Kitware, Inc. is a small business with expertise in medical image analysis, computer vision, 3D graphics, visualization and quality software process. Founded in 1998, Kitware has grown to include customers in over 43 countries and in 41 of the 50 US states. Our primary customers include medical device manufacturers, pharmaceutical companies, government research, the oil & gas industry, computer aided design & manufacturing, aerospace, engineering, and education. Kitware's team is widely recognized for their major contributions to a variety of open source software systems including the cross-platform build system CMake, the Visualization Toolkit (VTK), the Insight Segmentation and Registration Toolkit (ITK), and the Parallel Visualization System ParaView.

Kitware's mission is to develop and deliver cutting edge software products and services utilizing advanced software quality methods and technologies. Kitware produces high quality advanced software products by understanding customer requirements, employing top researchers, and utilizing a test-driven quality management system. These services and products include developing turn-key, end user applications; creating customized applications for clients; porting our open source tools to specialized computing platforms; supporting these open source software tools with documentation and tools; providing professional consulting services; and offering on- and off-site training.