PacStar
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| Company type | Privately Held |
|---|---|
| Industry | Networking equipment |
| Founded | 2000 |
| Headquarters | Portland, Oregon, Oregon |
Key people | George Stroemple, Chairman; Peggy Miller, CEO |
| Products | Ruggedized COTS-based netwoking hardware and network management software |
Number of employees | 65 |
| Website | www |
PacStar (Pacific Star Communications, Inc.) is a privately owned developer and manufacturer of field communication and information technology infrastructure hardware and software based in Portland, Oregon.[1] The company was founded in the 2000 by George Stroemple as a reseller of advanced networking and communication equipment and in 2005 began manufacturing systems of its own design.[2] The company has gone on to win a steady stream of multi-million dollar deals with multiple branches of the US military.[1]
History
PacStar started out reselling IT communications equipment to various branches of the U.S. military and focused on establishing customer and vendor relationships under CEO Robert Frisbee. The company first accepted outside funding in 2005 and completed another round in 2007 bringing total external investment at the time to $18.2 million. The company worked closely with partner Cisco Systems, Inc. to develop ruggedized systems to meet military specifications, for use by emergency response organizations, and to support commercial requirements in the oil and gas, railroad and mining industries.[1] [2]
In the ensuing years, the company developed a range of lightweight ruggedized systems based on certified and accredited commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) components and IQ-Core Software that simplifies common network management tasks. [3]
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In 2012, PacStar was awarded the TacSat Nano contract by the 6th Contracting Squadron, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. TacSat Nano is said to be a lightweight, compact, and flexible package for multiband voice, ViaSat messaging services, and Radio-over-Internet protocol in a single case solution.[4]
In 2013, PacStar was awarded a three-year, $6.2 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to support the WIN-T Increment 1 program.[5] Awards under the program totaled about $9 million as of October, 2016. [6] The company also won an $8.4 million Expeditionary Command and Control Suite program of record contract to provide multi-network PacStar 4100 kits to the US Marine Corps System Command.[7]
After Bob Dunn's resignation, in January 2015 Peggy Miller was promoted from Chief Operating Officer to Chief Executive Officer.[8]
In October of 2016 the U.S. Army deployed PacStar IQ-Core Software network management software across WIN-T Increment 1, a rollout that included more than 6,000 licenses. The IQ-Core Software included a new CSfC (Commercial Solutions for Classified) plugin for unified, secure management of wireless command posts.[9]
In 2016, the company tripled the size of its manufacturing facilities and was named “2016 Manufacturer of the Year” by the Portland Business Journal for companies with 51-100 employees. It reportedly expected $100 million in orders in the next five years. [1] The company also formed a partnership with Oceaneering, Inc. to help oil and gas companies deliver data from offshore to onshore monitoring facilities. [10]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d Meyers, Sean (October 27, 2016). "2016 Manufacturer of the Year (51-100 employees): PacStar Communications". Portland Business Journal. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
- ^ a b Earnshaw, Aliza (July 15, 2007). "PacStar scores $12.3M". Portland Business Journal. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
- ^ Jontz, Sandra (January 18, 2017). "U.S. Army's Deployed WIN-T Program Software Reduces System Management Complexity". Signal. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
- ^ Selfers, George (August 17, 2012). "PacStar Awarded TacSat Nano Contract". Signal. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
- ^ "PacStar Awarded WIN-T Contract". Signal. December 13, 2013. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
- ^ Stone, Adam (October 27, 2016). "Army deploys PacStar software across WIN-T program". C4ISRNET. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
- ^ "PacStar receives USMC's deployable communications kits contract". naval-technology.com. September 13, 2013. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
- ^ "Peggy Miller". crunchbase. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
- ^ "TacComms Configuration and Management Improves With PacStar's® IQ-Core® Software". satnews. January 20, 2017. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
- ^ Boman, Karen (October 14, 2016). "Oil, Gas Companies Seek Technology for Data Delivery". Rigzone. Retrieved 2017-02-15.