HISTORY
The TCG Group has been at the forefront of Australian innovation for over 50 years.
TCG has significant experience in supporting the growth of startups across a number of sectors.
In 1993, some of the 65 companies in the TCG Group were publicly floated on the Australian Stock Exchange as TechComm Group Limited, later renamed Utility Computer Services (UXC). In 2016, UXC was acquired by CSC for $430 million. Another former TCG company – Hypercom Inc. – floated on the New York Stock Exchange in November 1997 for US$600m (AU$1 billion), making it the largest technology company to be established in Australia at the time. More recently, TCG has founded, built and successfully exited several technology startups.
TCG WAS A LEADER IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT OF WIRELESS MESSAGING AND LOCATION-BASED SYSTEMS (LBS), PARTICULARLY IN HEALTHCARE.
As a TCG business from 2002, Integrated Wireless Pty Ltd grew to be Australia’s leading specialist provider of wireless communication systems and workflow solutions. Its key focus was the provision of mission-critical messaging, including location-based information, to enable optimal staff response. The business was sold to Ascom AB of Sweden in 2014.
Over the years, TCG companies have produced
many innovative products and solutions
The TCG Group’s innovative corporate structuring created a unique business model which is still taught at universities across Australia
and the world.