ProSyst Software GmbH was founded in

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in 1997 as a company specializing in

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software and

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. ProSyst's first commercial application was a

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application server. In 2000, the company sold this server technology and has since focused completely on

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solutions. In 1999, ProSyst was among the first companies to join the OSGi Alliance and since then has made important contributions to the development of each release of OSGi specifications (Release 1–4). ProSyst is a member of the OSGi Alliance board of directors alongside IBM,

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, NTT, Siemens,

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and

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. Additionally, members of ProSyst staff serve in several positions on the OSGi Alliance. In recent years ProSyst set its focus exclusively on the development of OSGi related software such as Frameworks, Bundles, Remote Management Systems and OSGi tools for developers including a full SDK available for download. ProSyst's OSGi applications are used by SmartHome devices, mobile phone manufacturers, network equipment providers (in CPEs), white goods manufacturers, car manufacturers and in the

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market. ProSyst employs more than 120 Java and OSGi experts and offers OSGi related training, support (SLAs), technical consulting and development services. As a member, ProSyst contributes to

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, Nokia Forum Pro and the
CVTA Connected Vehicle Trade Association
Prosyst was acquired by

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in February 2015, and was merged into Bosch Group's software and systems unit Bosch Software Innovations GmbH.

Notable products

* Commercial off-the-shelf products around OSG
mBS

References

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