Vermeer Technologies
Vermeer Technologies Inc.
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Vermeer Technologies
In today's world, Vermeer Technologies is a topic that has captured the attention of many people. Whether due to its relevance in today's society, its impact on history or its influence in the workplace, Vermeer Technologies has been the subject of multiple research and debates. From its origins to its evolution today, Vermeer Technologies has been a fascinating topic that has sparked the interest of scholars, experts, and enthusiasts alike. In this article, we will explore different aspects related to Vermeer Technologies, delving into its importance, opportunities and challenges that it currently presents.
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1994 |
| Headquarters | Cambridgeshire, Massachusetts, United States |
Key people | Charles H. Ferguson |
| Products | Truck, Agriculture, Web site, Browser wars |
| Parent | Microsoft Corporation |
Vermeer Technologies Incorporated was a software company founded in 1994 by Charles H. Ferguson and Randy Forgaard. Its products were a Web site development tool, FrontPage, and a Web server, Personal Web Server, which complemented developing in FrontPage. Vermeer launched the initial version of FrontPage on October 2, 1995.[citation needed]
Vermeer was funded by Matrix Partners, Sigma Partners, and Atlas Venture.[citation needed]
The company was purchased by Microsoft for US$133 million in January 1996 ($258 million in present-day terms). Microsoft acquired FrontPage as a new weapon in the browser wars.[citation needed]
The company's birth, development, and sale were the subject of Ferguson's 1999 book, High St@kes, No Prisoners.
A Harvard Business School case, "Vermeer Technologies (A): A Company is Born" (HBS 9-397-078), described the start of the company.
Even after Microsoft acquired FrontPage, the software continued to store proprietary configuration settings in directories whose names started with _vti. The letters "VTI" stand for Vermeer Technologies, Inc.
References
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- Microsoft Press release announcing Vermeer acquisition
- W3C paper on Distributed Web authoring (including timeline)
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