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Applied Technology

Applied Technology was founded by Owen Hill in 1975 in Australia. He was a pioneer producer of home computers that ran CP/M on Zilog Z80 microprocessors. Their MicroBee computer (1982) was the first commercial personal computer manufactured in Australia.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1975Founded1
  • Industrycomputer hardware industry1

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Applied Technology was founded by Owen Hill in 1975 in Australia. He was a pioneer producer of home computers that ran CP/M on Zilog Z80 microprocessors. Their MicroBee computer (1982) was the first commercial personal computer manufactured in Australia. The computers were used by schools in Australia and Sweden and by BMW car dealers in Australia.2

Products and brands

  • MicroBee

Listed on Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1975Founded Founded1

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$143.2M 2008–2026
Money received by yearMoney received by year, 2008–2026: $143.2M in all. Federal contracts $143.2M.$0$5M$10M$15M2008 · Federal contracts: $789.0K20082009 · Federal contracts: $5.7M2010 · Federal contracts: $3.0M20102011 · Federal contracts: $4.4M2012 · Federal contracts: $8.8M20122013 · Federal contracts: $12.3M2014 · Federal contracts: $10.1M20142015 · Federal contracts: $5.3M2016 · Federal contracts: $2.2M20162017 · Federal contracts: $8.1M2018 · Federal contracts: $13.6M20182019 · Federal contracts: $11.2M2020 · Federal contracts: $7.4M20202021 · Federal contracts: $8.4M2022 · Federal contracts: $6.3M20222023 · Federal contracts: $7.7M2024 · Federal contracts: $9.9M20242025 · Federal contracts: $8.7M2026 · Federal contracts: $9.3M2026
Figures by year
YearFederal contractsTotal
2026$9.3M$9.3M
2025$8.7M$8.7M
2024$9.9M$9.9M
2023$7.7M$7.7M
2022$6.3M$6.3M
2021$8.4M$8.4M
2020$7.4M$7.4M
2019$11.2M$11.2M
2018$13.6M$13.6M
2017$8.1M$8.1M
2016$2.2M$2.2M
2015$5.3M$5.3M
2014$10.1M$10.1M
2013$12.3M$12.3M
2012$8.8M$8.8M
2011$4.4M$4.4M
2010$3.0M$3.0M
2009$5.7M$5.7M
2008$789.0K$789.0K

Federal awards

Obligated amounts from USAspending.gov3, by calendar year, 2008–2026, for its registration. Obligations are what agencies committed, not always what was paid out. Contracts pay for goods and services; grants, loans and direct payments are assistance. Loans are charted at the face value of the loans listed here. An award’s amount below is its lifetime total, and some began before the years charted.

Largest contracts

  1. May 28, 2008$19.8M from Department of the Navy: 56-9332-084 To APPLIED TECHNOLOGY, INC. Award N0017308C2039
  2. Nov 15, 2012$18.8M from Department of the Navy: Q20 directed energy division engineering support for laser systems development5 To APPLIED TECHNOLOGY, INC. Award 0002
  3. May 1, 2025$15.0M from Department of the Navy: See attachment 1 - statement of work6 To APPLIED TECHNOLOGY, INC. Award N0017325F2425
  4. Feb 8, 2011$12.6M from Department of the Navy: Specialized technical support for advanced warfighter technologies7 To APPLIED TECHNOLOGY, INC. Award FG01
  5. Jul 21, 2019$10.0M from Department of the Navy: Pr: 57-5004-19 eo/laser design, development, test, evaluation, and modeling and simulation tasks8 To APPLIED TECHNOLOGY, INC. Award N0017319F2022

Sources

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