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Iran Software & Hardware Company
	NOSA Logo
Company type	Joint Stock
Industry	Information Technology; Computer software; RFID
Founded	Tehran, Iran (1988)
Headquarters	Tehran, Iran
Area served	Middle East
Key people	Ahmad Mohammad Zadeh; (Chief Executive Officer); Mehrdad Momeni ; (Chief Software Architect); Bahram Najafi ; (Chief Technology Officer)
Products	RFID Solutions; NOSA XP; Gift XP; NOSA Portal; Simorgh Portal; Simorgh; NOSA Viewer; NOSA Books; Ghaaf
Number of employees	~100 (2010)
Website	www.nosa.com

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Iran Software & Hardware Co. (NOSA) (Persian: (شرکت نرم‌افزار و سخت‌افزار ايران (نوسا) is an independently owned development and consulting corporation, which provides software applications and support to businesses of all sizes located in Iran. Since its founding in 1988, NOSA has engaged in the development and distribution of a range of integrated business software, library systems and related products designed to meet the needs of public, private and not-for-profit organizations in the region.

Operations

NOSA currently operates from 7 locations in Tehran, Isfahan, Mashhad, Yazd, Kerman, Khorram Abad, and Qazvin supporting and servicing over 3,000 clients across the region.

Corporation's future plans include two sites in construction, its new headquarters which will be located in Pardis Technology Park and its documentation facility which will be located in Sheikh Bahai Technology Park.

History

NOSA was originally founded in 1988 by a group of Sharif University of Technology professors and graduates who specialized in networks, software and hardware engineering. The corporation eventually limited its participation in hardware development and focused its resources in order to design and produce professional business management, automation and information software.

Few years after its creation, NOSA developed the first web-based integrated library system in Iran known as Simorgh network and soon thereafter it managed to provide integrated centralized accounting software. In 2004 the company implemented RFID technology into its systems.

Products

NOSA's products are categorized into three main fields of enterprise resource planning, enterprise content management, and radio frequency identification solutions each with an integrated package of customizable modules:^[1]

NOSA XP

Iran Software & Hardware Company's integrated resource planning and financial automation modular platform is an n-tier web configured client–server Embarcadero Delphi program based on Microsoft Windows which uses Unicode computing standards and Structured Query Language (SQL) database. NOSA XP manages live and centralized data transmission using SOAP application layer and DCOM protocol which in combination with a web accessible thin client enable it to work over internet and other networks. Based on its configurations and installation, NOSA XP can be utilized for a single client up to a large enterprise with many concurrent user each with definable set of parameters such as currency and reporting language. NOSA XP is currently being used by private entities, holdings and government agencies, including accounting firms.

NOSA XP contains some of the following modules:

Administration Module, where configuration is performed, base currency is defined, security is set and databases are created for single or multiple companies.
Financial Module, where various accounting and financial activities are conducted. This is the base module which uses double-entry bookkeeping to insure higher accuracy.
Corporate Structure Module, where corporate structures and access to sections such as shell corporations are defined.
Tax Module, where taxes are calculated and tax reports are formed.
Contracts Module, where contract are created and contract fees are controlled.
Sales Module, where orders are entered, tracked, shipped and invoiced.
Sales Opportunities Module (CRM), where existing customers and potential accounts are structured.
Purchasing Module (SCM), where purchase orders are issued and goods received into inventory.
Business Partners Module, where Business Partners (customers, vendors, and leads) are maintained and pricing rules are defined.
Cash Flow Module, where cash is received and paid out, accounts are traced and checks are printed.
Inventory Control Module, where Inventory operations are tracked and inventory value is assessed.
Service Module, where services and after-sale operations are managed.
Human Resources and Payroll System, where employee information is kept and wages and benefits are tracked. (Linked)
Fixed Assets Management System, where assets are recorded and values are adjusted. (Linked)
Currency Module, enables use of multiple currencies and automates relevant operations in all other modules.
SOAP Module, A web broker which enables clients live access to the central database over internet.
Synchronize Module, where information can be synchronized for servers which are not connected and centralized.
Management information Module, reports and corporate indicators are made available. Tables, printouts and graphs are generated and export files in XML, HTML, and Excel can be produced.
Report Builder, built with RAD standards, it creates custom multilingual reports and interface based on system or user preferences.It enables clients to create multilingual custom printable forms.

NOSA XP is currently used by more than 3000 clients in Iran and greater Middle East. This software is the only fully integrated shared database professional ERP solution currently produced locally in Iran which offers centralized client access to servers globally.

Gift XP

Gift XP is a free version of NOSA XP offered to NOSA clients, university students and schools interested in offering NOSA courses and certifications. Gift XP is a limited version of NOSA XP which offers Accounting, and Object oriented relative Book keeping. It does not include any Cash flow, Inventory or Sales modules. Gift XP has the following limitations

2000 recorded transactions per year.
Inability to customize modules or user interface.
Inability to use automatic account transaction review against bank records

With these few limitations in mind, this program is made to be used freely and fully, and without and cap on the usage time.

NOSA Portal

NOSA Portal is an open source, localized, translated, and tweaked derivative of DotNetNuke community edition which has been created to be used by Iranian Companies. Many modules have been modified or created from scratch to answer the requirements of targeted users in Iran and true to its origin, this portal is provided free of charge and as an open source to be used by all interested parties.^[2]

Simorgh Portal

Simorgh Portal is a derivative of NOSA Portal with added modules specifically created to link with NOSA's digital library and repository programs and offer added value to libraries and companies using these software. This portal is also offered free and in open source format.

Simorgh

Iran Software & Hardware Company's digital information management package for companies and libraries. Simorgh is an n-tier program based on .NET framework. Simorgh uses three databases in order to effectively store information. the first server is an indigenous Database Management System built by NOSA that can efficiently support right to left and left to right text functionality and search options while storing document and book information. Second server is an SQL repository of all digital media files and documents with in document search engine. Simorgh's third server is also based on SQL and stores user and system information.

Simorgh digital library includes some of the following modules:

Simorgh Database Administrator Module
Simorgh Database Client Module
Simorgh Database Online Module
Simorgh Repository Administrator Module
Simorgh Repository Client Module
Simorgh Repository Reporting Module
Simorgh Repository Online Module
Simorgh Users and Accounts Administrator Module
Simorgh Users and Accounts Client Module
Simorgh Unified Network, Online searchable collection of all simorgh libraries with member and guest access controls for each member library.
Simorgh Brain Center, A Thesaurus search engine of all Persian and English books available in any simorgh library or center with synchronization with Library of Congress, National Library of Medicine and National Library of Iran. linked to google books for available reviews and previews.
RFID Automated Check in & Check out Module
RFID Security Gates
RFID Handheld Inventory & Shelf Reader
RFID Employee Client Module
Reports Module, a wide variety of program based system-default multilingual reports.
Report Builder Module, built with RAD standards, it enables custom multilingual reports, graphs and interface based on system or user preferences.
Form Customization Module, user or system based RAD subsystem which enables clients to create multilingual custom printable forms.

Simorgh is used in hundreds of libraries and companies around Iran, including Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting corporation's 52 countrywide databases which are all now using a single server solution and online client accesses. Simorgh can link libraries and data sources to provide unified access through one portal. Simorgh can be used as a repository of digital documents and provide them to clients. The latest version of Simorgh incorporates radio-frequency identification, and was covered by news agencies including the Iranian News channel, the Iranian Technology news^[3] and the Iranian Students News Agency.

Ghaaf

Ghaaf is service based version of Simorgh which keeps clients information located in NOSA's state of art secure server rooms. Many different Ghaaf/Simorgh variations exist, it is possible to have clients database as a service while keeping the user database in a local server. Ghaaf makes it easier for smaller libraries and companies to enjoy all the benefit of Simorgh without the costs allocated with maintaining in-house server solutions.

NOSA Viewer

NOSA Viewer is a fully embedded viewer created by NOSA which is able to render documents and show them as images while searching and highlighting them. NOSA Viewer works on all standard browsers without any need for an added plugin. This products enables clients to offer copyrighted material in the web without having there materials stolen. benefits include the ability to load only a few pages of a big document as interested. This product was created with a view to design of Google books with added improvements and support for Persian language searchable strings.

Fantasy NOSA Viewer is a derivative of this product embedded into Simorgh repository solution which perfectly simulates page flips and book design.

NOSA Books

With arising needs of scholars to use digital sources for research and the desire of publishers and libraries to safely share such copyrighted sources online, NOSA created NOSA Books. This Project uses an artificial intelligent cloud computing server called Brain Center to match available metadata and document information across all of Simorgh's network of 100+ libraries and intelligently match them with reference libraries such as Library of Congress, National Library of Medicine and National Library of Iran. Finally NOSA Books is an online repository of Iranian digital documents with Publisher allocated pages and information. Iranian Publishers may contract with NOSA and provide overview and preview of their books to be marketed online while ensuring copyright protections.^[4]

NOSA Books offer a fully assisted thesaurus search engine of all Persian and English books available in any simorgh library or center with relative search assistance.
When a document is found the user has the ability to look at the digital information available in Google Books for English and NOSA Books for Persian sources, they may overview and preview documents including cover pages, table of contents, short overview and if available, the full document in digital format. They may get all the information in marc format provided by source libraries and link to related published works. they may also check the availability of the document in all of Simorgh network libraries, and find all the information including physical location of the document. if the user is an authorized member of any of the member libraries, they may request to loan the book online and have it sent or set aside to be picked up.

RFID Solutions

Iran Software & Hardware Company started its initiative into RFID based solutions in 2002 following a demand by Simorgh users for automated user and inventory control solutions. As market demands for RFID solutions increased NOSA created IRAN RFID division which is in charge of researching, designing, and implementing RFID solutions. NOSA produces solution based software and IRAN RFID designs, develops and implements total solutions using a range of RFID technologies procured from leading hardware manufacturers in the field.

List of RFID Solutions that IRAN RFID is equipped to deploy is:

RFID Asset Solution.
RFID Inventory Solution.
RFID Document Solution.
RFID Tracking and Management Solution.
RFID Airport Solution (Baggage Tracking, Passenger Tracking).
RFID SCM Solution.
RFID Brand protection Solution.
RFID Railway Solution.
RFID Intelligent Card. (Passport, Driving License..)

References

External links

[1] ttp://www.nosa.com/English/Products.html

[2] ttp://portal.nosa.com

[3] ttp://itmen.ir/main1.asp?a_id=18021

[4] ttp://www.nosabooks.com/

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-== Simorgh's Public Network ==
-Few of Simorgh's information centers have decided to provide online access to guests and members through the network's catalog of physical holdings and digital documents which can be accessed at once [http://www.nosa.com/simwebclt/WebAccess/SimWebPortal.dll?LANG=2 here] or separately by using each center's individual website or Sirmogh portal<ref>http://www.nosa.com/NosaSoft/WebUI/Products/Simorgh/Host.aspx</ref>:
-* [[Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting]] (55 libraries & centers)
-* [[Central Library of Astan Quds Razavi]] (1.1 million records)
-* [[Sharif University of Technology]]
-* [[University of Tehran|University of Tehran, Pardis Campus]]
-* [[University of Tehran|University of Tehran, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources]]
-* [[K. N. Toosi University of Technology]]
-* [[Tarbiat Modares University]]
-* [[Shahid Beheshti University]]
-* [[Iran University of Medical Sciences]]
-* [[Ferdowsi University of Mashhad]]
-* [[Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman]]
-* [[Shahrood University of Technology]]
-* [[Mofid University]]
-* [[University of Qom]]
-* [[Zanjan University]]
-* [[Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences]]
-* [[Imam Sadeq University]]
-* [[Islamic Azad University|Islamic Azad University, Science And Research Branch]]
-* [[Islamic Azad University|Islamic Azad University, Tehran West Campus]]
-* [[Islamic Azad University of Najafabad|Islamic Azad University, Najafabad Campus]]
-* [[Islamic Azad University|Islamic Azad University, Roudehen Campus]]
-* [[Islamic Azad University|Islamic Azad University, Kerman Campus]]
-* [[Islamic Azad University|Islamic Azad University, Shahr-e-Ray Campus]]
-* [[Islamic Azad University|Islamic Azad University, Kermanshah Campus]]
-* [[Islamic Azad University|Islamic Azad University, Firoozkooh Campus]]
-* [[Islamic Azad University|Islamic Azad University, Quchan Campus]]
-* [[Alzahra University]]
-* [[Payame Noor University|Payame Noor University, Doctorate and Graduate Studies Campus]]
-* [[University of Sistan and Baluchestan]]
-* [[Semnan University]]
-* [http://www.urd.ac.ir/ University Of Religions And Denominations]
-* [http://www.hut.ac.ir/ Hamedan University of Technology]
-* [http://www.isoa.ir/ Qom Islamic Art Institute]
-* [http://www.jz.ac.ir/fetr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=161&Itemid=148 Jami'at al-Zahra]
-* [http://www.ub.ac.ir/ University of Bojnurd]
-* [http://www.gu.ac.ir/ Golestan University]
-* [http://www.irip.ir/default.aspx?lang=En Iranian Institute of Philosophy]
-* [http://www.rihu.ac.ir/Portal/Home/default.aspx?categoryid=home Research Institute of Hawzah and University]
-* [http://www.cgie.org.ir/ The Center for the Great Islamic Encyclopedia]
-* [[National Iranian Oil Company]]
-* [http://www.oeoc.ir/HomePage.a\spx?TabID=1&Site=douranportal&Lang=en-US Oil Exploration Operations Company]
-* [http://external.nigceng.ir/EN/default.aspx Iranian Gas Engineering and Development Company]
-* [http://www.ripi.ir/ Research Institute of Petroleum Industry]
-* [http://www.iies.ac.ir/engliah/ Institute for International Energy Studies]
-* [[National Iranian Petrochemical Company]]
-* [[Iranian Offshore Oil Company]]
-* [http://www.imi.ir/en-us/Pages/default.aspx Industrial Management Institute]
-* [[National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Company]]
-* [http://www.spac.ir/ President Deputy Strategic Planning and Control]
-* [http://www.farsp.ir/# Fars Provincial Government]
-* [http://www.guilan.ir/web/guest/home Guilan Provincial Government]
-* [http://www.ostandari-zn.ir/index.php?slc_lang=en&sid=1 Zanjan Provincial Government]
-* [http://rie.ir/index.aspx?siteid=82&pageid=1302 Research Institute for Education]
-* [http://asrkerman.ir/ Kerman Academy of Scientific Research]
-* [http://trc.isfedu.org/ Isfahan Teachers Research Center]
-* [http://portal.ghods-niroo.com/Internet/HomeEn.aspx Ghods-Niroo Consulting Engineers Company]
-* [http://www.toossab.com/english/ Toossab Consulting Engineers Company]
-* [http://www.itrc.ac.ir/tab2-en.php Iran Telecommunication Research Center]
-* [http://rasaneh.org/ Bureau of Media Studies & Planning]
-* [http://www.amar.org.ir/default.aspx?tabid=52 Statistical Centre of Iran]
-* [[Iranian Research Organization for Science and Technology]]
-* [http://www.agrisis.org/HomePage.aspx?TabID=15589&Site=agrisis.areo&Lang=en-US Agricultural Scientific Information & Documentation Center]
-* [[Industrial Development and Renovation Organization of Iran]]
-* [http://www.weather.ir/ Iran Meteorological Organization]
-* [http://www.asmerc.ac.ir/index.php?en-show-content-44.html Atmospheric Science and Meteorological Research Center]
-* [[Iranian Academy of the Arts]]
-* [[Ministry of Industries and Mines (Iran)|Ministry of Industries and Mines]]
-* [http://www.nri.ac.ir/default.aspx?lng=en Niroo Research Institute]
-* [http://www.wri.ac.ir/homepage.aspx?lang=en-US&site=DouranPortal&tabid=1 Ministry of Energy, Water Research Institute]
-* [http://www.suna.org.ir/home-en.html Iran Renewable Energy Organization]
-* [http://en.ifro.ir/portal.aspx Iranian Fisheries Research Organization]
-* [http://www.bhrc.ac.ir/Portal/Default.aspx?alias=www.bhrc.ac.ir/Portal/english Building & Housing Research Center]
-* [http://www.ihcs.ac.ir/ Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies]
-* [[Institute for Studies in Theoretical Physics and Mathematics|Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences]]
-* [http://www.iranpolymerinstitute.org/?cu=38&se=1&ki=1 Iran Polymer and Petrochemical Institute]
-* [http://www.srtc.ac.ir/en/ Statistical Research and Training Center]
-* [[International Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Seismology|International Institute of Seismology and Earthquake Engineering]]
-* [[Imam Khomeini Education and Research Institute]]
-* [http://www.sdil.org/index.aspx?siteid=82 The S.D. Institute of Law Research & Study]
-* [http://www.isca.ac.ir/en/ Islamic Sciences and Culture Academy]
-* [http://www.iripp.ir/EnglishPages/Englishindex.htm Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection]
-* [http://en.nigeb.ac.ir/web/guest/home National Institute for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology]
-* [[Institute for Productivity & Human Resource Development]]
-* [[Iran Shipping Lines|Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines]]
-* [http://www.ibi.ac.ir/en/index.php Iran Banking Institute]
-* [http://www.akpc.ir/info/En/index.asp Amir Kabir Petrochemical Company]
-* [http://www.icst.ac.ir/ International Center for Science, High Technology & Environmental Sciences]
-* [http://www.hekmateislami.com/hview/default.aspx Islamic Wisdom's Great Association]
-* [http://www.ibto.ir/HomePage.aspx?Lang=en-US&site=ibto&tabid=1 Iranian Blood Transfusion Organization]
-* [http://www.kwpa.ir/latin/ Khuzestan Water & Power Authority]
-* [http://www.mirdamad.org/en/ Mirdamad Cultural Institute of Gorgan]
-* [[Malik National Museum of Iran|Malek National Library and Museum Institution]]
 ==See also==