Reynolds and Reynolds history

1867: Gardner sells his share of the business to Lucius Reynolds' father Ira Reynolds.

In 1869, Ira patented a system for duplicating sales books that utilized an inserted carbon leaf, and a removable and reusable hardcover.

A controlling interest in the company was acquired in 1939 by Richard Hallam Grant, Sr., ending the Reynolds family ownership.

1947: The company opens an office in Detroit to establish closer contact with the entire business offices of the automobile manufacturers.

Reynolds and Reynolds first entered into the electronic accounting market with the acquisition of a Boston-based accounting software developer in 1960.

1961: The company sells its stock to the public.

In 1963 the first centers were opened in Celina, Ohio, and Glendale, California.

The year 1965 brought with it the opening of Electronic Accounting data processing centers in Burlingame (near San Francisco) and Chicago.

With an eye to the future, the company installed their first third-generation computer in the Celina, Ohio, data processing center in 1968.

Another major milestone was reached in 1971 when the company launched their first electronic accounting service, called Vital Information Property (VIP), with online capability.

1977: Annual sales hit $100 million.

ReyZon was soon (in 1980) purchased outright by Reynolds and Reynolds, forming Reynolds and Reynolds' Computer Manufacturing Operation (CMO). Soon the computer ReyZon had designed, TC 1000, was upgraded to include two new systems for the dealer market.

1982: Reynolds and Reynolds announces a family of computer systems for auto dealers that includes networking--a feature new to the auto dealer market.

The VIM/NET systems grew and expanded constantly, with the company frequently offering updated versions and expanding the VIM/NET reach into both France and Australia in 1983.

1994: The company purchases PD Medical Systems as part of its strategy to begin its expansion into the medical systems business.

In 1999 the company expanded its customer base with contracts to provide document management and other services to John Deere & Co. and TransAmerica Life, the insurance arm of Transamerica Corporation.

In 2000, Reynolds also acquired the HAC Group, a learning, customer relationship management and web services company for retailers and manufacturers.

2001: Reynolds and Reynolds is named in the top 25 percent of eWeek's list of "2001 FastTrack 500 eBusiness Innovators."

In November 2002, it acquired Networkcar Inc. (now Verizon Networkfleet) and further developed its telematics device, CAReader.

On August 8, 2006, Reynolds and Reynolds announced it was becoming a private company through a $2.8 billion acquisition by Houston-based Universal Computer Systems (UCS). The combined organization had a 40% market share in the dealer management systems sector.

A series of legal disputes between Reynolds and General Motors (GM) began in 2007.

In 2008, Reynolds acquired DiversiForm, a Beaverton, Oregon-based printer of forms and business documents for car dealerships.

The company announced that the transition to the .NET platform would be complete by 2012.

It acquired AddOnAuto in May 2014, which was the company's fifth acquisition in a little over twelve months.

In 2017, Reynolds acquired Xpressdocs, a Fort Worth, Texas-based marketing solutions provider for franchise organizations.

In October 2020, federal court documents were unsealed showing that Brockman had been indicted for charges of money laundering, evidence tampering, destruction of evidence, and wire fraud totaling.