Myung Information Technologies

What Myung Information Technologies does

Myung Information Technologies Co., Ltd. is a privately held Korean IT services company founded on June 20, 1990, and headquartered in Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do, South Korea. The company specializes in data recovery, digital forensics, secure data deletion, LCD repair up to 110 inches, industrial SSD manufacturing, RMA services, and technology transfer. It claims to be the first data recovery and HDD repair business in Asia and reports over 370,000 successful recoveries and 500,000+ cumulative cases since founding. The company operates through a Korean headquarters and five Chinese factory sites (three in Suzhou and two in Tianjin) with Class 100 clean room facilities totaling over 2,900 square meters.

The company's product portfolio includes industrial SSD lines under the MITS and MS brands covering SATA DOM, PATA, SATA, SCSI, and Half-slim form factors; consumer SSDs under the MYUNG brand (S100-S400 and F200-F300 series); proprietary software tools including Disk Checker, Disk Eraser, and Myung-Stella (launched 2019 with partner Stellar India); and a digital forensics line backed by a registered patent for HDD write-protection methods. Services are delivered via direct sales, international courier intake with prepaid shipping, and an authorized agent program spanning more than 10 countries across Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America.

Revenue is generated through professional services (data recovery, digital forensics, LCD repair, engineering), managed services (RMA work for Western Digital since 2005 and Microsoft since 2016), hardware sales (industrial and consumer SSDs, storage devices), and licensing/technology transfer training fees. Notable contracts include a US$2.7 million agreement with Malaysia's Cyber Security Agency in 2018 to build a digital security forensic center. The company is led by founder-CEO Lee, Myung-Jae and operates without external private equity or venture capital backing.

Name

Myung Information Technologies

Legal name

Myung Information Technologies Co., Ltd.

Website

https://en-myung.co.kr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Myung Information Technologies is a privately held Korean IT services company founded in 1990 that provides data recovery, digital forensics, LCD repair, secure data deletion, industrial SSD manufacturing, and technology transfer training to enterprise, government, and consumer customers across more than 10 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Data Recovery Services

NAICS

Computer Storage Device Manufacturing (334112), Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance (811210)

SIC

Computer Storage Devices (3572)

akta.pro primary industry

Data Recovery, Device Unlocking & Software Repair Services (CRACAJAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

IT Asset Disposition (ITAD) & Secure Data Erasure (BPAEAOAK), Data Destruction Services (On-site/Off-site, Media Sanitization) (BPALAIAC)

Keywords

• Data recovery services
• Digital forensics
• LCD repair services
• Industrial SSD storage
• Secure data erasure

Headquarters

HQ city

Cheongju

HQ country

South Korea

HQ region

Asia

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Data Recovery Services: Professional data recovery services for various storage media including HDD, SSD, mobile, server, RAID, NAS, SAN. Services include physical and logical recovery, with specialized clean room facilities. Charges apply per job with no fee if recovery fails.
2. Digital Forensics Services: Professional computer forensics services for legal, corporate, and individual clients. Includes evidence collection, analysis, and court submission support.
3. LCD Repair Services: LCD repair services up to 110 inches including monitors and TVs. Services include polarizer replacement, IC/TAB repair, and clean room repairs.
4. RMA Services: Return Material Authorization services including testing, repairing, and packaging for Western Digital and Microsoft products.
5. Technology Transfer Services: Training and technology transfer services in data recovery and LCD repair to international partners. Courses include Basic, Advance, and Specialist levels.
6. Storage Products Sales: Sales of industrial SSD (MITS, MS series), Myung SSD products, storage devices including HDD, and specialized storage products.
7. Engineering Services: Industrial system repair, upgrade, and maintenance services. Includes discontinued system support, PCB repair, and industrial equipment services.
8. Data Backup and Deletion Solutions: Image backup services and permanent data deletion solutions for preventing data leakage, compliant with privacy laws.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Myung Information Technologies provides professional data recovery, digital forensics, LCD repair, secure data deletion, and industrial/consumer SSD products and services for enterprises, governments, and individual consumers. The company also operates RMA (Return Material Authorization) services for Western Digital and Microsoft, and exports data recovery and LCD repair technology through international training and partnership programs. Additional offerings include engineering services for industrial systems and proprietary software tools (Disk Checker, Disk Eraser, Myung-Stella).

Product overview

Myung Information Technologies is an IT services company specializing in storage devices, offering a comprehensive portfolio of industrial and consumer SSDs (MITS and MYUNG series), proprietary software tools (Disk Checker, Disk Eraser, Myung-Stella), and professional services (data recovery, digital forensics, LCD repair, engineering services, RMA, and technology transfer). The company operates industrial SSD product lines under the MITS brand (high-end industrial grade) and MS series (value-oriented), alongside consumer MYUNG SSDs ranging from entry-level S100/S200 to high-performance F200/F300 models. The software portfolio centers on data management tools for checking, erasing, and recovering storage device contents. Service offerings are delivered through headquarters in South Korea and multiple overseas factories in China (Suzhou and Tianjin), with technology partnerships spanning Southeast Asia and beyond.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Myung-Stella: Data recovery total solution launched in 2019 in partnership with Stellar (India), available in Standard, Professional, Premium, and Technician versions.
• MITS
• MS
• MYUNG SSD
• Disk Checker
• Disk Eraser
• Myung Data Recovery File Explorer

Products and services

• Data Recovery Services Professional data recovery services for HDD, SSD, mobile, tape, RAID, NAS, SAN, USB, smartphone, server, and CCTV storage media. Includes physical and logical recovery, clean room facilities, real-time monitoring, and categorized specialized engineers. Over 370,000 successful recoveries performed. Charges apply per job with no fee if recovery fails. Targets enterprises, governments, and individual consumers worldwide.
• Digital Forensics Services Scientific crime investigation technique for collecting electronic information, analyzing computer history, and checking user footprints. Includes cyber national disaster response capability, evidence collection and analysis, court submission support, and patent for hidden area checking in write-protection devices for HDD forensics. Targeted at law firms, prosecutors, police, government agencies, and corporations.
• LCD Repair Services LCD repair services for monitors and TVs up to 110 inches. Features Class 100 clean room facilities, 24-hour monitoring, polarizer replacement, IC/TAB repair, and free warranty for repaired products. Delivered through Korea headquarters and overseas facilities in Suzhou and Tianjin, China.
• RMA Services Return Material Authorization services including testing, repairing, and packaging for Western Digital, Intermec, and Microsoft products on per-unit basis. Full-service RMA with refurbished product return. Targets enterprise hardware manufacturers.
• Engineering Services Industrial system repair, upgrade, and maintenance services for discontinued systems, industrial computers, DCS/PLC systems, and specialized equipment. Includes HDD supply, data backup and deletion solutions, PCB repair, and industrial equipment services. Targeted at manufacturing facilities with industrial computers and specialized storage needs.
• Technology Transfer Services Training and technology transfer services in data recovery and LCD repair to international partners. Three course tiers: Basic (2 weeks, logical recovery), Advance (4 weeks, physical recovery), and Specialist (5 weeks, SSD recovery). Transferred to 10+ countries including Malaysia, China, Japan, Thailand, Nigeria, Iran, Bangladesh, India, Mexico, Brazil, Algeria, and Colombia.
• MITS Industrial SSD Series High-end industrial-grade SSD product line with SLC flash type. Includes SATA DOM (2GB-16GB), PATA/IDE (16GB-64GB), SATA (max 120/90 MB/s read/write), SCSI (50P/68P/80P, 2GB-64GB), and Half-slim form factors. Wide operating temperature range (0-70°C standard or -40 to 85°C industrial grade). Targeted at industrial and embedded applications requiring durability and longevity.
• MS Industrial SSD Series Value-oriented industrial SSD product line including PATA (1GB-64GB), SATA (1GB-16GB), SCSI 50P (1GB-16GB), and DOM (128MB-8GB, 40P/44P variants). Lower cost positioning compared to MITS series. Targeted at price-sensitive industrial applications requiring basic SSD performance.
• Myung SSD Consumer/Professional Series Consumer and professional SSD product line. S100-S400 series offer PATA/IDE and SATA interfaces with MLC flash, 16GB-512GB capacity, up to 250/160 MB/s read/write, and shock resistance up to 1500G. F200-F300 series are high-performance SATA III (6Gb/s) SSDs with 64GB-512GB capacity, up to 550/520 MB/s read/write. Targeted at consumer and professional users needing reliable SSD performance.
• Disk Checker Portable proprietary hardware device for completely deleting data and checking the status of HDD/SSD. Small and lightweight with various functions supporting most disk types. Targeted at IT professionals and individual users needing portable data erasure and disk diagnostics.
• Disk Eraser Proprietary software that completely erases data in HDD/SSD for permanent data deletion. Simple and easy to use. Targeted at enterprises and individual users requiring secure, compliant data deletion for end-of-life storage devices.
• Myung-Stella Data Recovery Software Proprietary data recovery total solution with four versions: Standard for general use, Professional with hard disk monitoring and imaging, Premium for damaged photo/video file restoration, and Technician for Server and RAID recovery. Enables self-service data recovery with simple program sequence, priced affordably at a few thousand won. Co-developed with Stellar (India). If recovery fails after using Myung-Stella, discount offered on S/W purchasing price when requesting Myung's data recovery service.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 370,000 successful data recoveries
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• Stellar (India)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 January 2019Launched 'Myung-Stella' data recovery total solution in Korea market in cooperation with Stellar. 15 years of cooperation. Stellar provides easy, cheap, safe, self-program recovery software with four tiers: Standard, Professional, Premium, Technician.
• Malaysia Cyber Security Agency (CSM)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 July 2018Export agreement worth US$2.7 million (2.8 billion won) to build digital security forensic center and security control center in Malaysian Cyber Security Administration building. Project includes security control center, digital signage library, and clean room.
• CertuscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 July 2018Partnership with Certus alongside Myung Infotech to complete the Malaysia CSM project in time for building completion.
• Microsoft (USA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016RMA service partnership since 2016. Full responsibility for testing, repairing, packaging on per-unit basis, and returning refurbished products to customers.
• Intermec (USA)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2011RMA service partnership established in 2011.
• CyberSecurity MalaysiacoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2008Multiple partnerships in 2008, 2014, and 2017 for data recovery technology transfer.
• Western Digital (USA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2005RMA (Return Material Authorization) service partnership since 2005. Testing, repairing, and packaging defective units and returning refurbished products.
• Ministry of Defense Investigation Center (Korea)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgreement about digital forensics task with Investigation center in Ministry of Defense. Provides data recovery training to government and intelligence institutions.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Competitive moat6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

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