Itautec is a Brazilian electronics company that was founded in 1979. The company is part of Itaúsa, a large Brazilian business group. Itautec. is a well-known ATM, kiosk, and computer manufacturer in the Brazilian and South American market, and also has a key role in project deployment and IT services. Itautec makes

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, banking and retail automation. The company has a large base of ATMs Globally and in

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. Headquartered in

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and with a manufacturing plant in the city of Jundiaí (SP), Itautec has 5,709 direct employees - 5,285 in Brazil and 424 abroad.

Product lines

Presently the company's product lines include: * Personal Computers: desktop, tablet and laptop personal computers * Monitors: LCD, LED,

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and touch screen monitors * Commercial and Banking Automation * Software:

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, credit card processing, an in-house

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called Librix, terminal management, digital signatures, and banking correspondence, among others * Services and Integration: Technical support, infrastructure, security, phone support,

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s, and

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s * Components:

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, Memory boards, and

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History

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. 1982 –

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installs GRI and Banktec 1985 – PC/XT microcomputer launched 1986 – Itautec installs the first compact

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1989 – GRIP (''Gerenciamento de Redes Itautec para PC'' "Itautec Network Management for PCs") is launched 1990 – Launch of a first

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computer, IS 386 Note 1994 – Itautec launches a second-generation ATM in Brazil 1995 – First version of Banktec Multicanal in Banco Itaú

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2001 – First ATMs exported to United States/

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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 Fintech ranking, that lists the world's largest IT providers. 2011 – Itautec debuts world’s first touchless 3D ATM.

References

* American Banker article:
ATM's Hologram Interface Deters Theft
* Credit Union Journal article:

External links

Itautec home page
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History

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