Reference name: Rolitron

Rolitron Technical Development Cooperative

Type:
company
Date of foundation:
1972
Address:
Budapest, Üllői street
1023 Budapest, Zsigmond Square 10.
1023 Budapest, Felhévízi Street 3-5.
1023 Budapest, Zsigmond Square 10.
1138 Budapest, Vaci Street 168.
1138 Budapest, Vaci Street 168/a.
Founders:
  • Laszlo Rózsahegyi
  • Main goals and areas of activity

    Medical electronics. (Informatics developments were not part of the main profile.)

    Installation of patient monitoring systems.

    Development, production and training of text editors.

    System integration,

    Development of complete IT systems, hardware, network software delivery.

    Senior management
    • Laszlo Rózsahegyi, owner
    • László Steiner, Vice President 1984-1988; Managing Director 1988-1991
    • Tibor Gyurós, 1987 Software Developer; B. Braun Rolitron Rt. Division Manager; 1992 Rolitron Informatikai Rt. CEO;
    • István Juhász, 1996-1998 operational director; 1994-1996 consultant, project manager
    • László Németh, Marketing Director 1989-1997
    Key figures, key people
    n.a.
    Number of IT employees
    1996 (more than) 100 employees
    Revenue
    Year
    Revenue (HUF)
    1996 4.500.000.000
    IT developments/products/Projects

    Rosytext 80: Text editing, printing with electric clippers, 118-key keyboard.

    László Rózsahegyi: Rosycalc “Visiclac” spreadsheet, 64kB memory, no backup storage.

    Option to write serial letters.

    Rosytelex program: typed text that can be transmitted as a telex.

    Rosytext (Rosy 80 MF): can be connected to an internal network, internal correspondence is possible, FDD.

    Rosytext Plus: HDD, new appearance, IBM keyboard, compatible with IBM machines, with conversion software, old Rosytexes can also read the data.

    Rosytext Mini: cooperation with Brothers: electric trimmer + word processor, all in a small size.

    Stopping the production of Rosytext machines because they cannot compete with PCs.

    Transformations

    1972. Founded by: László Rózsahegyi (20,000 HUF)

    1981. Rolitron Pjt. (Civil law company)

    1984. Rolitron Technical-Development Small Cooperative

    1988. Rolitron Bioelectronics Rt.

    1991. Merger with B. Braun Austria Gmbh: B. Braun Rolitron Rt. (Tibor Gyurós)

    1994. Becomes Rolitron Ltd. (independent again.)

    1997 “Rolitron Informatika Rt.” and “Optotrans Kommunikációs Rt.” merge under the name “Synergon Informatika Rt.”, share capital of more than 500 million HUF.

    Interesting facts

    February 1991: Progress distribution

    Own gym: 1051 Budapest, Október 6.utca 24.

    1966: (Share capital 258 million HUF)


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