1990
- "Canadian Systems International Inc." is founded.
1992
- Company changes name to Communication Systems International Inc.
1993
- CSI introduces and sells its first DGPS radio beacon product (MBX-1), a module that plugs into a regular GPS system to enhance its accuracy.
1996
- CSI acquires ownership of the beacon receiver technology used in its DGPS products.
1997
- CSI concludes a $6-million Initial Public Offering of CSI shares on Toronto Stock Exchange (Trading symbol: CSY).
1999
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CSI acquires Satloc Inc., of Scottsdale, Arizona, and its global reputation for high-quality aerial and ground-based guidance systems for agriculture.
2000
- CSI concludes $2.6-million rights offering.
- CSI changes its name to CSI Wireless Inc. after acquiring Wireless Link, a Silicon Valley company widely respected for its location-based wireless data communications technology.
- CSI Wireless unveils Satloc-developed Outback® S, a DGPS precision guidance system for agriculture.
2001
- CSI's special warrants offering is over-subscribed, raising $10 million.
- CSI unveils the Outback® 360, an accessory to CSI's very successful
Outback® S.
2002
- CSI's Outback® S is cited by the American Society of Agriculture Engineers as an example of "outstanding innovation" that saves "producers time, costs and labour, while improving user safety."
- CSI is awarded a U.S. patent for revolutionary e-Dif software that enables standard GPS receivers to achieve one-metre accuracy without any help from differential correction signals.
- CSI receives first major order ($20 million from Brightstar Corp.) for CSI's new Motorola-branded fixed wireless phone that uses TDMA technology.
- CSI introduces Vector line of Marine GPS products for accurate navigational GPS headings in global marine and rapidly emerging “machine control” markets.
- CSI raises $4.3 million through private placement of shares.
- CSI begins supplying Asset-Link units for new MOBILUS stolen car recovery service.
2003
- CSI receives $12.5-million purchase order from Brightstar Corp., after an initial $20-million order, for CSI's Motorola-branded TDMA fixed wireless telephone.
- CSI signs agreement to supply GPS products to AGCO Corporation, one of the world's largest manufacturers and distributors of agricultural equipment.
- CSI raises $5.3 million through Private Placement.
- CSI receives $2.1-million purchase order for new Outback eDrive auto-steering system.
- CSI unveils GSM-compatible desktop cellular telephone.
- CSI receives $3.1 million from early exercise of warrants.
2004
- CSI receives $16.25 million from over-subscribed special warrants sale.
- CSI introduces PowerMAX, its Bluetooth-enabled wireless DGPS receiver.
- CSI unveils GSM/GPRS-compatible fixed wireless telephone that offers voice plus dial-up Internet, email and text-messaging capability.
- CSI ships its 500,000th wireless device, four years after the company's first commercial wireless shipments began.
2005
- CSI introduces 400 Series and 410 Series GSM fixed wireless telephones.
- CSI announces product development agreement with Saab TransponderTech for marine AIS.
- CSI announces $12-million "bought deal" share offering.
- CSI acquires Outback® business of RHS Inc., immediately making CSI's new Hemisphere GPS division the world's largest after-market supplier of GPS guidance products for the agricultural industry.
- Hemisphere GPS develops proprietary ASIC chipset and new Crescent™ receiver technology.
- Hemisphere GPS begins designing and supplying GPS receivers and auto-steering systems to CLAAS KGaA mbH, one of the world's largest manufacturers of tractors and other agricultural machinery, for use throughout its product lines.
- Hemisphere GPS introduces its new Outback S2 guidance system, featuring exclusive Crescent receiver technology.
2006
- Hemisphere GPS acquires DEL NORTE Technology Inc. and combines it with Satloc to form Hemisphere Air division, controlling approximately 75 per cent of the world's GPS aerial guidance for agriculture market.
- CSI introduces two new GSM fixed wireless phones, the 405 Series and 415 Series, for global markets.
- Hemisphere GPS introduces the A100 GPS smart antenna and the R100 GPS receiver.
- Hemisphere GPS sold their Wireless business and re-focused as a pure-play GPS company.
2007
- Hemisphere GPS introduces the V100 and VS100 GPS Compass.
- Hemisphere GPS officially changes corporate name to Hemisphere GPS Inc.
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