About Us

For more than 30 years, TARA Systems has helped TV operators and major brands create software for reliable embedded products and outstanding user experiences.

Decades of Expertise. Proven in Practice.

30+
Years of Embededded Software Expertise
Hundreds of Millions
Devices Powered by TARA Systems
Long-Term
Customers and Technology Partnerships Worldwide
Headquarter in Munich
A Hub for Deep Tech and Engineering Excellence

30+

Years of Embedded Software Expertise

Hundreds of Millions

Devices Powered by TARA Technology

Long-Term

Customers and Technology Partnerships Worldwide

Headquarter in Munich

A Hub for Deep Tech and Engineering Excellence

Meet the Management Team

Our leadership team combines decades of experience in embedded software engineering, digital television technologies, GUI development, and software product management.

Alexander Wass
Managing Director & shareholder, Head of TV Solutions
Manfred Schmidt
Software Architect, CTO & shareholder
Rudolf Leberfinger
Managing Director BU GUI Services & shareholder
Manuel Melic
Managing Director BU Embedded Wizard & Shareholder
Stefan Schöfmann
Senior Project Manager
Michael Schäfer
Senior Software Engineer & Project Manager
Martina Dyckerhoff
Finance & Accounting

Software Solutions For Brilliant Screen Experiences

We help companies build embedded products faster, more efficiently, and with exceptional usability.

Whether customers need complete software solutions, engineering services, or development tools, we provide the technology and expertise to bring products to market faster.

TV Solutions

Innovative solutions for TV operators and device manufacturers.

From DVB and media player technologies to operator-specific streaming apps and AI enhanced TV experiences, we help customers create, launch and evolve successful television products.

GUI Services

Expert support for modern user interfaces on embedded systems.

From UX consulting and GUI architecture to complete implementation, our team helps customers create intuitive user experiences for consumer, industrial and connected devices.

Embedded Wizard

TARA Systems’ award-winning solution for creating embedded GUIs.

Used by developers to build scalable, high-performance GUIs, even on resource-constrained MCUs. Embedded Wizard provides the most efficient tool for embedded GUI development.

Why Customers Choose TARA Systems

Deep Embedded Expertise

More than three decades of experience in embedded software architectures, media technologies, and user interfaces.

Long-Term Company Stability

Organically grown, self-financed, and all four shareholders working in the company, TARA stays independent, so that our partners can rely on us for the long haul.

Technology Independence

We recommend and implement the technologies that best fit customer requirements – always with the product in mind.

Agility &
Innovation

As a mid-sized, autonomous company, we can quickly adopt emerging technologies, helping customers turn ideas into reality.

"TARA Systems has been a key partner in Quickline's Android TV set-top box project from the start. Their deep DVB and OTT expertise, strong knowledge of the Broadcom platform, and high software development standards have been invaluable to the success of this complex product. With their strong sense of responsibility, they have proven to be a highly reliable partner throughout the entire project."

Joachim Büchse, Head of Engineering at Quickline
"I am truly pleased to have found such expertise so close to home. TARA Systems possesses profound analytical capabilities that allowed them to fully understand our needs and play a crucial role in structuring the entire project and development process. Their agile UI team did an exceptional job bringing our ideas to life. Our collaboration has been a great experience, and we look forward to continuing this partnership in the future."

Robert Greisberger, Owner of Rail&Sea
“During the A1 Xplore TV STB project, we built a strong partnership with TARA Systems, based on shared commitment and an end-user first mindset. Their engineering-driven passion aligns perfectly with how we work at A1, which is why we highly value them as a partner.”

Marc Federspiel, Business Lead IT Multimedia at A1 Telekom Austria AG
"Our collaboration with TARA Systems has been smooth and efficient. Their comprehensive APIs and clear documentation made Teletext integration easy, enabling us to become the first OTT platform in Germany to offer it. We value the TARA team not only for their technical expertise but also for their constructive, customer-focused way of working."

Michael Geissler, Head of Software Engineering at waipu.tv
"We are pleased to have chosen Embedded Wizard for our GUI development. Due to the countless possibilities and features which Embedded Wizard offers, we are able to design GUIs that meet our high standards for user experience quickly and efficiently. The Embedded Wizard team has always given us great support for exploring new requirements."

David Gamble, Electronics Manager at Kenwood/De'Longhi

Our Philosophy

People First

We look after our team, because stable, motivated people can do their best work.

Reliability

We deliver what we promise, at the time we agreed. No exceptions.

One Team Mindset

We think beyond individual teams. By working collaboratively and supporting each other, we create the best outcomes for our customers and our company.

Trust and Transparency

We communicate openly and honestly about what works, what doesn't, and ideas for moving forward.

The People Behind the Technology

Technology is only as good as the people behind it.

Our teams combine expertise in software architecture, user experience, media technologies and embedded development. Together, they help customers solve complex challenges and bring innovative products to market.

Our Story

Founded in Munich in 1990, TARA Systems began with the vision of creating innovative software solutions for consumer electronics.

Over the past three decades, we have expanded our expertise into television and streaming technologies, embedded graphical user interfaces, and engineering services in related areas like UI and UX development.

Today, technologies developed by TARA Systems are used in hundreds of millions of devices worldwide.

Since the early days of TARA Systems, the butterfly has been part of our visual identity.

For us, it represents more than a logo. It symbolizes transformation, adaptability, and continuous development—qualities that have shaped both our company and the technologies we create.

The butterfly also reflects another aspect that is central to our work: creating something complex that appears effortless to the user. Just as the beauty of a butterfly is the result of a remarkable transformation process, exceptional user experiences are the outcome of deep technical expertise, thoughtful design, and continuous refinement.

Today, the butterfly remains a symbol of our commitment to innovation, learning, and long-term development – for our customers, our products, and our people.

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The following Zip-File contains the full TARA Systems Logo with butterfly, as well as the logo version with characters only, both as JPEG and EPS. Please note, that the logo must not be used in any publication without the permission of TARA Systems.

TARASystems_Logo (ZIP file)

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