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LZO Professional data compression library

We are working on really cool data compression stuff, but unfortunately we cannot talk about it because of NDA issues... (2015-ongoing)
LZO 2.10 has been released. (Mar 2017)
oberhumer.com data compression technology has landed on Mars once again and is transmitting from far space. Now this is exciting! (Aug 2012)

About oberhumer.com

We are a small company located in Linz, Austria, specializing on applied information theory in the form of data compression and cryptography.

We are involved in a number of projects - doubtlessly the most exciting being the NASA MER and MSL projects where we have designed and implemented one of the on-board lossless data compressors for the NASA Mars Exploration Rovers and NASA Mars Science Laboratory, better known under the names Spirit, Opportunity and Curiosity.

Space-Grade Technology

NASA Mars Rover Courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech

oberhumer.com has designed and implemented one of the on-board lossless data compressors of the NASA Mars Science Laboratory, better known under the name Curiosity.