1. State of the Union – 40 years DAC!
Chip Casanave

2. State of the Union - the 1st 40 years of DAC
Chip Casanave

3. Welcome to Berlin and EDUC 2016
Berlin – the right city
History, new, vibrant, venue of change
EDUC 2016 – the right event to tear down the walls and look to the future of #DataFlex!!

4. Before we tear down the walls….
There’s something to celebrate…
Data Access Corporation’s 40th Anniversary!
Let’s take a look back…

5. An amazing 40 years….. People… Company Community
Cory Casanave – originator of DataFlex
John Tuohy – Originally of the community, a third party supplier, now our CTO. Responsible for much of what DataFlex is today.
Stephen Meeley – 31 years at DAC,
Vision, creativity and energy of the DAE leadership – Nick, Janine and Eddy
Customers who are also collaborators
Mike Peat – UK distrib issues, quietly formed DA UK in 1990 to cover risks. DIMS Bankrupt 1991; Called Mike…
Fast forward to late 2014 – planning synergy 2015, wanted talk on using DF Web with well known web resources. Called Mike again…. Lead to the Oauth project. Had so much fun, DataFlex for WordPress

6. What have we learned….. Continuity is critical Change is critical
Company, product, concept, relationships
Change is critical
Continuity only comes through change
Our success only comes from the success of our customers
Value and pursue simplicity
Earn trust; become a trusted partner

7. What have we learned…..
Relatively small, dedicated, highly creative teams can produce amazing, durable software
DataFlex
DataFlex Reports
Dynamic AI
10’s of thousands of business applications created by DataFlex developers

8. The State of the Union

9. The state of the union…. company
The union is strong
Financially strong; profitable
Solid revenue growth in 2015
Strong team, energized – looking ahead

10. State of the Union… Product
DataFlex 2016 – the best DataFlex ever!
What’s next…
Core enhancements – serves all environments
Strong Connectivity and SQL integration
On-line documentation
Enhance web & mobile apps’ capability, visual properties, ease of use and security

11. State of the Union… Product
DataFlex’s superior productivity advantages are more important than ever in today’s high- demand software marketplace
By the end of 2017, market demand for mobile app development services will grow at least five times faster than internal IT organizations' capacity to deliver them.
Gartner Group

12. State of the Union… “More software”
Add to DataFlex developer’s capabilities with “opportunity projects”
Decoupled; not “in the box”; free or low cost
Fill common needs in the community
Results so far…
OAuth/REST component
DataFlex for WordPress plugin

13. State of the Union… Marketing
New Branding
Clear product messaging/positioning
New websites
New videos; active social media
Strong marketing platform for the future
Build awareness, gain new customers

14. Data Access’ Mission
Our mission is to continue to grow as a strong company that contributes to our clients’ success by delivering innovative, high-productivity software products, support and services.

15. The name of the corporation shall be DATA ACCESS CORPORATION
From the Certificate of Incorporation….
The name of the corporation shall be
DATA ACCESS CORPORATION
and it’s existence shall be perpetual.
June 23, 1976

16. Thanks for the first 40 Years!
Let’s break down the walls!