Systech Corporation
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Systech Corporation (Systech) is a California corporation founded in 1981 and headquartered in San Diego, California.[1][2]
| Type | Private Limited |
|---|---|
| Industry | Industrial Automation |
| Founded | 1981 |
| Headquarters | San Diego, California. |
Key people | D. Mark Fowler (CEO), L. Vaughn Watts, Jr. |
Product lines
Systech Corporation designs and manufactures a variety of network conversion gateways,[3] device servers and switch products for Internet Protocol (IP) communications and in existing non-IP based systems and networks. The product lines also include payment gateways, dial to IP converters, cellular gateways, remote access and management software, remote access software and control automation software.[4]
The SysLINK M2Mgateway was awarded M2M Evolution Magazine's 2014 Evolution Product of the Year, issued to Industry Innovators.[5] The SysLINK Gateway is able to communicate and bridge a wide variety of protocols and standards while providing local intelligence to analyze, filter and take action.[6]
SysSCRIPT enables customers to interconnect Industrial IoT devices without the need for software development teams.[7] SysSCRIPT enabled Systech to win the Best Gateway Strategy Award in IoT Evolution's Eighth "Battle of the Platforms" on August 17, 2015.[citation needed]
Markets
The product lines serve the Internet of Things (IoT) market with particular emphasis on the Machine to Machine (M2M) submarket and the larger Industrial Internet of Things (IIOT) submarket.[8][9] Over 350,000 Systech devices are installed worldwide.[10]
Interoperability
Systech is a member of the Open Connectivity Foundation (OCF)[11] whose objective is connecting the 25+ billion[12] Internet of Things (IoT) devices across multiple platforms and Operating Systems using a common, interoperable approach that includes security. A recent World Economic Forum report notes the Lack of Interoperability or Standards is the greatest barrier inhibiting business from adopting the Industrial Internet (of Things) along with Security.[13]
Systech was an early adopter when it completed certification of the SysLINK M2M Gateway as ThingWorx Ready[14] as part of the ThingWorx Partner Program[15] before PTC acquired ThingWorx.[16]
Notable people
- D. Mark Fowler is President and CEO of Systech.[17] Previously Fowler was a Board Member of Amistar,[18] President and General Manager of ITT's Business Systems Group and Vice President of ITT's Information Systems Division.[19] In 1983, he co-founded, as Chairman and President, Zaisan[20] a Venture Capital funded manufacturer of integrated voice / personal computer workstations. Fowler started his technical career at Texas Instruments (TI), leaving after 12-years. Fowler supervised the 1981 program wherein the original LCD-based notebook computer[21] was conceived and developed into a working prototype (T.O.P.S.) which became the forerunner for the TI Pro-Lite portable computer. TI's portable / notebook computer line was sold to Acer in 1997.[22]
- L. Vaughn Watts, Jr., former Technical Fellow at both Texas Instruments (TI)[23] and Dell[24] has developed a deep relationship with Systech and is author or co-author of a number of patent applications on Systech's behalf. Watts is author or co-author of over 15 patents for TI and Dell.[25]