B.O.S. Better Online Solutions

History

B.O.S. Better Online Solutions was founded in 1990 by Israel (Izzy) Gal after he left IIS (Intelligent Information Systems, LTD., an Israeli company where Gal worked as a product manager for AS/400 related products. In its early years B.O.S. specialized in twinax terminal emulation software. In 2009 B.O.S. sold the rights to its e-Twinax Controller, a controller providing TCP/IP compatibility with older twinax devices without the use of SNA, to Phoenix-based 10ZiG Technology. In 2010 B.O.S. closed its two U.S. supply chain subsidiaries (formerly Summit Radio Corp.) due to turbulence in the executive jet market.

In 1996 B.O.S. began trading on what was then the Nasdaq SmallCap Market (today the Nasdaq Capital Market), and in 2000 the company's shares were upgraded to the Nasdaq National Market. Between 2002 and 2009 B.O.S. shares were listed on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. In 2009 B.O.S.'s shares were transferred to the Nasdaq Capital Market.

In 2004 Adiv Baruch replaced founder Israel Gal as CEO of the company. The company's current CEO is Eyal Cohen.

Company

B.O.S. clients have included Unilever, Otto, IKEA, and Israel's Ministry of Agriculture.

Subsidiaries

Dimex Systems – automatic data collection solutions provider

Odem Electronic Technologies – electronic components supplier. Its clients have included Israel Aircraft Industries and Hollandia International.

Products

BOS ID – software platform for inventory management

BOSwine – RFID tagging system for monitoring the health and productivity of sows and piglets

BOSWaste – RFID waste management system for tracking waste collection and controlling waste-management subcontractors

Awards

In 2011 B.O.S. was awarded Frost & Sullivan's Entrepreneurial Company of the Year award.

See also

Supply chain optimization

Inventory management software

Automatic identification and data capture

List of Israeli companies quoted on the Nasdaq