Contents:
Changing Focus from Hardware to Software
Entering the Software Business
Building the new Company--and Industry
Evolution of Database Management
Managing Limitations to Product Development
Linking CINCOM Software to Available Hardware
Expanding beyond the IBM Market
Making software independent from hardware
Difficulties in Migrating the Products
Choosing how to expand the Product Line
Issues in Managing CINCOM's Growth
Building a Business in Cincinnati
CINCOM's Response to Growth of the Software Industry
Importance of Digital Equipment Corporation to CINCOM
Software begins to Overshadow Hardware
CINCOM Didn't Abandon the Mainframe
Role of Research and Development at CINCOM
R&D--Customer Driven or Visionary?