This month marks a significant milestone in our journey at Infoview Systems
30 years of IBM i innovation and dedication
As we reflect on the last three decades, we wanted to share 30 significant milestones during this time.
30-years, 30 Achievements
30 years ago, Infoview Systems started as a small Michigan-based AS400 consultancy. Coincidentally, that same year, on a different continent, I released my first AS400 program to production. Coming from a mainframe background, I was immediately attracted to that stable, secure, powerful, and easy to operate platform. This initial impression stuck with me throughout my IT career.
5 years later I took up what I thought at one time would be a short contract with Infoview. For better of worth, some of our customers still run the programs we developed back in 90s and early 2000s. To this day I enjoy building things on / for the IBM i, and being a part of this gritty community that steadily and efficiently moves the business forward unfazed by IT industry fads and duds.
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Company Founding
Six IBM i consultants banded together with a focus in IBM i automotive ERP and order to cash contractors -
Our first office
Residing just above the iconic Royal Oak Music Theatre here in Michigan, it’s a location deeply cherished by our team. Here, the first projects took shape and lines of code came to life! -
Dima joins the team
A short term contract turned into co-ownership and 20+ years of IBM i, integration, and leadership excellence -
First move
The team made the move from Royal Oak to our first office location in Livonia -
Second move
Another move in Livonia as the team and company expanded -
MSP acquisition
Infoview’s acquisition of CAP400 (Computer Analysis and Planning) marked a significant expansion in our professional services arm, extending into Ready Mix, Asphalt, Quarry, and Waste Management Industries. Additionally, we established our Eastern European development team -
Partnership with MuleSoft
We noticed a gap in the market for IBM i to MuleSoft integrations and partnered with MuleSoft to provide a comprehensive solution for large retailer in Texas -
MuleSoft Connector released on AnyPoint Exchange
A major product milestone that would turn out to inspire our product suite and snowball forming the foundation for several other components in the years to come -
First MuleSoft platform implementation
Our professional services team assisted a specialty retailer of durable consumer goods and related services, operating over 100 stores, warehouses and cross-docks, rapidly expanding into new geographic areas in need of modernizing their legacy ERP system -
WebTF released
Our first outbound integration tool designed for the IBM i platform was launched and remains utilized by teams to this day! -
Customer base diversifies/grows
Global 100/500 Manufacturing, distribution, insurance, finance, banking, and logistics -
MSP expansion
The growth of our customer base in Metro Detroit began and has been ongoing -
First international customer!
Our partners from the Netherlands paid a visit to our Livonia office, and over the span of two years, we made numerous trips to their delivery centers -
Large scale distributor management
A substantial project for a global health, home, and hygiene products supplier with emerging markets in Southeast Asia, Africa, and Latin America -
Satya Mandal onboarded as Infoview’s Chief Technology Officer
Satya would take on a pivotal role in steering project development, fostering customer relationships, and building ties with local universities, facilitating the onboarding of numerous junior-level positions
Thirty Years, a major company milestone with many memories I’ll remember for the rest of my life. Recalling the early days when our office was adjacent to the Royal Oak Music Theater working late hours and hearing the concert music reverberate throughout our office. The major move 24 years ago to our Livonia facilities where all team members pitched in to move all the office equipment was teamwork! Fast forward to present day, I’m extremely proud of our team, and how far we have come with our product and service offerings, the many customers we serve across the globe, and instilling personal growth for our employees abroad. Very grateful for this team!
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Opening of Hyderabad, India subsidiary
Our first offshore delivery center was established to enhance support for our US, European, and global customer teams. It marked the addition of numerous fresh faces to our team, ranging from entry-level talent to seasoned senior developers -
Opening of Warsaw, Poland subsidiary
Our first dedicated European office to support key accounts and expand into new markets -
Waste and Environmental acquisition project
Infoview’s IBM i team in action supporting a key players acquisition in the Waste Management industry -
Dedicated sales and marketing teams established
To complement the opening of our international offices and promote product, service, and team visibility, we onboarded several new faces in the creative department -
Kafka Connector released / partnership with Confluent
Infoview ventures into the event-streaming market -
InfoCDC
Another major product release for Infoview’s product engineering team marked by the release and development of our first change data capture tool for IBM i based systems -
Our first time to COMMON Europe
Good food and great company in Prague, Czechoslovakia. Make sure to stop by our booth in Milan this June! -
InfoConnect Hub release
Another addition to our IBM i product portfolio that acts as a stand–alone server component with multiple deployment options, enabling any middleware to talk to the IBM i -
Products suite re-brand
Formerly AS400Gateway, our product suite has transformed into infoConnect – a name that reflects the expansion and enhancement of our offerings across APIs, event streams, and process automation -
InfoRPA
Our first process automation component for the IBM i and MuleSoft is released -
InfoConnect for AWS
Our first self-service integration product available on the AWS marketplaces via a self-service (usage based) consumption model -
Global in-person conferences post COVID
As the restrictions lifted, our team visited several events such as Salesforce Trailblazer San Francisco, WMCPA in Wisconsin, as well as Salesforce Dubai -
COMMON India webinars
We partnered with COMMON to host webinars aimed at expanding the IBM i ecosystem into new regions -
CSR India
The philanthropic arm of Infoview Systems, giving back to the community -
InfoConnect for Azure
Our second self-service product is launched available via self-service model
Dima and Mike are great friends and I was thrilled when they asked me to be the company CTO. It’s amazing what the team has managed to accomplish over the past couple of years as well the countless memories.
A big thank you to our clients, partners, employees, and everyone who has been a part of our journey thus far.
We are eager to see what the next 30 years have in store!
