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Our History

1990
FOUNDED
1990

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1992
CHANNELS
Seagull Software gets rights to resell SAP precursor ERP package to all non-German-speaking territories, establishes distributor network
 
1st PRODUCT
First product introduced to market - TTT for foreign language translation of character user interfaces
 
CLIENT/SERVER
Client/server architectures and GUI becoming prominent, mainframe and iSeries applications lagging

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1994
2nd PRODUCT
GUI/400 adds Windows GUI to iSeries applications

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1995
IBM ENDORSEMENT
IBM licenses GUI/400 to provide GUI for OS/400
 
US SUBSIDIARY
Seagull Software acquires US distributor and establishes first subsidiary, targets US market for growth

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1996
US EXECUTIVE
Software industry veteran Don Addington joins Seagull Software as president of US, transitions company to a direct sales model, drives growth of US business to over 65% of worldwide revenues
 
THE WEB
Browser technology begins to drive business acceptance of Internet as corporate communications backbone, spawns new generations of Web-enabled applications, legacy applications lagging

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1997
3rd PRODUCT
Seagull Software introduces J Walk to Web-enable iSeries applications

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1998
4th PRODUCT
Core technology enhanced to support mainframe data streams, WinJa introduced
 
SUBSIDIARIES
Seagull Software expands global operations and direct sales reach by establishing subsidiaries in England, Germany and France.
 
LEADERSHIP
Seagull Software ranked #1 Legacyware vendor by IDC

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1999
IPO - in February, Seagull Software makes a successful initial public offering
on the Amsterdam Exchange.
 
ACQUISITION
Seagull Software acquires the Java development lab of ObjectShare (original Smalltalk development team), adds component development expertise and technology in support of strategic vision
 
LEADERSHIP
Seagull Software ranked #1 Legacyware vendor by IDC for second year running

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2000
5th PRODUCT
Seagull Software introduces Transidiom, first product on market to XML-enable mainframe and iSeries business processes for component assembly
 
LEADERSHIP
Seagull Software ranked #284 in Software Magazine Software 500, Don Addington named worldwide President and COO

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2001
SERVICE-ORIENTED ARCHITECTURE
Web services emerges as a key enterprise architecture for the new millennium
 
ANTICIPATING NEEDS
Seagull Software once again anticipates market direction and releases new version of Transidiom, the first complete legacy Web Services solution for mainframe and iSeries applications, supports both Java and .NET infrastructures
 
ACQUISITION
Acquires Renex Corporation, highly respected mainframe emulator and protocol converter vendor, adding 2nd generation emulation technology and in-depth mainframe connectivity expertise to the company
 
SERVER PLATFORMS EXPAND
Server technologies now run on HP-UX, Solaris and AIX (in addition to NT/2000/XP, mainframe and iSeries) in support of enterprise environments
 
LEADERSHIP
Seagull Software ranked #1 Legacyware vendor by IDC for third year running
Frank van Pelt named Chairman of Supervisory Board, Don Addington named CEO and President

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2002
LINUX SUPPORT
Server technology now runs on Linux
 
INTRODUCES LEGASUITE® BRAND
Seagull Software establishes the LegaSuite brand and begins to integrate integration and GUI products into one modularized technology platform.

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2003
6th PRODUCT
Introduced Seagull Secure FTP Pro™ to fill gaps in FTP Security with SSL encryption and digital certificates
 
PLATFORM SUPPORT EXPANDED
Seagull Software adds support for ICL mainframe applications to LegaSuite
 
7th PRODUCT
Seagull Software introduces LegaSuite Web Services Studio to accelerate assembly of Web Services-based applications and user interfaces for service-oriented architecture
 
SUPPORT FOR LEGACY WINDOWS APPS
LegaSuite expands to include integration of Windows and Web applications into service-oriented architecture

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2004
INTEGRATION OPTIONS EXPANDED
Direct database and transaction server access added to LegaSuite. Seagull Software is the only vendor to support presentation, transaction and database access points into the application stack from a single, integrated product.
 
8th PRODUCT
BlueZoneX introduced, offering secure, reliable and cost effective access to graphical UNIX/Linux applications from Windows.
 
EXPANDS TO AUSTRALIA
Opens Australia branch office to tap Australia and New Zealand market, and to establish gateway to Asia Pacific region.

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2005
ACQUISITION
Acquires Softouch Systems and gains CrossPlex mainframe-resident integration engine.
 
ACQUISITION
Acquires Oak Grove Systems and gains BPM engine for LegaSuite. Becomes first vendor in the legacy integration market to offer integrated business process management and workflow capabilities.