Brother developed a fax machine and small All-in-Ones that met the needs of a work-style called SOHO, in which an individual or a group of a few individuals runs a business by using their home, and so forth, as their office, and became a pioneer in this market. In 1992, the company entered into the online karaoke business by utilizing self-developed content distribution technologies and infrastructure.
Chronology
| 1992 |
Released $399 FAX-600 facsimile machine in the USA.
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| 1992 | Released "JOYSOUND"-the industry's first karaoke network system via ISDN lines. |
| 1993 | Released "JS-1X"-the industry's first centralized control system for karaoke BOX for network karaoke field. |
| 1993 | Began shipping FAX-900 plain fax paper series and a series of faxes with cutters (increased share in the European market for SOHO users). |
| 1994 | Released low-end FAX-620 fax machine with cutter targeting the US SOHO market. |
| 1994 | Began manufacture of HL-630 laser printer (Brother's first wholly in-house product. Marketed in the USA at $399). |
| 1995 | Began manufacture of MFC-4500ML series laser engine-based All-in-One. |
| 1997 |
Inkjet digital All-in-One MFC-7000FC launched (the first color digital inkjet All-in-One with a selling price of less than 1,000 dollars).
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