ProSyst Software GmbH was founded in Cologne

Cologne

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 in 1997 as a company specializing in Java

Java (programming language)

Java is a programming language originally developed by James Gosling at Sun Microsystems and released in 1995 as a core component of Sun Microsystems' Java platform. The language derives much of its syntax from C and C++ but has a simpler object model and fewer low-level facilities...

 software and middleware

Middleware

Middleware is computer software that connects software components or people and their applications. The software consists of a set of services that allows multiple processes running on one or more machines to interact...

. ProSyst's first commercial application was a Java EE application server

Application server

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

OSGi

The Open Services Gateway initiative framework is a module system and service platform for the Java programming language that implements a complete and dynamic component model, something that does not exist in standalone Java/VM environments...

 and OSGi 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 with 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...

, Nokia

Nokia

Nokia Corporation is a Finnish multinational communications corporation that is headquartered in Keilaniemi, Espoo, a city neighbouring Finland's capital Helsinki...

, NTT

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone

, commonly known as NTT, is a Japanese telecommunications company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Ranked the 31st in Fortune Global 500, NTT is the largest telecommunications company in Asia, and the second-largest in the world in terms of revenue....

, Siemens

Siemens

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, Oracle Corporation

Oracle Corporation

Oracle Corporation is an American multinational computer technology corporation that specializes in developing and marketing hardware systems and enterprise software products – particularly database management systems...

, Samsung

Samsung

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, Motorola

Motorola

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 and Telcordia. 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 and solutions such as Frameworks, Bundles, Remote Management Systems and OSGi tools for developers including a full SDK available for download. ProSyst’s OSGi solutions are used by SmartHome devices, mobile phone manufacturers, network equipment providers (in CPE

Customer-premises equipment

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s), white goods manufacturers, car manufacturers and in the eHealth

EHealth

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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 OSGi

OSGi

The Open Services Gateway initiative framework is a module system and service platform for the Java programming language that implements a complete and dynamic component model, something that does not exist in standalone Java/VM environments...

, Eclipse

Eclipse (software)

Eclipse is a multi-language software development environment comprising an integrated development environment and an extensible plug-in system...

, Java Community Process

Java Community Process

The Java Community Process or JCP, established in 1998, is a formalized process that allows interested parties to get involved in the definition of future versions and features of the Java platform....

, Nokia Forum Pro and the CVTA Connected Vehicle Trade Association.

Notable products

• Commercial off-the-shelf products around OSGi mBS
• Reduced-size Java client from 1999