Talk:TechnologyOne/Archives/2016

This is a listing of TechnologyOne Ltd's corporate acquisitions inclusive of both companies and individual products.

-- — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jasondaly724 (talk • contribs) 15 June 2016‎ (UTC)

Thanks so much for posting. This is great. I will implement. Jytdog (talk) 07:36, 15 June 2016 (UTC)

TechnologyOne was founded by Adrian Di Marco in 1987, when he decided to use relational database technology to make accounting software.^[1] Seeking capital to support this venture, he approached investors John and Dugald Mactaggart of J.L. Mactaggart Industries^[2], a former customer, for financial backing.^[3]

TechnologyOne set up its first R&D centre at Mactaggart’s hide processing plant in Hemmant, Brisbane,^[3] where the company’s first software product, Finance One, was created.^[3]

TechnologyOne was listed on the Australian Securities Exchange in 1999.^[4]

By 2009, TechnologyOne had expanded providing software for the government, local government, education, health and community services, utilities, financial services and managed services sectors seeing TechnologyOne enter the S&P/ASX 200 Index in 2014 reaching A$1 billion in market capitalisation.^[5]

In 2015, TechnologyOne acquired ePlanning and eGovernment software provider ICON Software;^[6] web-based mapping and spatial data software provider Digital Mapping Solutions (DMS);^[7] and strategic asset management provider Jeff Roorda & Associates (JRA)|^[8]

--— Preceding unsigned comment added by Jasondaly724 (talk • contribs) 08:01, 23 June 2016‎ (UTC)

OK, ref 1 doesn't support the content. Refs 2 and 3 are not online in any form (I checked lexis nexus etc through my library) so I cannot verify that content and neither I nor any other competent editor is going to add content that we cannot verify. Reference 5 doesn't support the content. The last paragraph is already covered by the acquisitions table; there is no point describing things twice.

Please keep in mind that this is meant to be an encyclopedia article where people go to learn things. The kind of questions that should drive content are: What is of enduring importance about TechnologyOne; what is interesting and important from a business perspective that people can learn from? This is not PR but rather education. Think about an MBA student as the audience, or some other person in the history of the software industry in Australia. Jytdog (talk) 12:03, 23 June 2016 (UTC)

Hi, I've updated the History introduction making it much more streamlined. Hope this is OK. Added in an extensive timeline of events which will hopefully support this well. Please let me know if there is anything I can do.

History

TechnologyOne was founded by Adrian Di Marco in 1987 when he decided to use relational database technology to make accounting software. The company specialises in developing software for the government, local government, education, health, community services, utilities, financial services and managed services sectors, and in 1999 was listed on the Australian Securities Exchange.^[1]

Timeline of events

1980s

• 1987: TechnologyOne sets up first official offices in Hemmant, Brisbane^[2].
• 1988: TechnologyOne moves to new premises in Toowong, Brisbane^[2].
• 1989: TechnologyOne establishes a new division to develop large-scale custom-built software applications.

1990s

• 1990: TechnologyOne signs their first customer in the Education sector, James Cook University.
• 1991: TechnologyOne releases their Finance One product to the marketplace (now named Financials)^[3].
• 1992: Accreditation to the International Standard ISO9001 (Quality Management system) is achieved by TechnologyOne.
• 1992: TechnologyOne holds its first Evolve user conference^[4].
• 1992: TechnologyOne releases GUI version of TechnologyOne Financials^[3].
• 1993: TechnologyOne Financials^[3] is redeveloped to be database-independent with none of the other main database companies supporting it.
• 1995: TechnologyOne releases TechnologyOne Financials^[3] for Windows at Evolve user conference^[4].
• 1995: TechnologyOne establishes the Service Delivery division to provide consulting services, and move away from using resellers or implementation partners.
• 1996: New office is opened in Sydney, New South Wales.^[2]
• 1998: TechnologyOne opens Melbourne, Victoria office.^[2]
• 1999: TechnologyOne Student Management^[5] is released and goes live at its first site, Curtin University Australia.
• 1999: TechnologyOne listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) under the ASX code TNE^[1].
• TechnologyOne opens office in Hobart, Tasmania.^[2]

2000s

• 2000: TechnologyOne opens an office in Auckland, New Zealand.^[2]
• 2000: TechnologyOne opens office in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.^[2]
• 2000: TechnologyOne moves into new head office in Toowong, Brisbane^[2] where it opens an R&D centre.
• 2000: TechnologyOne acquires Proclaim Software Pty Ltd (now TechnologyOne Property & Rating)^[6]
• 2000: Former Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke appears as keynote speaker at Evolve User Conference^[4].
• 2001: TechnologyOne Human Resource & Payroll^[7] is launched.
• 2001: TechnologyOne opens office in Adelaide, Australia.^[2]
• 2001: TechnologyOne opens office in Perth, Australia.^[2]
• 2002: TechnologyOne’s Supply Chain^[8] product is officially launched.
• 2002: TechnologyOne launches office in Canberra, Australia.^[2]
• 2002: TechnologyOne's platform moves to .NET technology.
• 2004: TechnologyOne opens an R&D centre in Perth, Australia.^[2]
• 2004: TechnologyOne opens office in Wellington, New Zealand.^[2]
• 2005: TechnologyOne releases it's Connected Intelligence^[9] framework.
• 2005: TechnologyOne releases Asset Management^[10] product to complement the company's integrated solution suite.
• 2006: TechnologyOne opens first office in the United Kingdom, in Maidenhead.^[2]
• 2007: TechnologyOne releases its Business Intelligence and Enterprise Budgeting ^[11] solution.

2010s

• 2010: TechnologyOne becomes the only enterprise software solutions provider to obtain certification for the Australian Government's Standard Business Reporting (SBR) initiative.
• 2010: TechnologyOne moves to new international headquarters located in Brisbane's Fortitude Valley.^[2]
• 2010: TechnologyOne establishes a northern office in the United Kingdom at Glasgow.^[2]
• 2011: Unveils OneBanking^[12], an industry-first software solution for the financial services sector that integrates with core banking systems to manage financials, assets, employees and APRA reporting requirements.
• 2011: Launches OneWater^[13], the first software solution in Australia designed to help water corporations, companies and councils manage business operations.
• 2012: Unveils the TechnologyOne Cloud^[14], which delivers TechnologyOne’s enterprise software as a service to customers from the cloud.
• 2014:TechnologyOne enters S&P/ASX 200 Index.
• 2015: TechnologyOne announces its twelfth consecutive year of record revenues and licence fees.^[15]
• 2016: TechnologyOne establishes the TechnologyOne Foundation^[16], joining the Pledge 1% movement.

-Jasondaly724 (talk) 1:34, 24 June 2016 (UTC)

Thanks for continuing to propose content. Yes that is streamlined! In my view timelines are great for company websites but it is not really encyclopedic content. See WP:PROSE. And again, overall there is not stuff to learn from here. Wikipedia is an online reference - a tool for people who want to learn stuff. There are some other more specific issues...

• The first sentence is still unsourced.
• You make promotional claims like "industry first software solution" sourced only to a press release put out by your company. That doesn't really fly here. Please have a look at our guideline for reliable sources - WP:RS; press releases and content from your website are what we call WP:SPS and are not what we call independent; if you source things to main stream media (reliable, independent sources) or books that have been written about the company, that will be much, much better.
• You also use what we call "embedded external links" like this "Australian Government's Standard Business Reporting (SBR) initiative" and we don't allow that here. Linking to another Wikipedia article is fine, but not to an external link like that. That statement also has no source. Everything needs to have a source; an independent reliable one.

I tell you what. There are a couple of what we call "WikiProjects" where members might be really happy to work with you. I have posted at Wikipedia:Australian_Wikipedians'_notice_board#TechnologyOne and at Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Companies#TechnologyOne to see if anybody really interested in Australia or companies can work with you... I will also leave a guide on your Talk page that describes how to edit; I hadn't done that yet and I should have. Sorry about that. Jytdog (talk) 03:10, 24 June 2016 (UTC)

Hi Jytdog, just confirming your comment about the timeline inclusion. We've been modelling our page on the Oracle Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oracle_Corporation#History) that has the same layout. Is there any reason why thiers is acceptable and ours is not?

Jasondaly724 (talk) 03:10, 24 June 2016 (UTC)

Wikipedia is full of horrible content. WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS as we say. God that article is a disaster. Jytdog (talk) 06:58, 24 June 2016 (UTC)

Someone just pointed out that Scene7 is an example of WP:Good article about a software company - you might want to use that as your model. Jytdog (talk) 04:27, 25 June 2016 (UTC)

TechnologyOne's global headquarters^[1] is based in Brisbane, Australia in the Fortitude Valley precinct. TechnologyOne occupies the HQ North building which is one of two buildings currently occupied as part of the HQ development built in 2010.

The HQ development has a 6-Star Green Star-v2 office design rating and 5.5 star NABERS rating.

The larger of the two buildings in the HQ development^[2], HQ North Tower has a total net lettable area of approximately 29,363 square meters and also includes secure parking for 330 cars.

The organisation maintains 14 locations across Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, and the South Pacific including an office in each state or territory of Australia.

• TechnologyOne Headquarters, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
  TechnologyOne Headquarters, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
• TechnologyOne Sydney, NSW, Australia
  TechnologyOne Sydney, NSW, Australia
• TechnologyOne Melbourne, VIC, Australia
  TechnologyOne Melbourne, VIC, Australia
• TechnologyOne Canberra, ACT, Australia
  TechnologyOne Canberra, ACT, Australia
• TechnologyOne Adelaide, SA, Australia
  TechnologyOne Adelaide, SA, Australia
• TechnologyOne Wellington, New Zealand
  TechnologyOne Wellington, New Zealand

@Jasondaly724: Who took these pictures? ɱ (talk) · vbm · coi) 03:13, 28 June 2016 (UTC)

@Ɱ/COI: These pictures were taken by the TechnologyOne Media and Communications team and provided for upload. Ownership lies with them for distribution and use on Wikipedia and they have been approved fully.