Gumstix, Inc. is a leader in the development of advanced computer-on-module (COM) products. With a head office in Redwood City, California and a warehouse in San Jose California, Gumstix manages research and development in Vancouver, Canada. Gumstix designs, manufactures and distributes open-source computer products that are known for their tiny size, wide range of function and ease of use. Design engineers use Gumstix modules to make products faster, lighter, smaller and lower cost than ever before. A Gumstix COM is a Linux-based motherboard the size of your smallest finger. This drive for innovation has led Gumstix to several industry firsts that began in May 2004 when Gumstix launched the world’s smallest, commercially available, Linux computers and boards within a worldwide community-based support network. Over the past eight years, the company’s approach to product pricing, quality control, and community-based support has attracted thousands of customers in companies and universities worldwide. Gumstix' organic growth through product sales has enabled the company to expand significantly without any outside investment. Gumstix currently boasts having customers located in more than 50 countries worldwide.

Eurotech is a global company focusing on embedded computers and Pervasive Computing, which combines three key factors: the miniaturisation of computers capable of processing information; their spread in the real world - in buildings and machinery, on board vehicles, on persons and in the environment; and their ability to network and communicate. Year founded: 1992 Revenue: $69 million (2014) BIT: ETH

Internet of Things (IoT) and Machine to Machine (M2M) focus on transforming bits of data collected at the edge of a pervasive distributed system into actionable information and knowledge for business decision makers and end users. These transformations are driving the biggest change in industry since the steam engine! One of the most important aspects of IoT vision is that smart objects communicate effectively with each other and with applications residing in data centers or the cloud. Eurotech develops and offers the technical building blocks required to build distributed systems of devices and sensors to be effectively interconnected with IT infrastructures. Eurotech solutions are a combination of hardware, Firmware, operating systems, programming frameworks and external infrastructure that enable customers focus on their core activities.

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