1971 | |
| March 15 | company starts doing business (Bob Isserstedt and Gus German) with initial equity of $50 |
| May 11 | incorporation papers filed |
| unknown | first Geac 150 installed at Simcoe County Board of Education (financial application written in FORTRAN) |
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1972 | |
| May 1 | Don Bagshaw joins the company |
| unknown | first Geac 500 installed at Donlands Dairy (order entry system) |
| unknown | inventory system installed for Ontario Hydro at Pickering NGS |
| November 28 | first issue of "Geaction" is published |
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1973 | |
| unknown | first Geac 800 installed at Donlands Dairy |
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1974 | |
| May 20 | Brian McGibbon joins the company |
| August | Ted Grunau joins the company |
| November 14 | contract signed with Vancouver City Savings Credit Union |
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1975 | |
| unknown | Geac Canada Ltd formed |
| September | Geac Computers Ltd (UK) formed (office at Hamilton Leasing) |
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1976 | |
| February 9 | Phil Stevens joins the company |
| April 30 | Geac annual sales near $3 million |
| unknown | Vancouver office opened |
| summer | second issue of "Geaction" is published (but called Vol.1 No.1) |
| summer | 60 staff in Canada, 12 in UK |
| approximate | head office moves to 145 Idema Road in Markham |
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1977 | |
| February 18 | first ski trip to Vermont organized by Dave Timlock |
| April 30 | annual revenue $5.5 million (100 employees) |
| September | First GLIS customers go live on hybrid 8000s (Guelph and Waterloo) |
| October | 100 staff in Canada, 20 in UK |
| October | Computer Data magazine article on Canadian banking includes Geac |
| October | Bill Mutch joins the company |
| November 8 | Geac first booth (20' by 10') at Canadian Computer Show |
| November 8 | Geac 8000 officially introduced (300 MB disks, originally 8-12 terminals - later supported 20-40 custom-designed Informer terminals) |
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1978 | |
| unknown | Irving Bush joins the company |
| January 13 | University of Guelph Library switches to full Geac 8000 for its Circ System |
| March 1 | office opened in Ottawa (credit union service bureau) |
| March 3 | University of Waterloo Library switches to full 8000 for its Circ System |
| April | dual 8000 system installed at Canada Permanent (~1GB disk) |
| April 19 | Geac displays at the Ontario Credit Union Managers' Conference |
| June | 8000 sold to Brauch and Neville |
| April 30 | annual revenue $6.7 million (#39 in top 50 Canadian EDP companies) (153 employees) |
| May | Geac Social Club formed |
| June 15 | Geac displays at the Canadian Library Association Exhibition (the only company with a computer on display) |
| unknown | first annual golf tournament |
| October | the name "Geac" was registered in the USA |
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1979 | |
| unknown | Geac Computers Inc. formed in the USA |
| February 16 | first meeting of the Geac Social Club |
| April 30 | annual revenues $9.0M (218 employees) |
| June 6 | head office moves to 350 Steelcase Road in Markham (40,500 sq ft) |
| July | Library System leased to Princeton University |
| August | Profit sharing plan created (ESOP I?) |
| August 16 | Propharm Prescription System converted to Geac 8000 |
| December 5 | first public library system installed at London Public Library |
| November | word processing system completed for Ontario Hydro (Pickering) |
| November | Howard Phee declared Kinsman of the Year in Newmarket area |
| November | office opened in Los Angeles |
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1980 | |
| January 7 | Chuck Williams joins the company as VP, GM and COO (from HP) |
| January | Geac attends first American Library Association conference |
| February 1 | first disaster recovery (after a fire at ProPharm) |
| February 8 | first "Coffee with Chuck" session |
| April | first USA library sale to University of Arizona in Tuscon |
| April 26 | Ross March dies from a heart attack |
| April 30 | annual revenues of $14 million (280 employees) |
| May 18 | Geac attends first American Banking Association Conference; Geac 6000 introduced with MOS memory |
| September | office opened in Netherlands |
| October | Geac hits 34th place in top 100 Canadian computing companies according to Evans Research Corporation |
| October 24 | acquired control of Informer, Inc. (by exercising share options) (but sold to Informer Holdings Ltd on 81/April/27) |
| December | first installation in South America (signature capture in Venezuela) |
| December | first installation of GFS banking product at Edelweiss Credit Union, Vancouver. |
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1981 | |
| February 20 | Don Bagshaw moves to Los Angeles |
| April 30 | annual revenues $23.6 million (365 employees) |
| May 11 | 10th anniversary slogan = Ten Years of Success |
| October 5 | Chuck Williams and a Geac 6000 appear on the CBC National News (30 second interview at CANATECH '81 show) |
| unknown | Dual-dual 8000 installed at CPT |
| unknown | Geac forms team for Metro Toronto Computer Hockey League |
| unknown | first UK library system installed at the University of Hull |
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1982 | |
| February 19 | second disaster recovery (fire at CPU Inc.) |
| February | installation of first ATM connected to Geac system |
| Spring | Vancouver office moves to larger Lake City offices in Burnaby |
| April 14 | first UK public library installed (Somerset County) |
| April 30 | annual revenues $35M (474 employees) |
| June 1 | first Geac In-House Baseball League formed (100 players, 4 teams) |
| August | 500 employees world-wide |
| August | 25 people moved from Steelcase to 7500 Woodbine Ave |
| September | Geac Mensa Jogging Club formed |
| November | first edition of "The Wizard's Column" in Geaction |
| unknown | Information Utility project started |
| unknown | Geac 2000 introduced for Pharmacy market |
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1983 | |
| unknown | Tom Stern wins the Canadian National Bridge Championship |
| February 2 | first annual(?) Geac Snooker Tournament |
| February 21 | Geac Valleywood office opens (52,000 sq ft) |
| April 28 | IPO at $15.75/share raised $17M |
| April 30 | annual revenues $48M (profit $3.8M) |
| May 17 | Geac shares traded on TSE at $18.50 |
| June | first public libraries in continental Europe (Holland - Soest and Venendaal) signed |
| July | Geac Flying Club proposed |
| August | first trans-Atlantic wager placed via GEM (on a cricket match) |
| May | first Geac-built library terminals (8360/8370) delivered |
| June | first Online Public Catalogue system goes live at NYU (also first LAN customer) |
| unknown | Smithsonian Institute signs a $1.4M contract |
| unknown | US Army (Europe) signs $4M contract |
| November 1 | Winnipeg office opened |
| November | Concept 9000 introduced |
| November | first corporate advertising campaign |
| November | Hollywood Tower office opened in Bristol |
| November | Geac common shares hit $27 on TSE |
| December 19 | acquired Brauch & Neville Associates Limited |
| unknown | acquired Craden Peripherals Corporation |
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1984 | |
| February 4 | Geac team participates in York University Corporate Challenge |
| February 28 | first Geac trade delegation to Australia |
| April 30 | annual revenues $60.9M |
| May 1 | major reorganization completed, into vertical markets |
| May 27 | Geac Vancouver participates in YMCA/Sunlife Corporate Cup |
| June | Alexandria (Virgina) office opened |
| July | Avco Trust signs $6M contract |
| July | Geac Motorsport Club proposed |
| September 14 | Stockholm office opened |
| September 24 | Geac becomes exclusive Canadian distributor for Gigadisc |
| October | first annual(?) Geac Craft Show and Sale |
| November | office opened at 205 Riviera Drive (Markham) |
| November 1 | ESOP II plan created |
| November 3 | Dan Aharoni (Geac Director) dies |
| December | West Beaver Creek office opened (16,000 sq ft) |
| December 14 | first version of Library Terminal Emulator for IBM PC (by WCM) |
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1985 | |
| April 30 | annual revenues $71.7M |
| unknown | first Australian system goes live (CLANN) |
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1986 | |
| unknown | GEM interfaced to Envoy 100 |
| unknown | acquired 40% of Vista Financial Systems |
| April 7 | Bill Beairsto joins the company as president and CEO |
| April 30 | annual revenues $65.1M |
| May 2 | Expo '86 opens in Vancouver |
| September 1 | G.Yak appears in Geaction, apparently for the first time |
| November 1 | Geac stock at $2.25 |
| November 7 | Beairsto resigns |
| November 14 | Bob Isserstedt becomes president & Ted Grunau CEO |
| December 3 | Geac Canada Ltd. and GCC enters interim receivership |
| December 5 | stock hits $0.65 |
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1987 | |
| April 30 | annual revenues $64M |
| May | Globe & Mail Report on Business Mag "Excellence Is Not Enough" |
| June 8 | Helix Investments comes to the rescue with $20M |
| September | Steve Sadler joins the company as CFO |
| October 15 | Geac comes out of receivership |
| October 19 | "Black Monday" on the stock markets |
| December | Neil Mackay joins company as president |
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1988 | |
| January | acquired Citicorp Information Resources |
| unknown | revised logo and corporate colour adopted |
| unknown | Hosers trivia team formed to play NTN Showdown |
| February 11 | George Hoicka dies |
| March | first employee to retire is Dil German (73 years old) |
| April 30 | annual revenues $68.5M |
| July | "The Power of Performance" adopted as company slogan |
| October 3 | Geac is awarded 1988 Canada Export Award |
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1989 | |
| February 14 | Stefan R. Bothe joins the company as president and CEO |
| April 30 | annual revenues $74.8M |
| June | Allstate office opened |
| June 5 | acquired Advanced Libraries & Information Inc (ALLI) and their ADVANCE library system |
| June 21 | geac.com registered on the Internet |
| November 13 | first Turbo 8000 installed (at INCOLSA) |
| unknown | S.O.S. (System Optimization Services) introduced by Library Div. |
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1990 | |
| April 30 | annual revenues $72.7M |
| July | Geac Amsterdam office damaged by terrorist bomb next door (Geac 9000 survives unscathed) |
| unknown | IFS 2000 package released in UK |
| August 1 | Stephen J. Sadler appointed president and CEO |
| September 18 | acquired Jonas & Erickson Software Technology (J&E) |
| September 26 | acquired Fact International Limited |
| September | Lynne Beckett crowned "Miss Markham Fair 1990" |
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1991 | |
| May 11 | 20th Anniversary contest = 20/20 Vision: Libraries of Tomorrow |
| July | Geac celebrates its 20 Anniversary with a memorable bash at Summer ALA in Atlanta held at the High Museum. |
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1992 | |
| June 1 | acquired assets of Albion Computing Pty. Ltd. |
| November 30 | acquired assets of McDonnell Douglas Information Systems Canada, Inc. |
| November 30 | acquired CLSI, Inc. (USA, UK, France, Netherlands and Canada) |
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1993 | |
| February 26 | acquired Mentat Computer Systems Pty. Limited (Australia) |
| February 28 | acquired Concord Management Systems, Inc. |
| March 31 | acquired Computer Library Services International Pty. Ltd. & Aldis Pty. Ltd. |
| April 30 | acquired NBI Canada, Inc. |
| April 30 | acquired MAI United Kingdom Limited and Tekserv Computer Services Limited |
| June 30 | acquired Claymore Systems Group (957024 Ontario Inc.) |
| June 30 | acquired assets of New Tech Hospitality Systems Ltd. (Australia) |
| August 4 | acquired ECI Computer, Inc. |
| August 8 | acquired assets of ComPro (Nisus) |
| September 28 | acquired Datamark International Limited (NZ) & Dmark International Pty. Limited. (Aust.) |
| November 5 | acquired assets of Convergent Solution Pty. Ltd. |
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1994 | |
| January 31 | acquired assets of Hotel Computer Systems Limited. (New Zealand) |
| January 31 | acquired assets of Hotel Systems Pty. Limited (Australia) |
| April 5 | Geac Markham goes live on the Internet |
| April 30 | annual revenues of $152.2M |
| June 30 | acquired Collier-Jackson Inc. from Compuserve |
| September 12 | ADVANCE support centralized in Markham |
| November 1 | acquired assets of Fasfax Corporation |
| December 28 | acquired Odis |
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1995 | |
| March 31 | acquired assets of Alternative Management Systems Inc. |
| July 31 | vacated office on Valleywood Drive in Markham |
| August 31 | acquired Software Shop Systems, Inc. |
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1996 | |
| January 3 | acquired Control Transaction Corporation |
| February 6 | acquired assets of OCS Technologies, Inc. |
| May 10 | 25th Anniversary celebrated |
| June 3 | acquired Perc Technical Services |
| June 3 | acquired Tranti Systems |
| July 8 | Steve Sadler announces his resignation as CEO, but joins board of directors |
| July | stock price drops to $16 |
| August 1 | William Nelson announced as new CEO and Chairman |
| August 19 | acquired Pro-Mation |
| August 28 | acquired LIBRA's Signature Division |
| November 1 | acquired Dun and Bradstreet Software Services, Inc. for US $191.25 million |
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1997 | |
| January 31 | purchased FGH Decision Support Systems Pty Ltd. |
| January 31 | acquired assets of Comp-Tech Incorporated |
