Open Environment Corporation
| Industry | Technology, Outsourcing Services, Business Consulting |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1992 |
| Headquarters | , USA |
| Website | www.borland.com |
Open Environment Corporation (OEC) was founded by John J. Donovan[1] in 1992 in Cambridge, Massachusetts,[2] USA. OEC develops that enables companies to create applications for distributed, client/server computing systems. OEC pioneered a three-tiered[3] software architecture that allows customer to rapidly develop, deploy and manage software applications to access critical information quickly on an enterprise-wide basis.[4]
History[edit]
In 1992, Open Environment Corporation was founded in Cambridge, Massachusetts (USA) by John J. Donovan, former chairman.[5] It was initially founded as a division of Cambridge Technology Group, and then spun-out in 1992.
On February 10, 1995, OEC completed its initial public offering on NASDAQ[6][7] under ticker OPEN.[8]
On August 31, 1995, OEC bought Jarrah Technologies Pty. Limited in a stock-swap.[6]
In 1996 OEC was bought out by Borland.[9]
Products[edit]
OEC Toolkit[10] is a set of client/server application development software. OEC sold and marketed this product jointly with IBM.[10] The product, which eventually would become known as Entera, and was the first middleware product sold as a best-of-breed application server platform.[11]
Notes[edit]
- ^ The business of software: what every manager, programmer, and entrepreneur ..., by Michael A. Cusumano
- ^ A 1-2-3 approach to client/server apps, Network World, August 01, 1992
- ^ Toolkit guards client/server security, Info World, September 23, 1993
- ^ Open Environment Corporation Announces Product Name Change,All Business, March 21, 1995
- ^ BORLAND TO ACQUIRE OPEN ENVIRONMENT CORPORATION; Together to Offer Multi-Tier, Scalable Client/Server and Intranet Solutions., BUSINESS WIRE, May 13, 1996
- ^ a b Open Environment Corporation Annual Report 1995
- ^ Open Environment Corporation files initial public offering of 2,750,000 shares of common stock.,Business Wire, April 13, 1995
- ^ FITZGERALD COMMUNICATIONS PARTNERS WITH OPEN ENVIRONMENT CORPORATION AND VISIX SOFTWARE, PRNewswire, May 20, 1996
- ^ Borland to Acquire Open Environment Corporation[dead link] Business Wire, May 13, 1996
- ^ a b Client/Server Applications, Network World, Volume 10, Number 39
- ^ Entera