Tradition in Innovations
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Founded in 1993, PLANET Technology Corporation has been dedicated to providing IP-based networking products and solutions, offering the most complete product line to satisfy the growing demand of various business entities, Education, Finance, Healthcare, Industry, Government, etc.
With a strong mission to pioneer IP innovation in the global market, PLANET designs, manufactures and delivers innovative IP solutions, with convergent deployment of data, voice and video in a wide range of network technologies, always aiming to deliver to our customers benefits characterized as; Energy Savings, Easy Installation and Cost-Effectiveness. Our history of Technological Innovations forms a strong foundation for us to advance by providing high-performance network products for the present and future generations.
Our promises
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Pioneering IP Innovation is our corporate slogan and PLANET’s promise. Ultimately, it illustrates PLANET’s drive and excellence in delivering the most innovative IP-based products and solutions. “It is a straightforward expression to say who we are and what we do. It shows our global brand positioning and focus on technology.
PLANET is dedicated, committed and progressive,” said Jack Chen, Chairman and CEO of PLANET. The introduction of the slogan helps our customers and potential users better recognize and identify PLANET as a brand and understand PLANET’s growth dynamics and core capabilities, both derived from IP-based technology in the new Internet era.
Company Philosophy - 3R Strategy
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PLANET continues to achieve a high level of innovation, and most importantly, to follow its long-standing corporate philosophy: the 3R strategy - Right Time, Right Product, Right Price. By putting the 3R strategy into practice, we deliver the right products at the right time to the market, at the right price. PLANET has set out to maximize customer satisfaction in both business and technological requirements. In this sense, the 3R strategy is the key to PLANET's success, reflecting the corporate culture, which must be growth-oriented and future-oriented.
Corporate citizenship
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In September 2003, PLANET was officially listed on the TAIPEI Exchange, a stock exchange in Taiwan, with the trading code 6263, marking one of PLANET's major milestones. In addition, PLANET has prioritized corporate governance, environmental protection, employee welfare and social responsibility.
We have been recognized with honors and awards in corporate social responsibility. PLANET was ranked first in the “Excellence in CSR Award” and has become a CSR model in Taiwan. Specifically, PLANET is the only company in Taiwan that received the first “Human Entrepreneurship Award” (HE Award) sponsored by ICSB, making PLANET an even more prominent global CSR model. CSR is an integral part of PLANET’s core business strategy.
Brand values
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PLANET’s commitment to quality, product and service differentiation, and innovation has proven our excellence in quality management. To ensure our offering of cutting-edge products and superior services, PLANET has received ISO 9001 certification. Honored by global professionals, media, and business organizations, PLANET’s product portfolio has been recognized for reliability and excellent performance.
Meanwhile, PLANET has built several successful reference websites through its professional distribution channels around the world, to further enhance the awareness and positioning of a global brand.
Global distribution channels
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Meeting the rapidly changing network requirements of all types of businesses and organizations, PLANET has built the most professional and solid distribution channels in over 140 countries across 5 continents. To provide market-oriented support directly to our partners and distributors worldwide, we offer the most detailed products and marketing resources.
Our business partners and customers can easily access sales and marketing tools through the corporate website at their convenience. In addition, our partners and distributors can provide customers with professional IP network solutions that meet the needs of the local market. These overseas partners and distributors have brought PLANET closer to customers, ensuring the practice of global branding and local presence, creating mutual business opportunities and benefits.
Environmental policy
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PLANET is environmentally conscious and is committed to pollution prevention through the process of continuous improvements and environmental protection awareness programs. In order to address trends and legislations to develop Green Products compliance with the Environmental Policy, PLANET is actively collaborating with industry peers and suppliers, working towards full compliance of our product lines with WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronics Equipment) and RoHS requirements.
Product innovations
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PLANET is dedicated to providing high-quality networking solutions with the most complete range of product offerings to meet the growing demands of various entities such as Business, Education, Finance, Healthcare, Industry, Government, etc. Our history of technological innovations forms a strong foundation for advancements in high-performance and next-generation networking.
All our technologies and product mix are targeted and delivered based on the Enablement concept of empowering IP convergence to offer our customers the benefits characterized as; energy savings, ease of installation and cost-effectiveness.
PLANET provides professional and award-winning networking products and solutions in the following categories to various target markets.
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LAN Switches
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Industrial Ethernet
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Power over Ethernet
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Media conversion
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Wireless network
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IP Surveillance
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IP Telephony
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Broadband communication
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Home automation
Product technology development
Achievements
2019
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Launched the Universal Network Management System (UNI-NMS)
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Received the "Asia Responsible Enterprise Awards 2019"
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Introduced IEEE 802.3bt PoE compatible products
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DUNS® Certification
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2018
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The LCD Touchscreen Managed Wireless LAN Switch (WS-2864PVR) won the '2019 Taiwan Excellence Silver Award'
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Received the 'Taiwan Excellence Achievement Award 2019,' with over 50 PLANET products winning the Taiwan Excellence Awards.
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Recognized as a global CSR model by receiving the first ICSB "Humane Entrepreneurship Award" (HE Award). PLANET is the only company in Taiwan to receive this honor for its excellent performance in supporting global goal achievement.
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Ranked among the Best in Taiwan's 2017 Corporate Governance Assessment
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Received 'Taiwan Supplier Business Information Verification' by TUV Rheinland
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2017
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Revealed IP transmission innovations for IoT, IIoT, and Industry 4.0 network infrastructures at WCIT 2017 (World Congress on Information Technology)
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Strengthened corporate governance mechanisms by increasing the number of Independent Directors and founding an Audit Committee
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Introduced the 4G LTE Industrial Gateway with integrated GPS for IoV applications
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Launched industrial-class PoE switches with 10 Gbps interface
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2016
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Ranked among the Best in Taiwan's 2015 Corporate Governance Assessment
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Launched the world's first managed LCD Touch switches and centralized wireless management switches
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2015
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Received the "3rd Taiwan Mittelstand Gender Equality Award," organized by Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA)
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Ranked among the Best in Taiwan's 2014 Corporate Governance Assessment
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Introduced the Smart Cloud Home Automation solution
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2014
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Launched high-speed wireless access points 802.11ac 1200/1750Mbps
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2013
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Launched Industrial-Class Switches/PoE switches with a 20ms ERPS fast ring
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2012
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Awarded "Excellent Corporate Social Responsibility Company" by the Taipei City Government, Taiwan
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Obtained CG6007 Corporate Governance Certification
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The industrial solar-powered PoE switch won the Taiwan Excellence Award 2012
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2011
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Recognized as the best in CSR – ranked first in "Taiwan Excellence in Corporate Social Responsibility" (by CommonWealth Magazine consecutively from 2011-2012)
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2010
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Awarded the Top CSR Prize – "CSR Award" by Global Views Magazine, consecutively from 2009-2010
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Participated in the successful rescue mission of Chilean miners – PLANET IP Camera, Media Converters helped with the communication of trapped miners to the world
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The innovative Unified Office Gateway won the 2010 Taiwan Excellence Award
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2009
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CEO Jack Chen invited to speak at the APEC forum, bringing PLANET's global influence
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Obtained CG6005 Corporate Governance Certification
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2008
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Obtained CG6004 Corporate Governance Certification
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2007
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Received first recognition for Corporate Social Responsibility – "Taiwan Excellence in Corporate Social Responsibility" (by CommonWealth Magazine for 13 consecutive years from 2007 to 2019)
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2006
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Repositioned PLANET's brand – "Pioneer of IP Innovation" to reinforce our commitment to delivering the most innovative IP-based solutions
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Recognized as one of "Asia’s 200 Best Companies under One Billion" by Forbes Asia
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Introduced the Integrated IP Office solution
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Developed Power over Ethernet (PoE) solutions
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2005
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Launched cloud-based network products like Layer 4 ~ 7 Server Load Balancer, Digital Home – Multimedia Player (Video/Music/Photo)
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2004
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Founded Taiwan’s first public trust focused on supporting education – “PLANET Educational Charitable Trust”
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Launched IP surveillance products
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2003
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Publicly listed on the Taipei Stock Exchange in September
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Recognized as an “Asia Pacific Technology Fast 500” by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu (2003-2004)
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Promoted network and communication applications by providing IP video phones, video conference phones, wireless network products 802.11g 54Mbps, 100Mbps network bandwidth management, Powerline communication, Network Attached Storage/RAID server, managed corporate backbone switches/chassis switches, fiber optic managed network converters/chassis, etc.
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2002
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Launched stackable Gigabit switches, VDSL last-mile routers/switches
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2001
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CEO Jack Chen awarded the Chinese Young Entrepreneur Model Award
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2000
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Introduced managed Layer 3 routing switches, Voice over IP gateway, and ADSL broadband routers
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1999
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Launched Gigabit Ethernet 1000Mbps switches, 802.11b 2.4GHz wireless network products
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1997
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Received ISO certification
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1993
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PLANET founded and introduced the brand to the world