History
Based in Omaha, Nebraska DTN was originally founded in 1984 as Dataline, later changing their name to Data Transmission Network. In the company’s early days, DTN delivered data to its customers solely by way FM radio broadcast, later adding dedicated, one-way Ku-Band satellite-based computer terminals using small dish antennas mounted at the customers’ site. Some customers received their DTN signal via the vertical blanking interval (VBI) of the PBS television broadcast.
Currently, two-way information is delivered primarily via the Internet, but the company continues its satellite service for customers who are unable to connect to the Internet due to their remote locations. The current generation of satellite receiver is the DTN D8000-series, which can be networked into an existing LAN using Ethernet. Third-party software can be used to display and interpret the data on a personal computer.
In 2007, DTN acquired The Progressive Farmer magazine (Circulation: Approximately 650,000) from Time Warner with the stated purpose of broadening its focus to the information needs of commercial farmers and landowners.
In 2009, DTN was acquired by a new parent company, Telvent, which in turn was acquired in 2011 by a new parent company, Schneider Electric.
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