Alsys
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The company Alsys, SA. was a software development company created to support initial work on the Ada programming language.
In July 1995, Alsys merged to become Thomson Software Products
(TSP),, which merged into Aonix
in 1996.
(1940-2007). Also in 1980 the American subsidiary Alsys inc. was formed with Ben Brosgol (from Intermetrics
), and Pascal Clève.
In 1985 a British subsidiary, Alsys ltd was formed with John Barnes
as the MD.
During merger mania
of the 1990s, Alsys was repositioned vaa a series of mergers.
In 1991 Alsys was acquired by Thomson-CSF
.
In November 1992, Thomson-CSF acquired TeleSoft and merged it with Alsys.
In July 1995, Thomson-CSF merged two of their subsidiaries, Alsys and MUST Software, a software development corporation based in Norwalk, Connecticut, to form Thomson Software Products
(TSP).
In November,1996, TSP merged with IDE Interactive Development Environments, Inc. to form Aonix
.
Thomson-CSF (now known as Thales), sold Aonix to Gore Technology Group (GTG) in the late 1990s.
Aonix acquired Select Software in 2001.
In January of 2003, GTG sold the Critical Development Solutions (CDS) division of Aonix, which included the Alsys, Telesoft and IDE product lines, to a group of French investors. The name Aonix was kept for this new company, while Select Business Solutions was the name given to the part under Gore control.
In 2003, Aonix acquired NewMonics of Tucson, Arizona, a supplier of Java-compliant virtual machines for embedded and real-time systems.
In January, 2010 Aonix merged with Artisan Software Tools to form Atego.
In July 1995, Alsys merged to become Thomson Software Products
Thomson Software Products
Thomson Software Products was a software development corporation based in Norwalk, Connecticut with engineering and support facilities in Norwalk and San Diego, California...
(TSP),, which merged into Aonix
Aonix
In January 2010, Aonix and Artisan Software Tools agreed to merge, forming a new company to be called Atego.Atego is a software development corporation headquartered in the USA and the United Kingdom with subsidiaries in France, Germany, and the Italy.- Aonix history :Aonix was formed in November...
in 1996.
History
Alsys SA. the French company was founded in 1980 by Jean IchbiahJean Ichbiah
Jean David Ichbiah was a French-born computer scientist and the chief designer of Ada, a general-purpose, strongly typed programming language with certified validated compilers....
(1940-2007). Also in 1980 the American subsidiary Alsys inc. was formed with Ben Brosgol (from Intermetrics
Intermetrics
Intermetrics, Inc. was a software company founded in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1969 by several veterans of M.I.T.'s Instrumentation Laboratory who had worked on the software for NASA's Apollo Program including the Apollo Guidance Computer....
), and Pascal Clève.
In 1985 a British subsidiary, Alsys ltd was formed with John Barnes
John Barnes (computer scientist)
John Gilbert Presslie Barnes is a British computer scientist best known for his role in developing and publicising the Ada programming language....
as the MD.
During merger mania
Merger mania
The term "merger mania" is used, as in financial and law journals, to describe a period of high activity in corporate mergers and acquisitions ,with some merged companies then merging yet again into other companies within a few years...
of the 1990s, Alsys was repositioned vaa a series of mergers.
In 1991 Alsys was acquired by Thomson-CSF
Thomson-CSF
Thomson-CSF was a major electronics and defence contractor. In December 2000 it was renamed Thales Group.-History:In 1879 Elihu Thomson and Edwin Houston formed the Thomson-Houston Electric Company in the United States....
.
In November 1992, Thomson-CSF acquired TeleSoft and merged it with Alsys.
In July 1995, Thomson-CSF merged two of their subsidiaries, Alsys and MUST Software, a software development corporation based in Norwalk, Connecticut, to form Thomson Software Products
Thomson Software Products
Thomson Software Products was a software development corporation based in Norwalk, Connecticut with engineering and support facilities in Norwalk and San Diego, California...
(TSP).
In November,1996, TSP merged with IDE Interactive Development Environments, Inc. to form Aonix
Aonix
In January 2010, Aonix and Artisan Software Tools agreed to merge, forming a new company to be called Atego.Atego is a software development corporation headquartered in the USA and the United Kingdom with subsidiaries in France, Germany, and the Italy.- Aonix history :Aonix was formed in November...
.
Thomson-CSF (now known as Thales), sold Aonix to Gore Technology Group (GTG) in the late 1990s.
Aonix acquired Select Software in 2001.
In January of 2003, GTG sold the Critical Development Solutions (CDS) division of Aonix, which included the Alsys, Telesoft and IDE product lines, to a group of French investors. The name Aonix was kept for this new company, while Select Business Solutions was the name given to the part under Gore control.
In 2003, Aonix acquired NewMonics of Tucson, Arizona, a supplier of Java-compliant virtual machines for embedded and real-time systems.
In January, 2010 Aonix merged with Artisan Software Tools to form Atego.
External links
- "Parallel Processing in Ada", David Parker, April 1989, webpage: CNavy-12.