Automsoft
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{{Infobox company
| name = Automsoft
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| type = Privately held company
| industry = Software
| founded = {{Start date and age|1997}}
| founders = Paraic O’Toole and Tony Prylowski
| hq_location_city = Dublin
| hq_location_country = Ireland
| area_served = Worldwide
| key_people =
| products = Process data platform, data visualization, process data capture
| owner =
| num_employees = 44
| num_employees_year = 2024
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| website = {{URL|https://www.automsoft.com/ }}
}}
Automsoft is an Irish company that provides database historian and data visualization software for the process industries. Founded in 1997, Automsoft has headquarters in Dublin, Ireland and the UK and US.
Automsoft's primary focus is on database scalability based on object database technology and open standards.{{Cite web |title=Automsoft, the world's leading time series database and analytics company, today announced the release of its new version 4.1 of rapidHistorian. |url=http://automsoft.com/automsoft-world%E2%80%99s-leading-time-series-database-and-analytics-company-today-announced-release-its-new |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130807013707/http://automsoft.com/automsoft-world%E2%80%99s-leading-time-series-database-and-analytics-company-today-announced-release-its-new |archive-date=2013-08-07 |website=Automsoft}} The company is privately owned, with no external investors.
History
Founded in 1997, Automsoft sought to address a gap in the market process data historian market by writing a product using object database technology OODBMS. Automsoft joins the OPC Foundation as a charter member.{{Cite web |title=Autumsoft |url=http://www.opcfoundation.org/Products/CompanyDetails.aspx?CM=1&RI=23&CU=1 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102093256/http://www.opcfoundation.org/Products/CompanyDetails.aspx?CM=1&RI=23&CU=1 |archive-date=2012-11-02 |access-date=2024-11-07 |website=opcfoundation.org}}{{Cite web |date=1998-10-19 |title=Microsoft and the OPC Foundation Demonstrate Industry-Standard Interoperability at ISA Expo/98 |url=https://news.microsoft.com/source/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130616103914/http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/press/1998/oct98/opcpr.aspx |archive-date=2013-06-16 |access-date=2024-11-07 |website=Microsoft |language=en-US}}
2000 Automsoft adds FDA 21 CFR Part 11 compliance to their suite of products.[https://archive.today/20130616103848/http://www.plantautomation.com/doc/Automsofts-RAPID-Pharma-provides-compliance-t-0001 Automsoft's RAPID Pharma provides FDA 21 CFR Part 11 compliance]
In 2001, Automsoft achieves ISO 9001 quality management certification.
In 2002, Automsoft secured €6 million in funding from IDG Ventures Europe with Pentech Ventures and also won technical innovation award at Ireland's leading technology event for its RAPID Pharma product for the pharmaceutical market.{{Cite web |date=2013-06-16 |title=ENN.ie - Automsoft secures EUR6 million in funds |url=http://www.enn.ie/s/7215666 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130616123454/http://www.enn.ie/s/7215666 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-06-16 |access-date=2024-11-07 |website=archive.ph}}
In 2003, Automsoft secured a contract with US biotech giant Genzyme Corporation and ex-Elan Corporation CEO Donal Geaney to chair Automsoft.{{Cite web |date=2003-08-20 |title=Irish firm Automsoft wins big contract with US giant |url=https://www.independent.ie/business/irish/irish-firm-automsoft-wins-big-contract-with-us-giant/25935588.html |access-date=2024-11-07 |website=Irish Independent |language=en}}[https://web.archive.org/web/20160304034814/http://ua.automation.com/content/donal-geaney-to-chair-automsoft Donal Geaney to chair Automsoft]
In 2005, Automsoft rapidHistorian software was used to find out what happened to oil platform Thunder Horse after Hurricane Dennis hit.{{Cite web |date=2013-06-16 |title=ENN.ie - In the papers 25 July |url=http://www.electricnews.net/story/show/9627074 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130616103825/http://www.electricnews.net/story/show/9627074 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-06-16 |access-date=2024-11-07 |website=archive.ph}}
In 2005 and 2006, Automsoft secured patents on its database technology.{{Cite web |url=http://www.patentgenius.com/assignee/AutomsoftRDLimited.html |title=Automsoft R & D Limited Patents |access-date=2013-05-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304054125/http://www.patentgenius.com/assignee/AutomsoftRDLimited.html |archive-date=2016-03-04 |url-status=dead }}
In 2009, Automsoft showcased their green innovations in clean-tech in Palo Alto California and also achieved OPC Unified Architecture compliance.[http://americas.enterprise-ireland.com/irish-clean-tech-ceos-showcase-their-green-innovations-in-silicon-valley/ Irish clean-tech CEOs showcase their green innovations in Silicon Valley] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120520010859/http://americas.enterprise-ireland.com/irish-clean-tech-ceos-showcase-their-green-innovations-in-silicon-valley/ |date=May 20, 2012 }}{{Cite web |title=Automsoft |url=http://www.opcfoundation.org/Products/ProductDetails.aspx?CM=1&RI=95&CU=1 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102033036/http://www.opcfoundation.org/Products/ProductDetails.aspx?CM=1&RI=95&CU=1 |archive-date=2012-11-02 |access-date=2024-11-07 |website=opcfoundation.org}}
In 2011, Automsoft and Power Analytics announce a partnership to provide solutions for the smart grid environment.{{Cite web |last=PR |first=Genuity |date=2011-09-21 |title=Power Analytics, Automsoft Announce Technology, Marketing and Sales Collaboration |url=https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2011/09/21/990647/0/en/Power-Analytics-Automsoft-Announce-Technology-Marketing-and-Sales-Collaboration.html |access-date=2024-11-07 |website=GlobeNewswire News Room |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2011-09-21 |title=Power Analytics, Automsoft Announce Technology, Marketing and Sales Collaboration |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/Power-Analytics-Automsoft-iw-2247992376.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130616103902/http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Power-Analytics-Automsoft-iw-2247992376.html |archive-date=2013-06-16 |access-date=2024-11-07 |website=Yahoo! Finance}}
In 2013, Automsoft was chosen as a 2013 Red Herring Top 100 Europe Winner.{{Cite web |title=Automsoft chosen as Red Herring Top 100 Europe Winner. |url=http://automsoft.com/automsoft-chosen-2013-red-herring-top-100-europe |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130616103930/http://automsoft.com/automsoft-chosen-2013-red-herring-top-100-europe |archive-date=2013-06-16 |access-date=2024-11-07 |website=Automsoft}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.automsoft.com Official website]