He won't discuss specifics of the company's finances, but said the company has tracked a 100 percent growth rate in revenues yearly. Acymtech got its start as an information technology staffing firm when a small group of investors bought Gibraltar Consulting in November of 1998. The purchase took about half of the amount raised, and the company has lived off its revenues since, Liuzza says. Ericsson Messaging Systems Inc. The technology developed by Telemetrix allows data from devices such as utility meters, home security systems and vending machines to be collected and distributed through wireless networks. Linux and apparent demand for open-source systems hasn't missed the watchful eye of Big Blue and other movers and shakers in the information and technology sector.
Open source has the ring of a buzzword for the corporate world.
Dell Computer Corp. offers Linux throughout its product line, putting it on par with the Microsoft and Novell operating systems it offers on its computers, says Dell spokesperson Bruce Anderson. Dell is about customer demand. That's one of the benefits of a direct model.