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__NOTOC__ Kitware, Inc. is a technology company headquartered in Clifton Park, New York. The company specializes in the research and development of open-source software in the fields of computer vision, medical imaging, visualization, 3D data publishing and technical software development. In addition to software development, the company offers other products and services such as books, technical support, consulting and customized training courses.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=An Open Source Approach to Developing Software in a Small Organization )〕 ==History== The company was founded in 1998 by Will Schroeder, Ken Martin, Lisa Avila, Charles Law and Bill Hoffman to support the Visualization Toolkit (VTK). VTK was initially created in 1993 by Will, Ken and Bill Lorensen as companion software to “The Visualization Toolkit: An Object-Oriented Approach to 3D Graphics,” originally published by Prentice-Hall.〔VTK〕 As VTK was released open source, a user community developed around the software and the founders of Kitware took this opportunity to start the business.〔 With time, the company expanded its focus and offerings to include development in other areas such as biomedical imaging, large data visualization, quality software process, informatics, and data management. Kitware is one of the fastest growing companies in the country, having been included on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest growing companies for the past three years: * 2008: Overall Rank of 3,026, Percentage Growth of 117.3%〔(Inc. 5000 List 2008 ).〕 * 2009: Overall Rank of 3,330, Percentage Growth of 76.1%〔(Inc. 5000 List 2009 ).〕 * 2010: Overall Rank of 1,655, Industry Rank of 113, Percentage Growth of 172%〔(Inc. 5000 List 2010 ).〕 * 2011: Overall Rank of 1,572, Percent Growth of 175%〔(Inc. 5000 List 2011 ).〕 * 2012: Overall Rank of 1,245, Percent Growth of 248%, 5-Time Honoree〔().〕 The consistent growth of the company has enabled the opening of three additional offices. The Chapel Hill, North Carolina office opened in 2005, Kitware SAS, the European office, opened in 2010 in Lyon, France and the Santa Fe, New Mexico office opened in 2012. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kitware」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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