page_title: IDIS (technology company)
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: IDIS (technology company) / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Dr. Y.D. Kim is the CEO of IDIS Holdings, Ltd. and founder of IDIS Co. Ltd.
context_page_description: IDIS is a security technology company based in South Korea. It is headquartered just outside of Seoul and operates globally through regional offices and key strategic partners. IDIS has more than two million recorders installed worldwide and more than 16.5 million cameras use IDIS technology. The company has twice been named one of the 200 "best under a billion" by Forbes.
context_section_description: IDIS was founded in 1997 by Y.D. Kim, Albert Ryu, and J.H. Jeong, as Intelligent Digital Integrated Security Co., Ltd., with a focus on digital video recording (DVR) technology. The company quickly grew, gaining certification as a "Technology Venture Oriented Company" in 1999, and a listing on the KOSDAQ stock exchange in 2001. The company also became the number one seller of DVRs in the surveillance industry, as an Original Design Manufacturer/Original Equipment Manufacturer (ODM/OEM) for leading surveillance solution providers.
  In the mid-2000s, the company began a series of in-house innovations and acquisitions that expanded the company's focus beyond DVRs to include next generation camera and network video recording (NVR) offerings and industrial display technologies. In 2013, IDIS launched a branded security solution, DirectIP™, at the IFSEC International security exhibition in Birmingham, United Kingdom. The company subsequently launched DirectIP and other components of the IDIS Total Solution in the Middle East in 2014, at the Intersec exhibition in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and the Americas in 2015, at the ISC West trade show in Las Vegas, Nevada. At each regional launch, the company debuted regional headquarters and staff dedicated to the sale and support of IDIS branded offerings in those areas.
  Currently, Dr. Y.D. Kim serves as CEO of IDIS.
caption: Dr. Y.D. Kim is co-founder and CEO of IDIS.
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