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Octopus Systems offers a range of software development and consultancy services covering real-time embedded systems, DVB, MPEG, audio/video applications, test and measurement, process control and web and WAP applications.

Services

We provide a range of comprehensive services which include:

		Project management
		Designing and specifying hardware and software systems (ranging from consumer products to web sites)
		Software development for a wide range of systems including PCs, embedded systems
		Preparing documentation, including technical specifications and end-user manuals
		Professional photography of products and components
		Web site design and development of
		Graphic design and professional product photgraphy
		WAP site design and development for interactive mobile phone applications
		Project management
		Troubleshooting
		On-site training and training manuals

Skills

Octopus Systems has an excellent reputation for tackling complex problems and delivering working solutions in short time scales.

Our wide range of experience and attention to detail has resulted in a 100% record for delivering successful projects to satisifed clients.

Our skills include:

		Application development using C, Perl, PHP, Javascript, BASIC and a range of other languages
		Low-level assembly language programming, including ARM, ST20, 6502 etc
		TCP/IP programming at the socket level
		Device drivers
		Embedded systems
		Network design and development using ntworking protocols such as TCP, UDP, FTP, HTTP, NTP, DHCP, ISDN, Telnet etc
		Digital broadcasting systems, including DVB and MPEG applications, including DVB Simulcrypt Conditional Access systems and DVB-ASI systems
		Real-time software development
		User interface design for web, PC or embedded applications

Experience

Our experience covers a wide range of real-time, embedded and audio/video systems, including:

		Embedded systems
		Process control systems
		Device drivers and device control
		WAP applications for mobile telephones
		Internet and web applications using PHP, Perl, MySQL and Javascript
		Audio testing
		Analogue and digital TV and radio broadcast systems including DVB, MPEG, teletext
		Set Top Boxes, including all aspects of hardware and software design and development
		Internet television systems, including user interface design and web browser integration
		Touchscreen systems
		ISO 7816 Smart Cards
		Development of graphics and font software for embedded systems
		Developing factory test procedure and automated testing systems
		Anti-piracy analysis for Set Top Boxes and other systems

Recent Projects

See our Success Stories for more details.