STP(ID:6340/stp002)

for Software Through Pictures

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"Software through Pictures (StP) was originally developed by Interactive Development Environments
(IDE), a company founded in 1983. StP was first released two years later, in 1985.
In 1996 Thomson Software Products (TSP) acquired IDE and created Aonix to develop and market
the products it had acquired not just from IDE, but also from its acquisitions of Must and Alsys
(which itself had taken over Telesoft). However, TSP soon realised that there was a lack of synergy
between Aonix and the rest of the company and it sold Aonix to the Gores Technology
Group in 1998. This is a privately held buyout firm focused on acquiring and managing technology
businesses. The company?s acquisition and investment strategy is to target companies with
revenues that range from $10 million to $1 billion, and encourage their growth and development
in an entrepreneurial and rewarding environment. Founded in 1992, Gores has successfully completed
the acquisition of some 30 companies with a total transaction value of approximately $500
million."

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