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QAD company history timeline

1979

QAD was founded in 1979 by Pamela Lopker, who serves as president.

1984

In 1984, QAD announced MFG/PRO, which was built using Progress Software Corporation's Fourth Generation Language (4GL) and relational database.

1997

QAD stock began trading as of its initial public offering (IPO) on August 6, 1997.

2003

In 2003, a product called Supply Visualization (since rebranded to Supplier Portal) was first hosted in a multi-tenant configuration for QAD customers and those customers' suppliers, establishing QAD as a player in providing Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) software for manufacturers.

2015

In 2015, the QAD Cloud ERP software was enhanced further when the Channel Islands User Experience (UX) initiative was launched in phases, named after the Channel Islands off the coast of Santa Barbara, California.

2016

Posted on: December 16, 2016 | By: Craig Thompson | QAD Practice News

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