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InVue history
InVue company history timeline
1972 Richard Sankey formed Alpha Enterprises as a product design company.
1984 Alpha transformed itself into a product marketing company selling security packages for audio cassettes to record chains and video cases to video rental stores throughout the United States.
1986 Alpha's first manufacturing plant is opened, the first of what will become a total of five facilities throughout the US.
1992 Alpha Consumer Products is formed featuring a complete line of home storage products for pre-recorded media and home office accessories.
1994 Alpha addresses the changes in CD packaging and also introduces a line of retail security Keepers for cassettes and CDs.
1998 Alpha's first European office is opened in The Netherlands.
2000 Alpha introduces Secure Hooks providing security for high theft sell-thru merchandise.
2002 Alpha introduces the storewide single key concept featuring the S3 Key and line of security products.
2004 Alpha expands globally with its first Asia Pacific office.
2006 The innovative POD is launched providing retailers an easy-to-use, above counter, alarming security device for handheld electronics along with the IR Key allowing every store to have a unique user code.
2007 The belief that the IR Key provided customers a superior value over magnetic keys and anticipating the growth of handheld electronics, Alpha sells the S3 product line to Checkpoint Systems and forms InVue.
2010 InVue introduces a full line of retail security products to protect tablets on display.
2012 InVue launches Smart Lock, an electronic lock and key system for merchandise in locked cabinets and display cases.
2014 InVue introduces the OneKEY ecosystem™, providing retailers a storewide single key security platform designed to decrease theft and increase sales.
2015 InVue launches Business Tablet Solutions (iPad POS Stands) to provide solutions to secure and enable tablets used for business.
2015 The Brand Solution division is formed to partner with global brands and provide custom solutions for their specific needs.
2017 InVue opens new innovation, quality, design and service center in Charlotte, NC — quality control facilities in Charlotte and China, using custom designed testing equipment to simulate actual, daily in-store use of our products.
2017 InVue releases a full software suite — Access Manager, Insignt and MicroSigns — that connects and enhances their security platform to offer analytics on associate and consumer interactions with merchandise.
2018 OnePOD is launched providing retailers a common platform designed to improve operational efficiencies, decrease theft, and increase sales and profits.
2020 InVue launches the innovative NE360 mobile payment system.
2020 InVue's first Experience Center opens in Charlotte, NC allowing customers to take a live virtual tour of InVue solutions as they would be used in their specific retail environment.
2021 The fourth version of our proprietary OneKEY is launched.
2022 InVue introduces LIVE Locks, a family of digital locks utilizing InVue's LIVE Access app to fully manage locked merchandise with real-time control and actionable insights.
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