Bsquare corporation
BSQUARE Corporation is a technology distributor and system integrator headquartered in Bellevue, Washington that supports OEMs, ODMs and Enterprises with professional development services and solutions. Bsquare is listed on the NASDAQ exchange. As of 2013, the company has approximately 300 employees, worldwide.
History
Bsquare was founded in 1994 by William and Elizabeth Baxter.
In 2008, Bsquare acquired TestQuest, expanding the Company’s testing automation capabilities.
In 2010, Bsquare announced the Company’s expansion of sales, support and development services in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region.
In 2011, the company expanded its European Operations and a new European distribution agreement with Microsoft that gave Bsquare rights to distribute the entire Microsoft Windows Embedded portfolio in the United Kingdom and Germany.
In 2013, Bsquare reached an agreement with QNX to distrute QNX operating system licensing in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
Industry services and products
Bsquare provides B2B technology services including hardware engineering / design, platform software development, application development, quality assurance and testing, licensing services, training and support for:
- Automotive industry
- Consumer electronics
- Medical (health care)
- Military & industrial
- Mobile devices
- Retail & point-of-service
Bsquare is an Adobe Scaling Partner, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and also provides distribution and support for the Qualcomm Snapdragon Mobile Development Platform (Qualcomm Snapdragon MDP).
Bsquare provides support for all leading operating systems including Android, iOS, Linux, Microsoft Windows Embedded, RIM and webOS.
Global locations
| Geographies | Offices |
|---|---|
| Asia | Beijing (China), Tokyo (Japan), Seoul (Korea), Taipei (Taiwan), India |
| North America | Bellevue (Corporate Headquarters) |
| Europe | United Kingdom, Germany, Denmark |
Partners and industry affiliations
Ecosystem Partners
- Adobe[1]
- Datalight[2]
- McAfee[3]
- Microsoft[4] (Microsoft Certified Partner)
- Qualcomm (distribution and support of the Qualcomm Snapdragon MDP)
Industry Associations
- ARM
- Bluetooth
- CMMI
- GENIVI Alliance
- IEEE
- (ISC)²
- Microsoft Certified Partner
- Project Management Institute
- SD Card Association
- USB Implementers Forum
- WiMedia Alliance
References
- TMCnet.com, June 30, 2011 - Microsoft News - BSQUARE Enters 13th Year as Embedded OEM Distributor of Microsoft
- Thinq.co.UK, May 31, 2011 – Hands-on with the Qualcomm Dragonboard dev kit
- Puget Sound Business Journal, May 27, 2011 – 4 companies mining smartphone gold
- iPhone Development Talk, May 29, 2011 – BSQUARE helps iPhone Developers to distribute content across various devices
- The Wall Street Journal, May 18, 2011 – BSQUARE Announces Distribution and Support for Adobe Reader Mobile SDK
- Bellevue Reporter, March 17, 2011 – Bellevue firm helps develop new soda dispenser
- Puget Sound Business Journal, February 9, 2011 – Bsquare-Ford extend deal through 2011
Article references
- ↑ BSQUARE | Company | Adobe. Retrieved 2011-07-13.
- ↑ BSQUARE | Company | Datalight. Retrieved 2011-07-13.
- ↑ BSQUARE | Company | McAfee. Retrieved 2011-07-13.
- ↑ BSQUARE | Company | Microsoft. Retrieved 2011-07-13.