Aton International, Inc.
Trusted Mobile and Embedded System Software Development Experts

 Aton Technical Services Capabilities

“ . . . We found working with Aton a professional and rewarding experience. The technical work performed was of superior quality and within time expectations. . .”                                Mark O. Soderberg, Director, Product Development, Baxa

 What Are Aton’s Technical Capabilities?

Aton’s technical staff has experience with a wide range of tools and systems. Our company fosters a culture of continuous learning and experimentation. We start training on the latest technologies as soon as they become available.  Because we have been developing software and firmware systems since 1981, we also have a repertoire of legacy system skills that becomes very useful in porting older systems to modern platforms, or in interfacing your current product with a legacy system. The following list represents a snap shot of our staff’s experience. 

— Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows desktop and server, Windows XP Embedded, Windows CE including Pocket PC and Smartphone, Windows Embedded for POS, Linux, UNIX.

— Server technologies: Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000 Server, Small Business Server, ASP.NET, XML Web Services, Exchange Server, Biz Talk Server, SQL Server, Host Integration Server (SNA Server).

— Programming Languages: Microsoft Visual Studio .NET, Visual C++, C, Visual Basic .NET, C#, Borland Delphi, Visual Basic Scripting, VBA, Assembler.

— Database: Microsoft SQL Server, Borland Interbase.

— Web Middleware Development: Microsoft Visual Studio .NET, XML Web Services, Infragistics, ASP.NET, Borland Delphi.

— Web Content Development: Microsoft Front Page, NetObjects Fusion, NetObjects nPower.

— Embedded Systems: Microsoft XP Embedded, Microsoft Windows CE, Windows Embedded POS (Point of Service).

— Embedded Hardware and Device Interfaces: A wide variety of 8, 16, and 32 bit embedded processors from Motorola,  Intel, Zilog, Texas Instruments, as well as custom gate array processors and DSP co-processors. Our staff understands hardware and can interface effectively with your hardware engineers.  Through our affiliates we can provide hardware prototype board designs as well.

— Internet Protocols: TCP/IP, Winsock, HTML, HTTP, Telnet, TN3270, FTP, etc.

— Legacy systems: Microsoft DOS, Windows 3.1, Windows for Workgroups, Windows 95/98, UNIX, IBM 3270, IBM SNA, IBM Bisync, IBM Token Ring.

 What Services Does Aton Perform for Clients?

— Systems Analysis, Technology Assessment and System Architecture Design: Technical and cost analyses, system architecture design, project specifications, and vendor surveys and recommendations.

— Mobile, Embedded and Wireless Systems: Solutions for OEM product manufacturers including firmware development for a wide variety of embedded processors from Motorola,  Intel, Zilog, Texas Instruments, and custom gate array processors in various environments such as I/O device controllers, communications processors, CPU monitors, digital signal processors, and dedicated real time environments.

— I/O Device Interfacing: Aton International has helped OEM's successfully integrate into their products such diverse devices as biometric scanners, Global Positioning Systems (GPS), process controllers for SCADA systems, optical storage, image processors, medical instruments, bar code scanners, electrical power control RTU equipment, automatic teller encryption devices, VSAT spread spectrum telecom systems, IBM mainframe channel adapters, and custom communication processors.

— Data Communications - Local and Wide Area Networks: Data communication protocol implementation, protocol conversion, and terminal emulation for diverse environments including Internet protocols such as WAP, FTP, TN3270, Telnet, TCP/IP, and Winsock, mainframe protocols such as IBM 3270, IBM LU 6.2 - APPC, IBM SNA/SDLC, IBM Token Ring LAN MAC layer, IBM mainframe channel interface, IBM Bisync, IBM 2780/3780, and diverse specialized protocols such as VSAT Satcomm,  Harris DNP 3.0 SCADA, X.25/HDLC, asynchronous file transfer protocols, and intelligent communication controllers.

— Enterprise Application Integration and Troubleshooting: System integration and debugging of digital systems ranging from single board dedicated systems to elements of large globally networked systems.

— Application Software Development: End user application development using the traditional desktop application model or the more flexible server / smart client model.  Our focus is implementing quality, sustainable applications using Microsoft technology ranging from the smaller Microsoft Embedded platforms to larger scale distributed systems utilizing the Microsoft server platforms. We integrate diverse elements such as XML web services, SQL database, communications protocols, Internet access, optical disk archiving, live video capture, image processing, firmware and embedded processors, and specialized I/O devices into systems to deliver consistent, reliable results.

It’s Easy To Get Started On Your Project

It’s easy to get started with a phone call or e-mail Let us help you achieve your product goals faster and more cost effectively. Our Service Packages offer affordable agile development. 

Find out how affordable our services are. Please phone us at  1-800 833-0835 in the US and Canada Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Pacific Time or contact us for assistance.