Milestones
1990-1999
1999
November
Fortune Anoints EMC Among Internet Elite
FORTUNE magazine names EMC among the 50 leading Internet companies in its first-ever Fortune e-50 index.
EMC Named Stock of the Decade by NYSE
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) names EMC stock of the decade for the best 10-year performance.
EMC #5 on Business Week List of Top IT Companies
Business Week ranks EMC fifth on its list of America’s top-performing IT companies.
Enterprise Storage Network Introduced
EMC introduces the Enterprise Storage Network.
Tucci Named President and Chief Operating Officer
EMC names Joseph M. Tucci President and Chief Operating Officer (CEO).
1998
EMC Named MA Company of Decade by Boston Globe
The Boston Globe names EMC Massachusetts “Company of the Decade.”
EMC Opens Franklin, MA Facility
EMC opens new manufacturing facility in Franklin, Massachusetts.
EMC Is World's Fastest-Growing Major Software Company
Software revenue reaches $445 million, making EMC the world's fastest-growing major software company.
Revenue Nears $4 Billion
EMC revenue nears $4 billion, with more than $1 billion from Europe.
1997
EMC #16 on Business Week List of Best-Performing American Companies
EMC is ranked 16th on the first-ever Business Week 50 list of America’s best-performing companies.
EMC Named Worldwide Open Storage Market Leader
EMC is named worldwide open storage market leader.
New Symmetrix Line Unveiled
EMC introduces new line of EMC Symmetrix products.
1996
One PB of Symmetrix Capability Shipped Since Inception
EMC reaches one petabyte (1,000 terabytes) of EMC Symmetrix family of products’ capacity shipped since inception.
EMC Announces Data Manager
EMC introduces EMC Data Manager.
1995
EMC Introduces Symmetrix 3000
EMC introduces EMC Symmetrix 3000, the world’s first platform-independent storage system, for the open systems market.
EMC Overtakes IBM as Mainframe Storage Market Leader
EMC overtakes IBM as mainframe storage market leader.
Open Storage First-Year Sales Revenue of $200 million
EMC's first-year sales of open storage result in revenue of $200 million.
1994
EMC Enters Fortune 500
EMC enters Fortune 500 list of America’s largest industrial corporations; sales surpass $1 billion.
>EMC Unveils Symmetrix 5500
EMC announces EMC Symmetrix 5500, the world’s first terabyte-sized system.
EMC Introduces SRDF
EMC introduces EMC SRDF, EMC's first software product.
1992
Ruettgers Named President and Chief Executive Officer
EMC names Michael C. Ruettgers President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
EMC Introduces Harmonix ICDA for AS/400 Computers
EMC introduces Harmonix ICDA systems for AS/400 computers.
Scheduled Shutdown Cancelled Due to Skyrocketing Demand
EMC cancels its scheduled summer shutdown to meet skyrocketing demand.
ISO 9001 Certification Completed in Nine Months
EMC completes ISO 9001 certification in just nine months.
1991
EMC Introduces Champion ICTS for AS/400 Computers
EMC introduces Champion Integrated Cached Tape Subsystem (ICTS) for AS/400 computers.
1990
EMC Introduces Symmetrix 4200 Integrated Cache Disk Array
EMC introduces EMC Symmetrix 4200 integrated cached disk array with a capacity of 24 gigabytes.