01 / APPLICATIONS
Web & desktop development
Custom websites and applications built with PHP, Laravel, and Vue, with .NET expertise where it fits your business workflows.
Software engineering · San Diego
Make your software
work for your business.
Custom software and automation for the way you work. From modern web applications and AI agents to the factory floor, we help connect systems, streamline processes, and solve engineering challenges.
Discuss your projectContract software engineering since 2003.
Our services
Built around the problem
you need to solve.
We identify, analyze, and optimize business processes, then build software that supports them—from manufacturing through end-of-life processing.
02 / CONNECTIVITY
Cloud & web services
Cloud development and web services that connect applications and make data available where it is needed, including Microsoft Azure.
03 / DATA
Database design
Database design and application integration that support reliable business workflows across web, desktop, and cloud systems.
04 / AUTOMATION
Test & measurement
Automated factory-floor measurement and analysis systems, grounded in experience with mission-critical manufacturing software.
05 / HARDWARE
Embedded & equipment systems
Embedded systems and equipment interfacing through USB, ModBus, GPIB, I²C, and other protocols.
06 / INTELLIGENCE
AI & agentic solutions
AI-powered tools and agents that work with your applications and data to assist with tasks, coordinate workflows, and automate routine processes.
Cannata + Associates, Inc.
Engineering experience.
Business perspective.
Founded in 2003 by John Cannata, our San Diego firm builds on 17 years of experience in high-tech manufacturing, creating mission-critical automated test and measurement software.
That foundation informs our work today: combining modern web development, AI, and automation for businesses of all shapes and sizes, from startups to Fortune 500 companies.
2003Company founded
San DiegoOur home base
Technology expertise
From embedded systems
to the cloud.
Our development capabilities span web and desktop applications, AI-powered workflows, services, and databases. Software audits and architecture reviews help you assess existing systems and plan improvements.
Our clients
Experience across
industries and scales.
Our client history includes engineering, retail, sensing, and technology organizations.
Quartus EngineeringAppriss RetailThe Retail EquationMatrix
SensorsQuake GlobalXyratexSeagate TechnologyKLA
TencorSony
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What would you like
your software to do?
Tell us about your project or the process you want to improve.