Kitware is an open-source software company that provides advanced research and development services for a variety of industries. The company specializes in computer vision, medical imaging, visualization, and data management. Kitware's clients include government agencies, academic institutions, and private companies. The company is known for its contributions to the development of the Visualization Toolkit (VTK) and the Insight Segmentation and Registration Toolkit (ITK), which are widely used in the medical imaging industry. Kitware was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Clifton Park, New York.