LAVA Computer MFG. Inc. headquartered in Toronto, ON, Canada, designs and manufactures serial and parallel I/O boards and Ethernet-to-serial device servers widely used in the Point of Sale, Kiosk, Gaming, Industrial Automation, Hospitality, Security & Access Control industries. With well over a million LAVA products built into workstations, servers, retail POS systems, and industrial computers since 1984, LAVA I/O boards and Ether-Serial Links are trusted by resellers, distributors, OEMs and system builders in over 47 countries worldwide. Designed for lifetime performance, each LAVA connectivity link is individually tested and covered by the LAVA Lifetime Warranty.
LAVA has earned a solid reputation through its commitment to engineering excellence and application of quality I/O boards and devices. In recognition of its philosophy of making hardware easy to use, LAVA has enjoyed a number of industry 'firsts' over the years which include:
The first PCI interface in a compact form factor and low price point. (Today, LAVA's PCI interface is still the lowest gate-count PCI ASIC bridge on the market).
The first IRQ-selectable multi-function boards.
The first true color graphics adapter for PCs.
The first 460.8 kbps serial communications accelerator.
The first PCI-based enhanced parallel port.
The first industry-leading lifetime warranty on all LAVA products.