Itautec is a Brazilian electronics company founded in 1979. It is part of Itaúsa, a Brazilian business group.

Itautec S.A - Grupo Itautec
Company typeSociedade Anônima
IndustryComputer System
Software
IT Services
Founded1979; 45 years ago (1979)
Headquarters,
Key people
Ricardo Egydio Setubal, (Chairman)
Mario Anseloni Neto, (CEO)
ProductsComputer Monitors
Personal Computer
Laptops
RevenueDecrease R$ 439 million (2013) [1]
Decrease R$ 278 million (2013) [1]
Number of employees
5,709
ParentItaúsa
Websitewww.itautec.com.br

Ituatec is an ATM, kiosk, and computer manufacturer in the Brazilian and South American markets. The company also has a key role in project deployment and IT services around the globe.[2]

It mainly focuses on making consumer electronics, banking, and retail automation. The company has a large base of ATMs globally. Itautec is headquartered in São Paulo. 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 edit

Presently the company's product lines include:

  • Personal Computers: Desktop, tablet, and laptop personal computers
  • Monitors: LCD, LED, OLED, and touchscreen monitors
  • Commercial and banking automation
  • Software: Point of sale, credit card processing, an in-house Linux distribution called Librix, terminal management, digital signatures, and banking correspondence, among others
  • Services and Integration: Technical support, infrastructure, security, phone support, servers, and networks
  • Components: Printed circuit boards, Memory boards, and integrated circuits

History edit

1980 – First online presence as GRI Gerenciador de Redes Itautec "Itautec Network Services Provider" and Banktec mainframes.

1981 – Central agency of Itaú is founded, including an automation system developed by Itautec.

1982Bank of Brazil installs GRI and Banktec

1985PC/XT microcomputer launched

1986 – Itautec installs the first compact Automated teller machine

1989 – GRIP (Gerenciamento de Redes Itautec para PC "Itautec Network Management for PCs") is launched

1990 – Launch of the first Notebook computer, IS 386 Note

1994 – Itautec launches a second-generation ATM in Brazil

1995 – First version of Banktec Multicanal in Banco Itaú Argentina

2001 – First ATMs exported to the United States/Europe

2002 – Itautec acquires technology from NMD for DelaRue, and installs the first WEB system in Banco Itaú Buen Ayre.

2009 – Itautec ranks in the 24th position in the Fintech ranking, that lists the world's largest IT providers.

2011 – Itautec debuts the world’s first touchless 3D ATM.

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References edit

  1. ^ a b "ITEC3 Financials". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  2. ^ Kapner, Suzanne (26 January 2012). "Adding Weapons to ATM Defenses". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 28 June 2014.

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