GCA Systems was founded in 2005 by a group of professionals who have been in the material handling indsutry since the mid 1970's. Their collective background is from the electrical, mechanical, software engineering, project management, field installation, spare parts, and customer service areas. The company's warehouse management systems are all designed around the Windows operating systems and are either configured in client-server or web-based format using .NET. Their standard package uses Microsoft's SQL server database system. They offer retrofits for AS/RS cranes and conveyor systems, as well as custom retrofit needs for other equipment related to distribution systems. They also offer complete retrofit of controls, drives, motors, reducers, extractors, and positioning systems. The company's conveyor controls are engineered with standard desktop PCs that connect to remote I/O via serial, Ethernet, or other standard and non-standard communications connection. Systems that connect to many different types of hardware are a specialty. The company develops applications using Visual Studio .NET with Microsoft's SQL server database. .NET systems provide many features that client-server applications cannot, including Web services that utilize platform-neutral data interchange mechanisms. Web servers can accomodate higher usage and reduce database access and locking issues. Web applications allow users to use a web browser they are already familiar with.