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{{Infobox company
{{Expand|date=January 2007}}
| name = Simdesk
'''Simdesk''' is a [[Software as a Service]] provider of on demand messaging and collaboration tools for business. Early in the company's history it sold to municipal authorities. The company began to commercially offer Simdesk direct to small business in March of 2006. There are several Simdesk resellers including KDDI in Japan and Nextel in Peru.
| founder = Ray C. Davis<ref>{{cite web | title=A Sweet Deal In Suite Software | work=[[BusinessWeek]] | date=July 4, 2004 | url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2004-07-04/a-sweet-deal-in-suite-software | archive-url=https://archive.today/20230124113139/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2004-07-04/a-sweet-deal-in-suite-software | archive-date=January 24, 2023 | url-status=live }}</ref>
| founded = 1999
| defunct = {{end date|2008|05|01}}<ref>{{cite web | title=To Simdesk customers and partners | work=www.simdesk.com | date= | url=http://www.simdesk.com/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080614235616/http://www.simdesk.com/ | archive-date=2008-06-14 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
| fate = Ceased operations
| hq_location_city = [[Houston]]
| website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20060717023319/http://www.simdesk.com/ www.simdesk.com]
}}
'''Simdesk''', fully known as Simdesk Technologies, Inc.,<ref>{{cite web | title=Simdesk Champions Technology Model for Digital Inclusion at W2i Digital Cities Convention in Los Angeles | website=[[Government Technology]] | date=August 3, 2010 | url=https://www.govtech.com/dc/articles/Simdesk-Champions-Technology-Model-for-Digital.html }}</ref> formerly '''Internet Access Technologies''',<ref>{{cite web | title=Robert Knowling | website=Aspen Global Leadership Network | date= | url=https://agln.aspeninstitute.org/profile/3377 | access-date=January 24, 2023}}</ref> was a [[Houston]]-based<ref>{{cite web | last=Apicella | first=Mario | title=The hurricane that never was | website=InfoWorld | date=September 29, 2005 | url=https://www.infoworld.com/article/2645341/the-hurricane-that-never-was.html }}</ref> [[software as a service]] provider of on demand [[text messaging|messaging]] and collaboration tools for business. It was founded by Ray C. Davis in 1999.<ref>{{cite web | title=HP eases migration to Itanium on Superdome | website=Tech Monitor | date=May 31, 2005 | url=https://techmonitor.ai/technology/hp_eases_migration_to_itanium_on_superdome }}</ref> Early in the company's history, it was sold to municipal authorities. The company began to commercially offer Simdesk direct to small businesses in March 2006. There were several Simdesk [[reseller]]s, including [[KDDI]] in Japan.<ref>{{cite web | title=KDDI For Business: Security Services > Secure Share | work=[[KDDI]] | date= | url=http://www.kddi.com/english/business/service_domestic/security/secureshare/index.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080513031754/http://www.kddi.com/english/business/service_domestic/security/secureshare/index.html | archive-date=May 13, 2008 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Discontinuation==
On May 1, 2008, Simdesk ceased operations, terminating [[retail]] [[Hosted service provider|hosted services]] for [[Server Message Block|SMB]] and individual customers in the [[United States]] and [[Latin America]]. It was announced that externally hosted services based on Simdesk's [[Platform (computing)|platform]] license would remain in place. (As of 2009, the [[URL]]s have gone dark.) Its future direction has not been announced.


==References==
Recently the company announced a restructuring which includes termination of retail hosted services for SMB and individual customers. Future direction has not been announced.
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==Further reading==
*{{cite news|url=https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/money/industries/technology/2003-01-21-simdesk-cover_x.htm|title=Microsoft loses showdown in Houston|work=[[USA Today]]|date=January 21, 2003|author=Byron Acohido}}


== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://www.simdesk.com Simdesk homepage]
* [http://www.simdesk.com Simdesk homepage]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080110103259/http://www.simdesk.com/ Cache of the Simdesk homepage]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080513031754/http://www.kddi.com/english/business/service_domestic/security/secureshare/index.html KDDI Secure Share]
* [http://www.startuphouston.com/?s=simdesk Simdesk at Startup Houston]
* [http://blogs.chron.com/houstonpolitics/2008/05/simdesk_no_comment_1.html Simdesk: No comment]
* [http://www.bloghouston.net/item/6996 BlogHouston]
[[Category:Companies established in 1999]]
[[Category:Defunct software companies of the United States]]
[[Category:Companies disestablished in 2008]]
[[Category:Companies based in Houston]]

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Latest revision as of 01:39, 21 June 2024

Simdesk
Founded1999
FounderRay C. Davis[1]
DefunctMay 1, 2008 (2008-05-01)[2]
FateCeased operations
Headquarters
Houston
Websitewww.simdesk.com

Simdesk, fully known as Simdesk Technologies, Inc.,[3] formerly Internet Access Technologies,[4] was a Houston-based[5] software as a service provider of on demand messaging and collaboration tools for business. It was founded by Ray C. Davis in 1999.[6] Early in the company's history, it was sold to municipal authorities. The company began to commercially offer Simdesk direct to small businesses in March 2006. There were several Simdesk resellers, including KDDI in Japan.[7]

Discontinuation

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On May 1, 2008, Simdesk ceased operations, terminating retail hosted services for SMB and individual customers in the United States and Latin America. It was announced that externally hosted services based on Simdesk's platform license would remain in place. (As of 2009, the URLs have gone dark.) Its future direction has not been announced.

References

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  1. ^ "A Sweet Deal In Suite Software". BusinessWeek. July 4, 2004. Archived from the original on January 24, 2023.
  2. ^ "To Simdesk customers and partners". www.simdesk.com. Archived from the original on 2008-06-14.
  3. ^ "Simdesk Champions Technology Model for Digital Inclusion at W2i Digital Cities Convention in Los Angeles". Government Technology. August 3, 2010.
  4. ^ "Robert Knowling". Aspen Global Leadership Network. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
  5. ^ Apicella, Mario (September 29, 2005). "The hurricane that never was". InfoWorld.
  6. ^ "HP eases migration to Itanium on Superdome". Tech Monitor. May 31, 2005.
  7. ^ "KDDI For Business: Security Services > Secure Share". KDDI. Archived from the original on May 13, 2008.

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