an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . august 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message daktronics type public nasdaq dakt industry electronics founded 1968 1 founder aelred j. kurtenbach duane sander headquarters brookings south dakota united states key people aelred j. kurtenbach co founder and chairman reece kurtenbach president ceo products timing and display systems revenue us 489.5 million 2012 2 net income us 8.5 million 2012 2 number of employees more than 2500 website daktronics.com daktronics is an american company based in brookings south dakota that designs manufactures sells and services video displays scoreboards digital billboards dynamic message signs sound systems and related products . the company is known for its electronic led displays . founded in 1968 by two south dakota state university professors daktronics grew from a provider of electronic voting systems for state legislatures to one of the world s largest suppliers of electronic signs . park street station boston red line outbound side platform with daktronics electronic announcement sign november 2012 contents 1 history 2 products 3 facilities 4 services 4.1 daktronics sports marketing 5 notable 6 see also 7 references 8 external links history edit this section contains embedded lists that may be better presented using prose . you can help by converting the list or lists to prose if appropriate . editing help is available . august 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message daktronics was founded in 1968 by aelred kurtenbach and duane sander professors of electrical engineering at south dakota state university in brookings sd . the company began with the design and manufacture of electronic voting systems for state legislatures . 1971 daktronics developed the patented matside wrestling scoreboard the first product in the company s line . 3 1976 daktronics scoreboards were first used at olympics . 4 1980 scoreboards used at 1980 winter olympics in lake placid new york 5 1984 new manufacturing facility built 4 1986 sales surpass 10 million 1987 unique mobile scoring system for pga tour developed 1992 daktronics displays used at the barcelona olympics 1994 daktronics inc. became a publicly traded company offering shares under the symbol dakt on the nasdaq national market system . 1 1996 80 daktronics scoreboards and displays used at the atlanta olympics 4 1997 daktronics upgrades the world famous zipper sign in times square 4 1997 the first prostar large screen video displays were installed 1999 first ntcip compliant vanguard vms system installed 1999 indianapolis motor speedway installed the first of 18 large prostar displays 2000 daktronics displays in the spotlight at the sydney olympics 6 2000 daktronics acquires keyframe services 7 2000 daktronics establishes an office in canada 2001 daktronics installs its first led video display in times square for tdk financial services firm 8 2003 daktronics establishes an office in germany 2004 sales surpass 200 million 2004 largest video board in north america installed at jacobs field now known as progressive field in cleveland ohio by daktronics 9 2004 daktronics establishes offices in hong kong and the united kingdom 5 2005 daktronics system wowed fans at super bowl xxxix in jacksonville 10 2005 daktronics installs multimillion dollar system in kuwait stock exchange 11 2005 daktronics acquires sportsound system designer and manufacturer 5 2006 daktronics sales surpass 300 million 2006 daktronics completes installation of largest hd led video displays at landshark stadium now sun life stadium in miami gardens florida 12 2006 daktronics acquires vortek family of products from new york based rigging company hoffend and sons 13 2006 world s largest high definition display installed at darrell k. royal texas memorial stadium in austin texas by daktronics 2008 daktronics installs world s largest high definition led video display for the kansas city royals 14 2012 daktronics establishes an office in brazil 2013 daktronics acquires open out of home in belgium . 15 2014 daktronics installs world s largest hd display for the jacksonville jaguars 16 at everbank field . products edit led video displays 17 led message displays 18 scoreboards & timing systems 19 digital billboards 20 led street furniture digit & price displays 21 its dynamic message signs dms 22 audio systems 23 automated rigging & hoists 24 tote odd boards 25 space availability displays 26 software & controllers 27 facilities edit daktronics currently has its headquarters in brookings sd with other facilities in sioux falls sd redwood falls mn shanghai china and belgium along with more than 50 regional offices around the world . 1 services edit daktronics acquired keyframe inc. a video production and consulting company in 2000 . 7 today daktronics creative services designs digital content in hd video 3d animation and motion graphics specializing in media networks and large scale led displays . 28 daktronics sports marketing edit daktronics sports marketing dsm specializes in raising advertising and sponsorship revenue for colleges universities high schools municipalities and teams from all sports to fund new technology in sporting venues . 29 notable edit daktronics has been supplying scoreboards and video displays for the olympics for several years . however the olympic games often have contracts with larger corporations such as swiss timing so the daktronics name is not often used . daktronics has been an influence in nba rule changes in the 2000s . the company manufactured the first backboard light strips to comply with buzzer beater instant replay rulings and in 2004 developed a see through shot clock to improve spectator visibility . 30 see also edit aquatic timing system scoreboard references edit a b c company . daktronics . retrieved 2013 08 18 . a b dakt key statistics daktronics inc. stock yahoo finance . finance.yahoo.com . retrieved 2013 08 18 . aelred kurtenbach daktronics by justin brunick on prezi . prezi.com . retrieved 2013 08 18 . a b c d history of daktronics inc. fundinguniverse . fundinguniverse.com . retrieved 2013 08 18 . a b c daktronics inc. company profile from hoover s 1 605 692 0200 . hoovers.com . 2010 10 21 . retrieved 2013 08 18 . daktronics inc. information from . answers.com . retrieved 2013 08 18 . a b daktronics to acquire keyframe inc. tampa bay business journal . bizjournals.com . 2000 01 31 . retrieved 2013 08 18 . times square led video to help celebrate . daktronics.com . retrieved 2013 08 18 . daktronics to install new jacobs field led video display sportsbusiness daily sportsbusiness journal sportsbusiness daily global . m.sportsbusinessdaily.com . retrieved 2013 08 18 . jacksonville jaguars . daktronics.com . 2008 03 21 . retrieved 2013 08 18 . pennwell corporation 2005 03 23 . daktronics to expand display system for kuwait stock exchange . leds magazine . retrieved 2013 08 18 . dolphin stadium hd . daktronics.com . retrieved 2013 08 18 . rebranding of vortek division . daktronics.com . retrieved 2013 08 18 . pennwell corporation 2007 10 04 . daktronics installs world s largest hd display for kansas city royals . leds magazine . retrieved 2013 08 18 . daktronics agrees to purchase belgium display manufacturer . reuters . 2013 01 11 . retrieved 2013 08 18 . andrew tarantola 2014 07 26 . the world s largest hd led display takes over jacksonville . gizmodo . retrieved 2014 07 26 . scoreboards and timing systems daktronics products . daktronics.com . retrieved 2013 08 18 . led signs and message displays . daktronics . retrieved 2013 08 18 . led video displays . daktronics . retrieved 2013 08 18 . digital billboards daktronics products . daktronics.com . retrieved 2013 08 18 . digit & price display products . daktronics . retrieved 2013 08 18 . its dynamic message signs . daktronics . retrieved 2013 08 18 . audio systems daktronics products . daktronics.com . retrieved 2013 08 18 . automated rigging and hoists . daktronics . retrieved 2013 08 18 . tote odds boards . daktronics . retrieved 2013 08 18 . space availability displays daktronics products . daktronics.com . retrieved 2013 08 18 . software & controllers . daktronics . retrieved 2013 08 18 . creative services . daktronics . retrieved 2013 08 18 . daktronics sports marketing . daktronics.com . retrieved 2013 08 18 . high tech shot clocksimprove court vision . nba.com . 2005 11 18 . retrieved 2013 08 18 . external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to daktronics . official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title daktronics & oldid 736768505 categories companies listed on nasdaqcompanies established in 1968companies based in south dakotabrookings south dakotahidden categories articles with a promotional tone from august 2014all articles with a 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