Memex Technology Limited
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{{Infobox company
| name = Memex Technology Ltd
| type = Private
| foundation = 1979
| location_city = East Kilbride
| location_country = Scotland, UK
| key_people = David Carrick (Chairman & CEO)
Graham Scott Chief Financial Officer
| industry = Law Enforcement, Security, IT
| products = Intelligence analysis software
| revenue = £5,113,497 (Y/E 2011)
| num_employees = 110 (2013)
| homepage = [http://www.memex.com/ www.memex.com]
| footnotes =
}}
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. In July 2010 it was acquired by SAS Institute Inc. with the aim of expanding SAS' presence in the law enforcement market.[http://www.sas.com/news/preleases/Memex.html SAS Press Release on Memex Acquisition] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110426124243/http://www.sas.com/news/preleases/Memex.html |date=2011-04-26 }}{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10405397|title=Memex sold to US software company|date=24 June 2010|work=BBC News|accessdate=27 November 2017}}
Areas of business
Memex has developed a number of software databases and analysis applications used by UK and US Police Forces.{{cite news|url=http://www.scotsman.com/business/coping-with-the-crunch-crime-does-pay-for-firm-behind-intelligence-gathering-software-1-757073|title=Coping with the crunch: Crime does pay for firm behind intelligence-gathering software|date=22 June 2009|work=The Scotsman|accessdate=27 November 2017}}{{cite news|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12145791.Memexgears_up_after_buy_out/|title=Memexgears up after buy-out|last=Dorsey|first=Kristy|date=17 September 2001|work=Glasgow Herald|accessdate=27 November 2017}} 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.{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/analysis-and-features/prime-suspects-british-boffins-sort-the-data-for-americas-finest-6111642.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220512/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/analysis-and-features/prime-suspects-british-boffins-sort-the-data-for-americas-finest-6111642.html |archive-date=2022-05-12 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Prime suspects: British boffins sort the data for America's finest|last=Nisse|first=Jason|date=15 January 2006|work=The Independent|accessdate=27 November 2017}}{{cite news|url=https://www.computerworld.com.au/article/148064/los_angeles_police_use_data_analysis_fight_terrorism/|title=Los Angeles police use data analysis to fight terrorism|last=Haverstein|first=Heather|date=13 January 2006|work=Computerworld|accessdate=27 November 2017}}
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 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 academics in Edinburgh set out to realise Dr. Bush's vision. Professor Fred Heath, then Professor of Electronic and Electrical Engineering at Heriot-Watt University, and Dr. 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.
The company was subject to a management buy-out in 2001 and merged with SAS in 2010 and became SAS Public Security.
See also
- Crimint – A database system provided by Memex to the Metropolitan Police, UK
References
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External links
- [http://www.memex.com/ Memex Technology Limited website]
Category:Software companies of Scotland