Parlano MindAlign is a group chat software used as an alternative to email for large enterprises.[1] MindAlign is used most notably in the financial services industry.[2]
Early history[edit]
The software was originally developed at UBS AG[3] as an internal group chat solution. The product was sold to Parlano Inc, in the year 2000.
History and Acquisition[edit]
Upon the acquisition of Parlano by Microsoft[4] in 2007. Microsoft sold MindAlign 6 (the latest released version at that time) to Aditi Technologies Ltd in the same year. When Aditi acquired MindAlign in 2007, it inherited 56 of its customers, which included 5 of the top 7 global banks.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "MindAlign 6.0 Realigns IM". /www.serverwatch.com. Server Watch.
- ^ "CNN.com - Financial firms making, marketing their own IM - May 20, 2002". edition.cnn.com. Retrieved 2019-12-09.
- ^ "Microsoft To Buy Corporate Group Chat Provider". Information Week. Information Week. 30 August 2007.
- ^ "Microsoft to Acquire Parlano". Microsoft. 2007-08-29.
- ^ "Aditi Technologies Acquires MindAlign 6". www.cxotoday.com. CXOToday. Archived from the original on 11 January 2018.