for the us federal agency see office of the national counterintelligence executive . this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . february 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message netlink computer inc. trading name ncix type private industry online retail sales founded april 28 1996 founder steve wu headquarters richmond british columbia canada website www.ncix.com ncix store in ontario netlink computer inc. doing business as ncix is an online computer hardware and software retailer based in richmond british columbia canada founded in 1996 by steve wu . 1 better source needed it has retail outlets in vancouver burnaby coquitlam richmond and langley british columbia as well as markham mississauga scarborough ontario and ottawa ontario . ncix has 3 shipping facilities one in richmond british columbia another in markham ontario and one in industry california . history edit steve wu was born in taishan guangdong province in 1968 . 1 better source needed in 1986 he was admitted into south china university of technology s program for the design of chemical machinery . 1 better source needed three years later he graduated and immigrated to canada with his parents . on april 28 1996 steve wu established netlink computer inc. 1 better source needed it was originally a single walk in retail outlet in burnaby british columbia . 2 in 1997 a website was conceived to provide a growing number of canadian and u.s. customers access to the store s large selection of computing products online . 1 better source needed in 2002 ncix began establishing additional walk in retail outlets in the metro vancouver area and debut a new online store acquired from an unnamed outside development and marketing team based in the toronto area . the vancouver store located on west broadway commenced operation in 2003 while the richmond sector was opened to the public in 2004 . ncix continued to expand their business and opened a langley outlet in 2006 . when 2010 came around ncix grew their retail presence in eastern canada with 2 outlets and a showroom distribution center in markham and scarborough ontario . they also opened up additional retail stores in b.c. one on sea island way and one in coquitlam . in 2011 the expansion furthered they now have another retail outlet in mississauga ontario and a brand new distribution center in california u.s.a. their new shipping facility located in the city of industry will allow them to service the residents of the united states faster and more economically . in addition ncix opened 2 b2b call centers one in richmond and the other in their old west broadway vancouver store . there is a new larger ncix retail outlet in place 3 blocks west of their old location now the new b2b call center . also in 2011 ncix was the first to open an official samsung partnership store in north america located in aberdeen centre city of richmond metro vancouver british columbia . references edit a b c d e information about steve wu . 21cbh . com . august 31 2012 . retrieved august 11 2013 . http us.ncix.com go about external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to ncix . ncix.ca canada ncix.com u.s. retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title ncix & oldid 743454571 categories online retailers of canadaconsumer electronics retailers of canadacompanies based in richmond british columbiaretail companies established in 1996hidden categories articles needing additional references from february 2013all articles needing additional referencesall articles lacking reliable referencesarticles lacking reliable references from august 2013commons category with local link same as on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version in other projects wikimedia commons languages fran ais edit links this page was last modified on 9 october 2016 at 18 53 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view