1. GemTalk Systems Overview
Dan J. Ware
Chief Executive Officer
European Smalltalk Users Group Conference 2013
Annecy, France
September 10, 2013
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Our History
• 31 Years of Continuous Operation!
– Founded: 1982 (as Servio Logic Corporation)
– First Version of GemStone Shipped: 1986
– Name Changed from Servio to GemStone: 1995
– Acquired by Brokat: July 2000
– Management buyout: June2001
– Acquired by VMware: May 2010
– Acquired by GemTalk Systems: May 2013
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The GemTalk Core Team
Front Row: Bill Erickson, James Foster, Lisa Almarod, Dan Ware, Bob Bretl, Allen Otis
Back Row: Alex Kogan, Steve Rawley, Dale Henrichs, Eric Winger, Daljit Singh, Martin McClure, Norm Green
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News Item
GemTalk Systems Acquires GemStone/S Products From VMware
Company to advance the development of enterprise object infrastructure technologies to
support Smalltalk applications
BEAVERTON OR, May 2, 2013 — GemTalk Systems today announced it has acquired the VMware
GemStone/S platform for developing, deploying and managing mission-critical Smalltalk-based
applications. “VMware believes that GemTalk is a great fit for both GemStone/S customers and the
Smalltalk community,” said Charles Fan, senior vice president of R&D, Storage and Application
Services, VMware. “We are confident that GemStone/S customers will be in good hands with seamless
product support and continued technology enhancements.”
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20% of the world’s container shipments are
managed by GemStone/S.
GemStone/S Powered Business
Container Shipping Vertical
- since 1994 - since 2000 - since 2003
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Financial and Trading Vertical
Kapital is the world’s leading derivatives trading and
management system – since 1993
DBO is a very large precious metals trading and settlement
system.
- since 1990
ICE is the world’s fastest growing electronic trading exchange
– since 1994
MAS – Investor call management workflow system. – since
1995
GemStone/S Powered Business
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Manufacturing Vertical
Works application for semiconductor manufacturing
– since 1991
Semiconductor manufacturing software – since 1998
Manufacturing software – since 1996
GemStone/S Powered Business
Manufacturing software – since 2012
Adhesives Manufacturing – since 1997
15. Government Vertical
Border Security – since 1996
(classified) – since 1996
(classified) – since 1996
(classified) – since 2004
Visa Processing – since 2004
Dutch Agricultural Institute – agriculture data collection
– since 1998
GemStone/S Powered Business
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Summary
GemStone/S powers mission-critical applications that cannot fail.
GemStone/S customers are in excellent company.
GemStone/S is supported by a dedicated Engineering team that is
stable and committed.
GemStone/S business is profitable and cash-flow positive.
GemTalk is here to stay and to flourish!!
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GemTalk Systems LLC
15220 NW Greenbrier Pkwy., Suite 240
Beaverton, Oregon, 97006
Mobile: (503) 789-5675
dan.ware@gemtalksystems.com
Dan J. Ware
President & CEO
www.gemtalksystems.com
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