Itautec is a
Brazil
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ian electronics company founded in 1979. It is part of
Itaúsa
Itaúsa is a Brazilian Multinational corporation, multinational conglomerate (company), conglomerate holding company headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil. Founded in 1966, It is one of the largest private conglomerates in Brazil and in the world. T ...
, a Brazilian business group.
Itautec is an ATM, kiosk, and computer manufacturer in the Brazilian and
South America
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n markets. The company also has a key role in project deployment and IT services around the globe.
It mainly focuses on making
consumer electronics
Consumer electronics, also known as home electronics, are electronic devices intended for everyday household use. Consumer electronics include those used for entertainment, Communication, communications, and recreation. Historically, these prod ...
, banking, and retail automation. The company has a large base of
ATMs globally. Itautec is headquartered in
São Paulo
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. The company operates a manufacturing plant in the city of Jundiaí (SP), and Itautec has 5,709 direct employees – 5,285 in Brazil and 424 abroad.
Product lines
The company's product lines include:
* Personal Computers: Desktop, tablet, and laptop personal computers
* Monitors:
LCD
A liquid-crystal display (LCD) is a flat-panel display or other electronically modulated optical device that uses the light-modulating properties of liquid crystals combined with polarizers to display information. Liquid crystals do not em ...
,
LED
A light-emitting diode (LED) is a semiconductor device that emits light when current flows through it. Electrons in the semiconductor recombine with electron holes, releasing energy in the form of photons. The color of the light (corresp ...
,
OLED
An organic light-emitting diode (OLED), also known as organic electroluminescent (organic EL) diode, is a type of light-emitting diode (LED) in which the emissive electroluminescent layer is an organic compound film that emits light in respon ...
, and touchscreen monitors
* Commercial and banking automation
* Software:
Point of sale
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, credit card processing, an in-house
Linux distribution
A Linux distribution, often abbreviated as distro, is an operating system that includes the Linux kernel for its kernel functionality. Although the name does not imply product distribution per se, a distro—if distributed on its own—is oft ...
called Librix, terminal management, digital signatures, and banking correspondence, among others
* Services and Integration: Technical support, infrastructure, security, phone support,
server
Server may refer to:
Computing
*Server (computing), a computer program or a device that provides requested information for other programs or devices, called clients.
Role
* Waiting staff, those who work at a restaurant or a bar attending custome ...
s, and
network
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Science and technology
* Network theory, the study of graphs as a representation of relations between discrete objects
* Network science, an academic field that studies complex networks
Mathematics
...
s
* Components:
Printed circuit boards
A printed circuit board (PCB), also called printed wiring board (PWB), is a laminated sandwich structure of conductive and insulating layers, each with a pattern of traces, planes and other features (similar to wires on a flat surface) ...
, Memory boards, and
integrated circuits
An integrated circuit (IC), also known as a microchip or simply chip, is a set of electronic circuits, consisting of various electronic components (such as transistors, resistors, and capacitors) and their interconnections. These components a ...
History
In 1980, Itautec established its first online presence as GRI ''Gerenciador de Redes Itautec'', known as the "Itautec Network Services Provider," along with Banktec mainframes. The following year, in 1981, the central agency of Itaú was founded, featuring an automation system developed by Itautec. By 1982, the
Bank of Brazil
Banco do Brasil S.A. (, ) is a Brazilian financial services company headquartered in Brasília, Brazil. The oldest bank in Brazil, and among the oldest banks in continuous operation in the world, it was founded by John VI, King of Portugal, on ...
had implemented GRI and Banktec systems.
Itautec introduced the
PC/XT
The IBM Personal Computer XT (model 5160, often shortened to PC/XT) is the second computer in the IBM Personal Computer line, released on March 8, 1983. Except for the addition of a built-in hard drive and extra expansion slots, it is very simi ...
microcomputer in 1985, entering the personal computing market. In 1986, Itautec installed its first compact
Automated teller machine
An automated teller machine (ATM) is an electronic telecommunications device that enables customers of financial institutions to perform financial transactions, such as cash withdrawals, deposits, funds transfers, balance inquiries or account ...
(ATM). In 1989, Itautec introduced GRIP (''Gerenciamento de Redes Itautec'' para PC), a network management system designed for PCs.
In 1990, Itautec released its first
Notebook
A notebook (also known as a notepad, writing pad, drawing pad, or legal pad) is a book or stack of paper pages that are often ruled and used for purposes such as note-taking, journaling or other writing, drawing, or scrapbooking and more.
...
computer, the IS 386 Note. In 1994, the company launched a second-generation ATM in Brazil, followed by the introduction of the first version of Banktec Multicanal in Banco Itaú Argentina in 1995.
By 2001, Itautec began exporting ATMs to the United States and Europe. In 2002, the company acquired technology from NMD for DelaRue and installed the first WEB system in Banco Itaú Buen Ayre.
In 2009, Itautec ranked 24th in the Fintech ranking, which lists the world's largest IT providers. In 2011, Itautec introduced the world's first touchless 3D ATM.
See also
*
SISNE plus
Sources
* American Banker article:
ATM's Hologram Interface Deters Theft
* Credit Union Journal article:
References
External links
Itautec home page
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