Summer 2002

• Northgate wins £5 million contract for London congestion charging
• jBASE appoints new VARs in UK, USA and new European distributors
• Raining Data reveals new VP finance
• Advanced Composites selects K3'a IBS
• Pixel Partners with easyClient

Autumn 2001

• In Brief
• Raining Data makes the front page again - for all the wrong reasons
• An open letter to MV users from George Koukis, Chairman of TEMENOS group
• jBASE announces the creation of jTeAM
• K3 wins new business worth £1 million
• Robert Czajkowski returns to Via Systems
• Raining Data announces senior management changes: some out...
• ...and some in, and some sideways
• Northgate announces return to profitability
• Ladybridge launches QM MultiValue Database for Windows
• IBM completes $1 billion Informix acquisition:U2 is officially part of Big Blue
• Pixel joins Microsoft BizTalk Server 2000 partner program to deliver host integration adaptor
• NHS Trusts risk missing targets to bring healthcare online
• Raining Data announces Omnis Studio 3.1
• Northgate brings greater Reality to the Front Office with significant cost and time savings
• PRL Scotland offers MV-based e-mail utilities
• New range of courses from jBASE
• University of Nottingham gets web-enabled with ResourceLink from Northgate
• Portuguese software house jumps ship to jBASE

Summer 2001

• In Brief
• Informix to sell its database business to IBM for $1 billion
• jBASE Software appoints new European Vice President
• Raining Data announces mvDesigner beta release
• Sunergos Software announces the release of HyperEdit 7
• jBASE develops with Kodak
• TEMENOS installs first GLOBUS sites utilising jBASE database technology
• Raining Data ups the ante with licence price reductions across the board
• Spectrum magazine available outside the USA once more... by e-mail!
• Weaver Consulting seeks distributors for popular Email-for-Pick product
• Graversham Borough Council develops web solutions for local authority e-service delivery
• K3 agrees £1.4m strategic partnership with John Dickinson Stationary Limited

Summer 2000

• In Brief
• GA to sell its database business to Pick Systems for $6.5m
• Pick Systems acquired by investment group
• GA catapults Relco into eCommerce over there...
• ...and over here, acquires EdgTech Systems
• D3 does the business for BVCD
• Via Systems introduces UniVision for Linux and a new pricing program
• Pixel announces HostAccess Gateway
• MitsMaker release announced
• jBASE announces Windows 2000 certification
• ESD acquires Delphi business from Prospectus
• Time clock company clinches deal with Warwick dustcart firm
• UK town halls to lead the way with Linux
• Pick Systems to merge with Omnis Technology and bring RAD to D3
• Leading pool supplies distributor goes live on MITS Business Intelligence system
• JES acquired by revitalised Pick Systems
• Local businesses get a boost when entire community goes online
• jBASE and the Baker's Dozen, and other stories
• A new direction for MDIS: now they're Northgate

Spring 2000 - Millennium Edition

• In Brief
• Ardent Software to merge with Informix in $880m stock deal
• jBASE Software acquired by TEMENOS
• PMR scores hat-trick with Fast Track 100 success
• GA announces profitable fiscal year
• Binary Star announces PowerNet WASP programs
• MDIS Group announces half year results and changes to management team
• General Automation expands stategic direction and produces product roadmap for 2000
• Berkely appoints new associate directors
• FIT announce a revolution in outsourcing
• Berkely Computer Services enjoy office refit
• GA expands Australian operation
• Columbia Ultimate comes to the UK
• New IT system helps Wakefield District Council meet government value target
• New sale, new solution for Capitol
• General Automation reveals name change plans
• Pixel announces updates to HostAccess
• GA to launce Nebraska Furniture into e-Business

Autumn 1999

• In Brief
• EasyCo unveils a low-cost alternative to on-site computers
• FIT announces first international internet-based group insurance system
• Travel Technology provider FSS Group acquires leading competitor
• GA announces profitable third quarter
• MB-Master CourseWare-Lite now available
• Ardent Software reports record financial results on strong data warehouse revenue growth
• Y2K notice for Database E-mail
• Ardent discontinues marketing O2 product line
• Panamint announces 4-Word@Connect for Reality
• Tridex Ltd partners with WordMark to deliver an enterprise E-mail/Internet system in the UK
• Canterbury Council invests in new Business Rates system from Sanderson
• P&O Auckland calls in Capitol
• WordMark executes world-wide distribution agreement with Blacksmith Corporation
• Sanderson wins £2m Metropolitan Police contract
• New IT system for Teignbridge could cut Council Tax bills for residents
• General Automation announces completion of major financial restructuring
• Free TransSys evaluations available from SOS

Summer 1999

• In Brief
• GA announces profitable second quarter - and files complaint against Pricewaterhouse Coopers
• UNITRACK-C: a first for Electruck
• AccuSoft Enterprises releases AccuTerm 97 3.1d
• NZ software house seeks UK distributors
• GA's mv.ENTERPRISE cuts costs and increases system speed 30-fold for Matol Botanical
• Sanderson lands ERP contracts worth £500,000
• MDIS cautiously upbeat for 1999
• Swale Borough Council chooses D³
• Sherwood appoints new head of MAFF team
• mv.ENTERPRISE provides strategy for growth
• Pixel's HostAccess now browser-enabled
• jUG meets again in 12th century...
• Solutions providers choose GA for open systems
• General Automation announces new product launch of mv.ENTERPRISE 5.0
• General Automation accelerates market expansion with releaseof mv.BASE 1.3.1

Spring 1999

• In Brief
• General Automation shows return to profitability
• GA announces forbearance agreement with Comerica Bank
• General Automation launches mv.DataWare
• Sanderson announces record results for 1998
• Liberty signs up with North America's largest automotive information management company
• GA announces availability of TransVerse
• MultiValue business keeps PMR on the FastTrack
• Elizabeth Arden opens the Red Door to the Web
• Prospectus are on the move
• MultiValue Web Ring: an update
• General Automation announces long sought-after agreement with US Internal Revenue Service
• Pentalver makes another Capitol choice
• Local Government jBASE sites form User Group

Winter 1998

• General Automation de-listed by US Stock Exchange
• Changes to support for WinLink and ViaDuct
• In Brief
• Sanderson announces over £1m of airport system contracts
• Compass UK Leisure order major system upgrade from Beauchamp Computer Services
• jBASE and WINNIX sign reseller agreement
• MDIS - connecting the community at EPIC '98
• GA distributes Cognos’ PowerPlay and Impromptu as demand for decision support products grows
• Pick Systems announces certification of System Builder, SB+ and SBClient for D³
• New release of 4-Word@Connect announced
• Vencel Resil migrates from Reality to jBASE on NT
• GA users gain dramatic improvements in business processes with Liberty/ODBC
• Pick Conference ‘98 a success
• Y2K assistance from Maurice Hamlin
• jBASE announces VAR agreement with Cuebic

Autumn 1998

• General Automation reports restated financial results
• In Brief
• Scottish Health Service User Group places £2.6m IT services order with MDIS
• Sanderson selects TransVerse application development tools
• jBASE Software announces partnership with ISG for desktop interoperability
• jBASE goes motoring with ADP
• Repton Data offers traditional Pick users an "EZ" route to open systems
• Sanderson showcases latest PICS developments at CIM '98
• General Automation introduces mvBASE Release 1.3 with a host of new features
• Mid-Suffolk District Council standardises its core computer systems with MDIS
• Pick Systems clarifies position on R83 and AP

Summer 1998

• End of the road for R83 and AP
• In Brief
• jBASE, Citadel and CSC formalise deal down under
• Bespoke Utility Systems announces the release of PROFILE Version 2.0 for AP
• Management Information Tools unveils MITS Suite 3.0 for MultiValue Data Mining
• Langford Lodge Engineering Ltd invest £450,000 in integrated manufacturing systems from Sanderson
• GA strengthens commitment to the native market

New Year 1998

• Vmark/Unidata merger complete
• In Brief
• GA to distribute System Builder, SB+, wIntegrate and RedBack
• Alusuisse Thermoplastics migrates to jBASE and sees "massive" performance benefits
• Mentor O/E and Year 2000 compliance: a statement from GA
• Travel firm invests £500,000 in system upgrade
• Spectrum '98: the inside track
• JAC's success continues into 1998

Autumn 1997

• MDIS back on track
• ACE is still flying high
• In Brief
• GA releases mvBASE 1.2
• Royal Doulton chooses MDIS
• Sanderson eases the traffic flow for Gloucester
• Sherwood secures first North American deal
• As if the Millennium was not enough...
• The most fun you can have in November with your clothes on
• Welcome to Sysdeco Solutions
• Maplin makes the switch to D³

Summer 1997

• MDIS shares suspended
• Sanderson strikes gold
• GA shipping mvBASE 1.1
• Saffron signs up with MDIS
• Vmark just the ticket for Le Shuttle
• IBM appoints Solutions Centre
• Falcon set to fly in August
• Profits up but Sanderson misses target
• MDIS-Fujitsu joint venture announced
• Sysdeco launches TransVerse
• Unidata and Microsoft announce technology alliance

Spring 1997

• MultiValue one year on
• JAC's double touchdown on Superbowl weekend
• GA unleashes mvBASE
• RedBack rolls out
• Opportunities by e-mail from Prospectus
• Courseware from Malcolm Bull
  
  

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