Memex Technology Limited

Memex Technology Ltd

Type	Private
Industry	Law Enforcement, Security, IT
Founded	1979
Headquarters	East Kilbride, Scotland
Key people	David Carrick (Chairman & CEO) Mark Gibson Senior Vice-President Graham Scott Chief Financial Officer
Products	Intelligence analysis software
Revenue	£6,281,712 (Y/E 2007)
Employees	80 (2007)
Website	www.memex.com

Memex Technology Limited is a Scottish software company delivering mission-critical information systems and services for the Law Enforcement and Security markets. It is headquartered in Peel Park in East Kilbride, Scotland. In July 2010 it was acquired by SAS Institute Inc. with the aim of expanding SAS' presence in the law enforcement market^[1].

Areas of business

Memex has developed a number of software databases and analysis applications used by UK and US Police Forces. Approximately 25% of the United Kingdoms Police Forces make use of Memex's software, and a number of United States federal agencies use Memex in counter-terrorism.

The company has a global presence, operating through a network of commercial partners. The United States is the country where Memex has the strongest presence outside of in the UK, and the company has a dedicated office in Vienna, Virginia.

History

The company is named after the concept of Memex, a machine that could act as an extension to the human memory, into which vast amounts of varied information could be deposited and later retrieved.

In 1972, as technology progressed, two academins in Edinburgh set out to realise Dr. Bush's vision. Dr. Fred Heath, then Dean of Computing at Herriot Watt University, and Professor Graham Woyka designed the state diagrams and circuitry necessary to implement Bush's Memex concept.

During this process, Woyka and Heath founded the Research and Development firm Memex Group Limited.

In 1984, Memex released the first of its hardware database solutions - the Memex Intelligence Engine, which remained at the core of the company's software products for many years. In its early years, Memex experienced steady growth, primarily selling into Military markets.

The software version of the Memex Intelligence Engine was developed in 1988 and three markets emerged for the software: Law Enforcement, Defence Intelligence and Commercial Fraud.

See also

• Crimint A database system provided by Memex to the Metropolitan Police, UK

References

Memex Technology Limited profile [1]

1. ^ SAS Press Release on Memex Acquisition

External links

• Memex Technology Limited website