Abstract :
Thomas Nies´ experiences at IBM installing applications convinced him that the industry´s future was in software. With this article, he describes how Cincom, the company he cofounded in 1968 with only $600 in capital, grew into one of the largest software products firms in the world. Beginning with its early database management product, Total, Nies details the company´s history and strategic business decisions.
Keywords :
DP industry; database management systems; product development; software reusability; Cincom Systems; DBMS software product; database management product; software products firms; strategic business decisions; Application software; Companies; Computer industry; Hardware; History; Intrusion detection; Marketing and sales; Packaging; Programming profession; Software packages; Cincom; DBMS; Environ; IBM; SUPRA; Thomas Nies; Total; ULTRA; database management system; software;
