Object Design, Incorporated (often called ODI) was a software company founded by Daniel Weinreb in 1988 which developed and commercialized an object database called ObjectStore.
| Industry | software |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1988 |
| Founder | Daniel Weinreb |
| Headquarters | Burlington, Massachusetts, |
| Parent | Symbolics |
Object Design was founded by several former Symbolics employees, including Daniel Weinreb, and was based in Burlington, Massachusetts.
Its ObjectStore object-oriented database shipped in 1990.
In 1994, ODI was listed as No. 1 on Inc. magazine's list of fastest-growing private companies in the U.S.[1] A major early customer was Telstra, which used it to map toll-free telephone numbers to an end point close to the caller, for example a local taxi company or chain restaurant.[2] ODI's went public in 1996, and was listed on NASDAQ as ODIS.[3]
In 1999, ODI shipped its eXcelon XML application development environment, which it marketed as an "integration server".[4]
In January 2000, ODI was renamed eXcelon and focused its marketing on XML integration software.[4]
In 2002, ODI was acquired by Progress Software, which continued to develop it. In 2013, Progress Software sold the ObjectStore product line (among others) to Aurea Software, Inc., a newly formed operating subsidiary of ESW Capital, which in turn is the investment arm of Trilogy Enterprises. As part of the deal, ObjectStore moved to a separate operating subsidiary of ESW Capital.[5]
References
edit- ^ Leigh Buchanan, "The No.1 Companies From 1982 -- 2005: Where Are They Now?", Inc., 1 September 2006 [1]
- ^ Telstra Corp. Ltd. Selects ObjectStore For Nationwide Call Routing And Delivery Application., Burlington, MA: Business Wire, March 13, 1995, retrieved 2009-02-04
- ^ Find The Company, "Object Design Inc. (ODIS) Initial Public Offering" http://ipo.findthecompany.com/l/444/Object-Design-Inc
- ^ a b Eugene Grygo, "Object Design reinvents itself as eXcelon", InfoWorld 31 January 2000, p. 16
- ^ Progress Software divests ObjectStore, completes majority of planned divestitures., Yahoo, December 13, 2012, retrieved 2013-04-25