OUR HISTORY
Below is a timeline of milestones on the path of growth for Dascom since 1995...

March 1995		Dascom founded by Dan Takkunen and Scott Apfelbacher at 475 Etna Street in Saint Paul, Minnesota
July 1995		Our first employee is hired: Curt Monson
Sept. 1995		Provided first distance learning classrooms to Northwest Iowa Telephone and KIDS Network in Minnesota
Feb. 1996		The first product is developed under subsidiary manufacturer label Eastview Industries - the SHOTBOX
July 1996		Dascom becomes approved classroom integrator for the statewide Iowa Communications Network (ICN)
Sept. 1996		10 classrooms installed for the Niobrara Valley Distance Education Network in Nebraska
Sept. 1996		Dascom installs the first Sony EVI-D30 camera in the United States
Jan. 1997		Wisconsin's NDEN network goes online... the first of over 300 distance education classrooms provided by Dascom in Wisconsin
June 1997		DL-Navigator PC-based room control system is introduced by Dascom/ Eastview Industries for the statewide Iowa Communications Network
Oct. 1998		Dascom ranked 16th fastest-growing private company in the Twin Cities by Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal
Nov. 1998		Dascom moves headquarters to expanded facilities in Woodbury, Minnesota
Oct. 1999		Dascom ranked 25th fastest-growing private company by Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal
Jan. 2000		Expanded technical service regions to include remote technicians in Wisconsin, South Dakota, Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska
June 2001		Selected to Entreprenuer Magazine's HOT 100 list of America's fastest-growing businesses and ranked 47th out of Dun & Bradstreet's 62 million companies
Aug. 2002		Dascom takes the Grand Prize worldwide in Presentations Magazine "Presentations Room Awards" for integration at MSCC in Arkansas
Oct. 2002		Completed integration at Wisconsin's Bayport High School, then the largest and newest education facility in the state
July 2002		Added cable to Ringgold Telephone's services- making them the first Georgia business to offer live TV over a DSL network carried on a fiber optic backbone
June 2003		Finished integration at Allied Insurance headquarters- 52 room project including boardrooms, training rooms, fitness center and cafeteria
Jan. 2004		Added sales offices in Des Moines and Milwaukee
May 2004		Ranked 30th in Pro-AV Magazine's list of the nation's top AV systems integrators
June 2005		Awarded Wisconsin BadgerNet Conversion Network (BCN) statewide contract for room conversion
June 2006		Acquired by private equity investment firm, and continues to operate as Dascom Systems Group, LLC.
Oct. 2006		Ranked 14th fastest-growing private company in the Twin Cities by the Minneapolis St. Paul Business Journal
Dec. 2006		Ranked 32nd in Systems Contractor News' list of the Nation's Top 50 AV Systems Integrators
March 2007		Bill Wolff named new Dascom CEO
June 2007		Greg Schomer named Dascom CFO
Dec. 2007		Manju Yalamuri named Dascom Vice President of Engineering. Dascom places 39th in North America on System Contractor News Top 50 List of Systems Integrators
Jan. 2008		Dascom announces completion of distance education network IP upgrade to Northeast Nebraska Network Consortium.
April 2008		Dascom announces release of Video Visitation System for government and correctional facilities.