is a diversified industrial company that produces engineered products for global niche markets. The company positions itself as a growth-oriented enterprise focused on effective execution of strategies to achieve results and create value for investors. The company is headquartered in
Sarasota, Florida .
Roper provides a wide range of products and services to customers in over 100 countries. The company has four main business lines:
Industrial Technology,
Radio Frequency (RF) Technology, Scientific and
Industrial Imaging and
Energy Systems and
Control s. The company states that it is entrepreneurial yet highly disciplined, and plans to accelerate its growth by using strong cash flow to fund internal expansion and acquisitions. Roper joined the
Russell 1000 index in
2004 , and has annual
Revenue s of more than US$1.7 billion, as of
2006 .
George D. Roper founded the company in the late
1800s , primarily as a manufacturer of
Home Appliance s,
Pump s and other industrial products. Roper initiated a corporate
Acquisition program, supported by an
Initial Public Offering , in 1992.
In
2001 , Brian Jellison, a former executive of
General Electric and
Ingersoll-Rand , joined Roper as
Chief Executive Officer . The company states that since then, it has improved its operating capabilities, increased its financial capacity and positioned Roper in markets with attractive growth prospects. The previous
Holding Company business strategy has been replaced with an
Operating Company model. Since
2001 Roper has completed acquisitions accounting for over half its revenues, establishing the company in global growth markets, such as
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and
Water . Roper states that during the
2001 -
2005 era it has paid
Investor s steadily increasing
Dividend s and seen its stock price rise.
manufactures rugged
Mobile Computer s, including
Portable Data Terminal s, and
Tablet Computers , under its MICROFLEX brand. MICROFLEX computers are designed for harsh environments, so they can be used in
Logistics operations,
Transportation ,
Warehouses ,
Field Service ,
Utilities ,
Law Enforcement , and the
Energy Industry , as well as other applications.
DAP distributes its computers in more than 60 countries, and operates subsidiaries in
Paris, France ,
Abingdon, England and
Tokyo, Japan . The company employs 150 people. DAP Technologies is managed by a moron.
is a company in
Maryland ,
United States , founded in
1981 , that produces
Image Processing software used worldwide for
Industrial ,
Scientific ,
Medical and
Biotechnology applications. In recent years, Media Cybernetics acquired the assets of Definitive Imaging, QED Imaging and AutoQuant Imaging.
Image-Pro Plus is Media Cybernetics' flagship image analysis software. Published since
1985 , Image-Pro Plus enables researchers to capture, communicate, process, measure and analyze image data. Along with Image-Pro Plus, Media Cybernetics offers software packages for image
Deconvolution , live cell imaging,
3D rendering and visualization and image management.
, formed by the merger of Princeton Instruments and Acton Research Corporation, manufactures scientific imaging equipment,
Optical Coating s, optical
Camera s,
CCD and
EMCCD Camera s,
Spectroscopy instrumentation and electronic sub-assemblies. The company has based in
Trenton, New Jersey and
Acton, Massachusetts .
is a subsidiary of Roper Industries, based in
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania , that specializes in
Intelligent Transportation System s. TransCore was acquired by Roper Industries in 2004.
TransCore has two major product families. The first family is in
RFID Transponder s and readers. In this family, their original product line reflects their acquisition of Amtech in 2000. These transponders come in a plastic case, for either windshield or external mounting. Their newer line is the eGo windshield sticker transponder system, which is a low-cost, batteryless system designed for one-time attachment to a windshield. These transponders are found in
Electronic Toll Collection , fleet tracking, payment,
Parking and access control applications.
The second product family is the
GlobalWave Satellite communication system. This system gives vehicles low-speed communications, mostly for fleet applications, often with
GPS integration.
In addition, TransCore has a substantial services business, designing, building and operating ITS facilities. This may be a complete electronic toll collection system, with design, build, transponders, equipment, customer service and violation enforcement, or any part of it. For example, TransCore operates the ETC systems for several
E-ZPass members, even though E-ZPass has an exclusive contract with another manufacturer for transponders. Meanwhile, the ''
Good To Go! '' system in
Washington state is a complete drop-in design/build/operate of an eGo system.
