Itautec
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Itautec was a company in Brazil founded in 1979. In 1994 it merged with Philco, thus forming Itautec Philco, part of Grupo Itaúsa – Investimentos Itaú S.A., which is the second largest private Brazilian business group by sales volume. The company oversees three industrial units in the cities of São Paulo, Jundiaí, and Manaus.
[edit] Product lines
Presently the company's product lines include:
* Commercial and Banking Automation: Self-service, E-business solutions, etc.
* Software: Point of sale, Credit card processing, an in-house Linux distribution called Librix, Terminal management, Digital signatures, and Banking Correspondence, among others.
* Services and Integration: Technical support, Infrastructure, Security, Phone support, servers and networks.
* Consumer computer products: DVD players, notebook computers, PCs, Servers
* Components: Printed Circuit Boards, Memory boards, and Integrated circuits
[edit] History
1979 – Itaú Tecnologia S.A. is created in Brazil
1980 – First online presence as GRI Gerenciador de Redes Itautec "Itautec Network Services Provider" and Banktec Mainframes.
1981 – Central agency of Itaú is founded, including an automation system developed by Itautec.
1982 – Bank of Brazil installs GRI and Banktec
1983 – Itautec automates Citibank
1985 – PC/XT microcomputer launched
1986 – Itautec installs the first compact Automated teller machine (ATM)
1989 – Itautec links GRI to CICS, enabling integration between Banco Itaú with the Credicard network
1989 – GRIP (Gerenciamento de Redes Itautec para PC "Itautec Network Management for PCs") is launched
1990 – Launch of first Notebook computer, IS 386 Note
1992 – Partnership with Intel for server distribution in Brazil
1993 – First producer in Brazil to sell PCs with Windows 3.1 pre-installed and localized in Portuguese.
1994 – Itautec launches a second-generation ATM in Brazil
1995 – First version of Banktec Multicanal in Banco Itaú Argentina
1996 – ATM with check dispenser
1998 – Contract for 10,000 Bank of Brazil ATMs to be installed in 120 days, largest sale of ATMs in a single contract
1999 – Moves into providing corporate services and applications, including development of web sites and maintenance
2000 – AutoManager is installed in Banco Itaú, Argentina
2001 – First ATMs exported to USA/Europe
2002 – Itautec acquires technology from NMD for DelaRue, and insalls the first WEB system in Banco Itaú Buen Ayre.
2005 – Itautec sells its holdings in Philco to Gradiente
2007 – Itautec consolidates position as a large services and equipment provider in America and Europe
