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Octagon Systems Corporation is an industrial computer design and manufacturing company based in Westminster, Colorado. Octagon Systems designs, manufactures, sells, repairs and supports its line of industrial, mobile and rugged computer systems for industries including mining, military, transportation and others.^[1]^[2] The company has international representatives in Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and South America.

History

The 1980’s - Early Years

Octagon Systems was founded in 1981 and introduced an embedded computer with a high level language and software development system and operating systems on a solid state disk. Octagon’s services and systems grew with new industrial computer system solutions including use in the STD Bus market and development of single-board computers.

The 2000s - Setting Standards & Finding New Applications

Octagon Systems co-authored the EPIC (form factor). EPIC™ embedded computing specification that became a world standard. Growing applicational use of Octagon’s products led to use in areas such as public transportation systems, rugged computing systems for mining operations as well as others.^[3]^[4]

The 2010s - Industry Expansion

Octagon Systems products expanded into new markets as the use of industrial, transportation and rugged computer systems became increasingly common for a wide array of applications. The U.S. Navy chose Octagon’ products for a major long term contract to support amphibious warfare computing needs and Octagon products have been deployed in more than 100 mines worldwide.^[5]^[6]

Company Awards & Standards

Octagon Systems’ XMB Mobile Servers won the Flagship Product award from COTS Journal - The Journal of Military Electronics & Computing in 2006.^[7]

Industry Activities & Groups

Octagon Systems was a founding member of the Small Form Factor Special Interest Group in 2007.

Octagon Systems co-authored the EPIC (form factor) or EPIC™ embedded computing specification.

References

1. ^{{cite web |url=https://bizwest.com/2003/10/03/octagon-computers-brains-behind-many-systems/ |title=Octagon computers ‘brains’ behind many systems |author= |date=October 3, 2003 |website=BizWest |publisher=BizWest Media, LLC |access-date=September 28, 2017}}
2. ^{{cite book |last=Architecture Technology Corporation |year=1990 |title=PCs in the Factory |edition= 2nd |publisher=Elsevier Science |asin=B01E3ETPAE}}
3. ^{{cite book |last=Sarangapani |first=Jagannathan |year=2006 |title=Neural Network Control of Nonlinear Discrete-Time Systems |edition= Illustrated |publisher=CRC Press |isbn=9780824726775}}
4. ^{{cite book |last=Roberts |first=Steven |year=2000 |title=From Behemoth to Microship |edition= Illustrated |publisher=Nomadic Research Labs |isbn= 978-1929470006}}
5. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.militaryaerospace.com/articles/2014/01/octagon-ship-computers.html |title=Raytheon chooses Octagon Systems to supply FLEET rugged computers for LPD-17 shipboard electronics |last=Keller |first=John |date=January 10, 2013 |website=Military & Aerospace Electronics |publisher=Aerospace Defense Media Groups |access-date=September 27, 2017}}
6. ^{{cite web |url= http://www.e-mj.com/departments/operating-strategies/6165-a-comparison-of-mobile-computer-hardware-strategies-in-mining.html#.WdJs39MrIsm |title=A Comparison of Mobile Computer Hardware Strategies in Mining |last=McKown |first=John |date=May 11, 2016 |website=Engineering & Mining Journal |publisher=Engineering & Mining Journal |access-date=September 27, 2017}}
7. ^{{cite web |url=http://archive.cotsjournalonline.com/articles/print_article/100537 |title=Formation’s Rugged Hard Drives to Fly in AC-130H/U Gunships |author= |date= |website=COTS Journal - The Journal of Military Electronics & Computing |publisher=COTS Journal |access-date=October 1, 2017}}
8. ^{{cite web |url=http://mil-embedded.com/news-id/?24279= |title=Fleet CORE M(tm) Mobile Computer |author=Octagon Systems |date= |website=Military Embedded Systems |publisher=OpenSystems Media |access-date=October 3, 2017}}