Parlano MindAlign is a group chat software used as an alternate to email for large enterprises.[1] MindAlign is used most notably in the financial services industry.[2]

Early history

The software was originally developed at UBS AG[3] as an internal group chat solution. The product was sold to Parlano Inc, in the year 2000.

History and Acquisition

Upon the acquisition of Parlano by Microsoft[4] in 2007. Microsoft sold MindAlign 6 (the latest released version at that time) to Aditi Technologies Ltd in the same year. When Aditi acquired MindAlign in 2007, it inherited 56 of its customers, which included 5 of the top 7 global banks.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "MindAlign 6.0 Realigns IM". /www.serverwatch.com. Server Watch.
  2. ↑ "CNN.com - Financial firms making, marketing their own IM - May 20, 2002". edition.cnn.com. Retrieved 2019-12-09.
  3. ↑ "Microsoft To Buy Corporate Group Chat Provider". Information Week. Information Week. 30 August 2007.
  4. ↑ "Microsoft to Acquire Parlano". Microsoft. 2007-08-29.
  5. ↑ "Aditi Technologies Acquires MindAlign 6". www.cxotoday.com. CXOToday. Archived from the original on 11 January 2018.


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