MKS Inc. - Timeline

Timeline

  • 1984: Founded
  • 1985: First release of MKS Toolkit
  • 1987: First release of MKS RCS
  • 1992: MKS RCS renamed MKS Source Integrity
  • 1997: MKS goes public on Toronto Stock Exchange under trading symbol MKX
  • 1998: Acquisition of the Implementer product line from Silvon Software, broadening its platform (iSeries) reach and marketshare
  • 1999: Acquisition of Datafocus, a longtime OEM customer of the MKS Toolkit product line.
  • 2000: Vertical Sky begins and ends
  • 2000: Founder and CEO Randall Howard leaves the company
  • 2001: Philip C. Deck joins MKS as CEO and chairman
  • 2001: MKS Source Integrity Enterprise (multi-tier Java EE architecture) launched (later renamed to MKS Integrity)
  • 2002: MKS officially changes its name from Mortice Kern Systems to MKS
  • 2002: Introduced federated server model for remote geographic team support (an alternative to replication) capability built into MKS Integrity (MKS Inc. (2002-09-18). "MKS Announces Major Upgrades to its Enterprise SCM Solution" (Press release). MKS Inc.. http://www.mks.com/about-mks/press/press-releases/mks-announces-major-upgrades-to-its-enterprise-scm-solution. Retrieved 2005-11-08.)
  • 2005: First release of requirements management feature set built within the MKS Integrity (MKS Inc. (2005-02-01). "MKS Announces MKS Integrity Suite 2005" (Press release). MKS Inc.. http://www.mks.com/about-mks/press/press-releases/mks-announces-mks-integrity-suite-2005-for-enterprise-software-change-management. Retrieved 2005-11-08.)
  • 2005: Opening of Asia Pacific division in Singapore (MKS Inc. (2006-12-05). "MKS Establishes Asia/Pacific Operations" (Press release). MKS Inc.. http://www.mks.com/about-mks/press/press-releases/mks-establishes-asia-pacific-operations. Retrieved 2005-11-08.)
  • 2006: First release of portfolio management capability into MKS Integrity (MKS Inc. (2006-05-24). "MKS Redefines Application Lifecycle Management Market" (Press release). MKS Inc.. http://www.mks.com/about-mks/press/press-releases/mks-redefines-application-lifecycle-management-market-with-mks-integrity-2006. Retrieved 2006-11-08.)
  • 2006: (MKS Inc. (2006-06-07). "MKS Announces Record Revenue and Earnings for Fiscal 2006" (Press release). MKS Inc.. http://www.mks.com/about-mks/press/press-releases/mks-announces-record-revenue-and-earnings-for-fiscal-2006. Retrieved 2006-11-08.
  • 2006: First release of MKS X/Server (technology acquired from SCO)
  • 2009: Official release of MKS Integrity 2009 (MKS Inc. (2009-09-16). "MKS Extends Market Wide Leadership with MKS Integrity 2009" (Press release). MKS Inc.. http://www.mks.com/about-mks/press/press-releases/mks-extends-market-wide-leadership-with-mks-integrity-2009. Retrieved 2009-09-16.) and launch of Intelligent ALM (tm) solution positioning.
  • 2009: Michael W. Harris appointed President and CEO and Philip C. Deck appointed as Executive Chairman
  • 2010: Andrew M. Wertkin appointed Chief Technology Officer (CTO) (MKS Inc. (2010-09-21). "MKS Appoints New CTO to Further Extend Technology Leadership" (Press release). MKS Inc.. http://www.mks.com/about-mks/press/press-releases/mks-appoints-new-cto-to-further-extend-technology-leadership. Retrieved 2010-09-21.)
  • 2011: MKS acquired by Parametric Technology Corporation PTC (PTC (2011-05-31). "PTC Acquires MKS" (Press release). http://www.ptc.com/company/mks/?fl=mks_aquisition.)

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