as Gericom AG in 2000.
Gericom products were initially sold via chains such as Media Markt and Saturn. In 1998 a webshop was established, and later Gericom products were also sold in supermarkets such as Aldi, Hofer, Plus,[3]