ACT Group
Other Business Names:
- Applied Computer Techniques Ltd
- Foster, Roger
- Bury, Lindsay
- Apricot Computer
- Mitsubishi Electric Corp
- Misys Plc
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Birmingham, Birmingham, West Midlands, West Midlands, England
Sectors:
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Information processing equipment production
Computer hardware equipment production
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Information processing equipment production
Computer software writing & publishing & other computer services inc data processing
Notes:
Traced origins to 1965 when established as Applied Computer Techniques Ltd at Edgbaston, Birmingham, by Roger Foster, b1940, and others including Lindsay Bury, to develop software packages and provide computer processing services [computer bureaux] for small businesses. Developed a specialisation in software for financial services industry. Late 1970s converted to a public company. Early 1980s developed and manufactured the Apricot personal computer at Glenrothes, Scotland. 1990 sold this hardware business to Mitsubishi. By 1990s a leading European independent software house. 1995 merged with Misys Plc [2023]
Publications:
- 'Apricot Computers. A case study for information technology in Birmingham' in B Tilson (ed), Made in Birmingham by Dorrell, Jess
- Catch the Wave by Pugh, Peter
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Applied Computer Techniques Ltd
- Foster, Roger
- Bury, Lindsay
- Apricot Computer
- Mitsubishi Electric Corp
- Misys Plc
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Birmingham, Birmingham, West Midlands, West Midlands, England
Sectors:
- Information processing equipment production Computer hardware equipment production
- Information processing equipment production Computer software writing & publishing & other computer services inc data processing
Notes:
Traced origins to 1965 when established as Applied Computer Techniques Ltd at Edgbaston, Birmingham, by Roger Foster, b1940, and others including Lindsay Bury, to develop software packages and provide computer processing services [computer bureaux] for small businesses. Developed a specialisation in software for financial services industry. Late 1970s converted to a public company. Early 1980s developed and manufactured the Apricot personal computer at Glenrothes, Scotland. 1990 sold this hardware business to Mitsubishi. By 1990s a leading European independent software house. 1995 merged with Misys Plc [2023]Publications:
- 'Apricot Computers. A case study for information technology in Birmingham' in B Tilson (ed), Made in Birmingham by Dorrell, Jess
- Catch the Wave by Pugh, Peter