Digital Systems Resources

{{Infobox company

| name = Digital System Resources

| logo =

| type = Private

| foundation = Manassas, Virginia (February 21, 1982)

| location = Fairfax, Virginia

| key_people = Richard Carroll, Chairman David Murray CEO

| industry = Defense

| products = Multi-Purpose Processor
Signal Processing Software
Display Software
Combat Control Software

| revenue = {{profit}}$120 Million USD (2003)

[http://ndia.org/Content/ContentGroups/Divisions1/Small_Business/PDFs12/Murray_presentation.pdf Microsoft PowerPoint - 2003 0530 NDIA-ONR Bkfst Overview2.ppt [Read-Only]]

| num_employees = 450 (2003)

| homepage = [http://www.dsrnet.com/ www.dsrnet.com (inactive)]

}}

Digital System Resources was a provider of advanced systems for the United States Department of Defense and became a success story for the military's SBIR program. From 1991 to 1997 it had been funded to the amount of $52,000,000,[http://www.dodsbir.com/Materials/Success/Digital.pdf A DoD SBIR Success Story] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929070707/http://www.dodsbir.com/Materials/Success/Digital.pdf |date=2007-09-29 }} As of 2003 it was 75th on the Top 100 Federal Prime Contractors.[http://www.washingtontechnology.com/top-100/2003/75.html Top 100 Federal Prime Contractors: 2003] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061116075731/http://www.washingtontechnology.com/top-100/2003/75.html |date=2006-11-16 }}

Projects

  • Acoustic Rapid COTS Insertion (A-RCI)
  • Multi-Purpose Processor MPP
  • SQQ-89 A(V)15
  • Surface Ship CS (CNI)
  • Photonics Mast Workstation
  • SURTASS

Financials

Digital System Resources had 2001 Revenues of ~$90 million according to Mr. Carrolls Testimony before Congress.[http://commdocs.house.gov/committees/security/has081010.000/has081010_0f.htm Carroll Testimony] Digital System Resources had 2003 Revenues of ~$120 million before being purchased by General Dynamics.{{Cite web |url=http://ndia.org/Content/ContentGroups/Divisions1/Small_Business/PDFs12/Murray_presentation.pdf |title=Digital Systems Resources Presentation / Small Business Opportunities Breakfast |access-date=2007-03-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050518195735/http://www.ndia.org/Content/ContentGroups/Divisions1/Small_Business/PDFs12/Murray_presentation.pdf |archive-date=2005-05-18 |url-status=dead }}

History

Digital System Resources was started in 1982 with 2 employees. Its first contracts were with IBM's Manassas Virginia site. In 2001, DSR was successfully using the DoDs SBIR program and had grown to 170 employees. By 2003, DSR had grown to a company of over 450 employees. Digital System Resources was acquired by General Dynamics on September 10, 2003[http://www.generaldynamics.com/news/press_releases/2003/September%2010,%202003%20News%20Release.htm General Dynamics Completes Acquisition of Digital System Resources, Inc.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061016083932/http://www.generaldynamics.com/news/press_releases/2003/September%2010%2C%202003%20News%20Release.htm |date=2006-10-16 }} for an undisclosed amount and merged with General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems.

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