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'''BroadOn''' (formerly known as '''RouteFree''' and later known as '''iGware''') was a company that helped Nintendo with network services, the Wii's IOS, device management, and more. It was launched in April 2000 (probably April 13, 2000, the day that AiLive was launched). The company merged with Acer Cloud Computing in 2011 with a $320 million deal. It was founded by a Chinese-American person named Wei Yen. BroadOn was a privately held startup company, with 50 employees at its peak.

'''BroadOn''' (formerly known as '''RouteFree''' and later known as '''iGware''') was a company that helped Nintendo with network services, the Wii's IOS, device management, and more. It was launched in April 2000 (probably April 13, 2000, the day that [[AiLive]] was launched). The company merged with Acer Cloud Computing in 2011 with a $320 million deal. It was founded by a Chinese-American person named Wei Yen. BroadOn was a privately held startup company, with 50 employees at its peak.

Not much is known about the company, but it's where a lot of development for Nintendo's console features took place. The company didn't have a quality assurance team. We have gathered data from their employees' LinkedIn profiles. Their office was originally in Palo Alto, California (which is now used as the offices for Nest, a company that makes thermostats, smoke detectors, etc.) and then moved to Mountain View, California (which is now used for a school owned by Khan Academy called [https://khanlabschool.org/ Khan Lab School]). At some point, it seems BroadOn shared an office with a company called PostPath which merged into Cisco.

Not much is known about the company, but it's where a lot of development for Nintendo's console features took place. The company didn't have a quality assurance team. We have gathered data from their employees' LinkedIn profiles. Their office was originally in Palo Alto, California (which is now used as the offices for Nest, a company that makes thermostats, smoke detectors, etc.) and then moved to Mountain View, California (which is now used for a school owned by Khan Academy called [https://khanlabschool.org/ Khan Lab School]). At some point, it seems BroadOn shared an office with a company called PostPath which merged into Cisco.