Iran Software & Hardware Co. (NOSA) is an independently owned development and consulting firm, which provides software applications and support to businesses of all sizes located in Iran. Since its founding in 1988, NOSA has designed and distributed a range of integrated business software, library systems and related products to meet the needs of public, private and not-for-profit organizations in Middle East. 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. NOSA currently employes over 100 employees and operates from 7 locations in Tehran, Isfahan, Mashhad, Yazd, Kerman, and Khorram Abad supporting and servicing over 3,000 clients across the region.