Logitech International S.A.s a Swiss American manufacturer of computer peripherals and software, with headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, and Newark, California. The company has offices throughout Europe, Asia, Oceania, and the Americas, and is one of the worlds leading manufacturers of input and interface devices for personal computers (PCs) and other digital products. Logitech was founded in Apples, Vaud, Switzerland, in 1981 by Stanford alumni Daniel Borel and Pierluigi Zappacosta, and former Olivetti engineer Giacomo Marini. For a time during its formative years, Logitech Silicon Valley offices occupied space at 165 University Avenue, Palo Alto, California, home to a number of noted technology startups.