Pragma Systems
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Pragma Systems is a developer and marketer of computer network software. The company sells software products that help IT networks communicate securely.
. The focus was to design, develop, and port networking software for Fortune 500 companies. The software development
industry in Austin, Texas
welcomed Pragma Systems and in a short period of time Pragma Systems was developing networking software for companies like IBM
, Tivoli
, and Tandem
.
In 1995 Pragma Systems began developing network communication products for the emerging Windows NT
platform. From that point Pragma Systems has focused on building and selling network communication products for the entire line of Microsoft Windows
platforms.
On February 2011, Pragma Systems was awarded the Federal Information Protection Standard (FIPS
) certification (FIPS 140-2 certificate # 1500) for its FortressSSH server and client solutions. U.S. Army's Technology Integration Center (TIC) in Fort Huachuca, Arizona performed intensive testing on the FortressSSH server and client products. Upon passing the TIC tests, the FortressSSH was placed on the U.S. Department of Defense Unified Capabilities (UC) Approved Product List (APL).
platform. These software packages allow the Microsoft Windows
systems to communicate with other common platforms like Unix
, Linux
, Mac OS
in either clear text protocols, Telnet
, TFTP, RSH
for example, or with encryption protocols, SSH
, Telnet over SSL, SFTP
, SCP
are example of some of the secure encrypted communications the Pragma Systems software provides on the Microsoft Windows
platform. Pragma Systems also builds SSH, SFTP, FTP and Telnet client software for Windows Mobile / CE based hand held devices to allow them to communicate / transfer files with base systems using the secure or clear text protocols.
History
Pragma Systems was founded in 1990 by David Kulwin and Quamrul Mina in Austin, TexasAustin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
. The focus was to design, develop, and port networking software for Fortune 500 companies. The software development
Software development
Software development is the development of a software product...
industry in Austin, Texas
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
welcomed Pragma Systems and in a short period of time Pragma Systems was developing networking software for companies like IBM
IBM
International Business Machines Corporation or IBM is an American multinational technology and consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States. IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software, and it offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas...
, Tivoli
Tivoli Software
Tivoli Software is the service management brand of the IBM Software Group. IBM purchased Austin-based Tivoli Systems, Inc. on March 4, 1996 and allowed existing executive management to operate Tivoli as a wholly owned subsidiary in the IBM Software Group...
, and Tandem
Tandem
Tandem is an arrangement where a team of machines, animals or people are lined up one behind another, all facing in the same direction....
.
In 1995 Pragma Systems began developing network communication products for the emerging Windows NT
Windows NT
Windows NT is a family of operating systems produced by Microsoft, the first version of which was released in July 1993. It was a powerful high-level-language-based, processor-independent, multiprocessing, multiuser operating system with features comparable to Unix. It was intended to complement...
platform. From that point Pragma Systems has focused on building and selling network communication products for the entire line of Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
platforms.
On February 2011, Pragma Systems was awarded the Federal Information Protection Standard (FIPS
FIPS
- Computer :*FIPS , Fully Interactive Partition Splitter, a disk partitioner*Federal Information Processing Standard, United States government standards*FTC Fair Information Practice, FIPs, US Federal Trade Commission guidelines- People :...
) certification (FIPS 140-2 certificate # 1500) for its FortressSSH server and client solutions. U.S. Army's Technology Integration Center (TIC) in Fort Huachuca, Arizona performed intensive testing on the FortressSSH server and client products. Upon passing the TIC tests, the FortressSSH was placed on the U.S. Department of Defense Unified Capabilities (UC) Approved Product List (APL).
Products
Pragma Systems focuses on computer network communication software for the Microsoft WindowsMicrosoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
platform. These software packages allow the Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
systems to communicate with other common platforms like Unix
Unix
Unix is a multitasking, multi-user computer operating system originally developed in 1969 by a group of AT&T employees at Bell Labs, including Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie, Brian Kernighan, Douglas McIlroy, and Joe Ossanna...
, Linux
Linux
Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds...
, Mac OS
Mac OS
Mac OS is a series of graphical user interface-based operating systems developed by Apple Inc. for their Macintosh line of computer systems. The Macintosh user experience is credited with popularizing the graphical user interface...
in either clear text protocols, Telnet
TELNET
Telnet is a network protocol used on the Internet or local area networks to provide a bidirectional interactive text-oriented communications facility using a virtual terminal connection...
, TFTP, RSH
RSH
RSH may mean:*The NYSE stock symbol for RadioShack*Remote shell, a UNIX command-line utility for remotely executing commands*Restricted shell, a restricted shell environment for Unix*Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns, a locomotive manufacturer...
for example, or with encryption protocols, SSH
Secure Shell
Secure Shell is a network protocol for secure data communication, remote shell services or command execution and other secure network services between two networked computers that it connects via a secure channel over an insecure network: a server and a client...
, Telnet over SSL, SFTP
SSH file transfer protocol
In computing, the SSH File Transfer Protocol is a network protocol that provides file access, file transfer, and file management functionality over any reliable data stream...
, SCP
SCP
-Agencies, organizations, and political parties:* Salisbury City Police, a defunct city police force in Wiltshire, England operational between 1838 - 1943.* Scottish Christian Party* Society of Catholic Priests, a community of priests in the Anglican Communion...
are example of some of the secure encrypted communications the Pragma Systems software provides on the Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
platform. Pragma Systems also builds SSH, SFTP, FTP and Telnet client software for Windows Mobile / CE based hand held devices to allow them to communicate / transfer files with base systems using the secure or clear text protocols.
- Pragma Fortress SSH Server
- Pragma Telnet Server
- Pragma Fortress SSH Client Suite
- Handheld Client Products
- Pragma PocketVT
- Stay-Linked Thin Cilent