Founded in 1981 in Singapore, Creative Technology Ltd today develops,
manufactures and markets a family of sound, video, software and
telephony multimedia products for PCs under the Blaster® family
name, and the ShareVision line of desktop video conferencing products
for Macintoshes and PCs. With a worldwide user base of over 20
million and commanding more than 60% of the world market share for
audio cards, the Sound Blaster platform has become the de facto
industry standard for PC sound and has been the overwhelming choice
for developers, OEMs and endusers of audio-enhanced entertainment,
education, productivity and multimedia applications.
Today Creative Technology has a global staff strength of 4,400 with
over 400 R&D personnel. Supported by a network of 20 subsidiaries
including the US-based Creative Labs, Inc. located in the heart of
Silicon Valley, the Blaster family of products are extensively
distributed through 175 distributors in 77 countries. In USA alone,
Creative products are sold in over 30,000 retail outlets.