delphi forums is an u.s. online service provider and since the mid 1990s has been a community internet forum site .

it started as a nationwide dialup service in 1983 .

delphi forums remains active as of 2016 , claiming 4 million registered members and " more than 8,000 active forums " in 2013 .

delphi ( online service )

north andover , ma ( february 1 , 2013 ) - - delphi forums is kicking off a month - long celebration to mark 30 years of hosting online conversations . the site traces its origins to the delphi online service , which debuted in 1983 .
the service that became delphi was launched in 1981 as an online encyclopedia . it was soon expanded to include forums and chat and the delphi name was first used february 15 , 1983 . this home for groups organized around shared interests lives on today as delphi forums , a vibrant network of online communities .
[ 22 ] gerber , carole houze . “online yesterday today and tomorrow . ” online today . compuserve information service newsletter , jul 1989 : 12 - 19 . ↩
news corp . , one of the world ' s leading media concerns , bought delphi last fall with the idea of designing customized online services for customers . delphi announced last month it had developed a customized service for the usa gymnastics .
delphi forums ' success today is rooted in its long history of online milestones . delphi hosted some of the first online communities - - the earliest form of social media . delphi was the first service to provide national consumer access to the internet in 1992 . a few years later , delphi became one of the first services to provide a home to communities on the world wide web . delphi has been going strong ever since , and in 2003 , acquired pioneering chat site talk city ( eventually incorporating those communities into delphi forums ) .
genie , delphi , aol and other commercial networks once ruled the online roost . where are they now , and what can their ghosts teach today ' s online communities ?
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as with the other major online systems , there were many other services available online besides the maug forums , including news services , online shopping , games , and much more . [ 23 ]
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news corp . and pulitzer publishing co . announced thursday they have formed a partnership to expand pulitzer ' s postlink online service for st . louis residents .
these old - school online services may be shadows of their former selves , but they have a lot to teach today ' s online communities .
necessarily be removed entirely from delphi forums - this is to reserve your identity so that no one else can create a new account with your membername or email address , and also allows you the privilege of reactivating your account at a later date if you wish to use delphi forums again . the termination of your delphi forums membership will not automatically terminate any affiliated memberships or registrations you have formed through delphi forums . if , after having joined a delphi partner ' s service , you wish to be removed , you should contact that service directly to have your membership terminated .
today , delphi forums is home to groups discussing topics ranging from knitting to politics to motorcycles . all of the forums are created and managed by delphi forums members . unlike other forum hosting hubs , delphi forums members can use their accounts to visit any public forum in the network . most delphi forums members participate in multiple communities .
unless you were lucky enough to live close to an online service point of presence you had to use a dial - up modem to call up an x . 25 packet switched wide area network ( wan ) . this connection service alone could cost anywhere from an affordable $ 1 an hour to a wallet busting $ 30 an hour , which you could then use to connect with an online service . the online service would also typically charge you a monthly fee plus an additional fee of $ 1 to $ 6 an hour . and you thought your isp was expensive !
wow , i didn ' t realize delphi had continued its existence . i was a delphi user , back in the 80 ' s . how far they have fallen .
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this document describes how to use the devexpress . net localization service . this service allows you to download and modify the satellite assemblies required to localize applications created with devexpress . net controls .
delphi was a small but persistent contender for online revenue well into the ' 90s , at which point the company tried several tactics to remain competitive in the face of the growing popularity of the internet . in 1992 , delphi became one of the first national online services to offer consumer access to many elements of the internet , such as telnet , usenet and gopher . around this time , delphi membership peaked at 125 , 000 .
how delphi , facebook and others handle closing or memoralizing accounts when a member passes away .
note : the end dates of the following entries sometimes refer to the end of their service for the apple ii or their classic text access , not necessarily the final end of the service .
the online companies protest and vow to sue the fcc , but the heavily democratic congress moots the suits by passing new legislation giving the commission oversight of the online world .
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in late 1993 , aol and delphi become the first online services to offer the internet . the fcc orders both to drop the feature until the fcc ' s labs approve it .
you can elect to terminate your membership with delphi forums at any time . simply go to your
because of its long history , delphi forums members can turn to some of the world ' s most experienced online community experts for help and advice . one of those experts is walt howe , who has been with delphi since 1986 .
many online community services have come and gone in the past 30 years . i have been on most of them , and i am delighted to say that my favorite community , delphi , has outlasted them all ,
howe said .
compuserve was founded in 1969 as a way for golden united life insurance ' s computers to earn their keep via time - sharing to other businesses . the service expanded to the consumer market in 1979 ( formally known as the compuserve information service , or cis ) and was acquired in 1980 by tax firm h & r block , which would also gobble up rival online service the source in 1989 .
afaik , it was not an
internet
service provider , but a proprietary , closed online service just like the others of that day : compuserve , aol , prodigy , etc . the most access to the internet offered by genie was email . no web or other ip - level access .
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in 1998 , the bob online service makes its debut—late , of course . the fcc regulates subscription prices for all of the online companies . nobody likes bob . it ' s slow and has a tendency to crash , resolving to a blank blue screen . microsoft and the fcc promise fixes . the fixes are late , and the online services continue to bleed subscribers and losses .
delphi screenshot , nov 1996 – photo credit : adapted from photo in juiced . gs , fall 1996
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the service languished in 1993 after being bought by rupert murdoch ' s news corporation , which in turn sold delphi in 1996 to a group that included bill louden , former general electric employee and founder of genie . louden and company made delphi accessible from the internet , with web pages for each member and forum .
an online delphi - based process to select criteria for defining health care quality was rated as acceptable by three groups of participants , indicating it could be used to engage stakeholders in developing performance measures .
[ 27 ] weishaar , tom . “all about genie : general electric’s online information service . ” call - a . p . p . l . e . sep 1988 : 46 - 50 . ↩
when delphi friends pass away , the community comes here to remember , cry , smile and honor them .
a : the annuities were purchased by general motors before 2000 . when delphi was spun off from general motors , the annuities were transferred to the delphi retirement program for salaried employees , effective may 1 , 2000 .
the new service had a slow start , due to the expense of getting the service started and a small number of initial subscribers . it was accessible through telenet or tymnet nodes ; that is , through computers in a locality that acted as gateways to many other online computer services across the country . often there was an additional fee for using the telenet or tymnet node , in addition to the charges for the specific service being accessed .
( delphi forums , north andover , ma , www . delphiforums . com ) a consumer - oriented website that offers self - managed forums on any subject . similar to usenet in that messages are posted for subsequent reading at any time , delphi forums require all forums to be moderated by the person who originated them or a designated administrator . in the late 1980s , delphi was an online service , which in 1992 , was the first to offer full internet access , not just email . in 1998 , it switched to the forums model .
over the next decade , delphi enjoyed slow growth , but was well behind that of compuserve , prodigy , america online and genie . by 1993 it had around 100 , 000 subscribers , but did not have the finances to expand its offerings to compete with the larger services . delphi’s directors began to look at outside funding , and one of the companies they approached was rupert murdoch’s news corporation . murdoch’s company had significant offerings in media that none of the other online services had available to them , including newspapers , book publishers , and television . news corporation did not have an online service , and the other four services were already owned by larger companies . the deal made between delphi and murdoch became more than just funding , and became an outright purchase of delphi , every share of stock , for a bargain price of about $ 3 million . [ 35 ]
compuserve , prodigy et al . : what web 2 . 0 can learn from online 1 . 0
compuserve , prodigy et al . : what web 2 . 0 can learn from online 1 . 0
this was the main online service i used for 10 years . dumped it when aol bought them . first connected with a manual 300 baud modem i built from spare parts . still have the modem . fun days .
delphi forums has survived and flourished by re - inventing itself , first by moving its communities from a low - speed dial - up service to the web in the 1990 ' s , and most recently when former ceo dan bruns acquired delphi forums in 2011 and embarked on a series of technology upgrades aimed at increasing member engagement and community growth .
in a statement , delphi said : ' in an effort to address an extremely competitive environment , delphi has entered discussions with unions and employees at its liverpool site to determine the future of the company ' s liverpool manufacturing plant .
in 1980 , compuserve merged with h & r block , and changed their personal computer service name from micronet to compuserve information service . they continued to expand their services and capabilities , and were widely available across the country . [ 22 ]
they coulda been contenders once upon a time , delphi was fighting it out with aol . then along came rupert .
a description of an innovative method for choosing performance measures for early psychosis treatment services via a delphi group consensus method .
delphi was the first national commercial online service to offer internet access to its subscribers . it opened up an email connection in july 1992 and full internet service in november 1992 . all pretenses of limitations on commercial use disappeared in may 1995 when the national science foundation ended its sponsorship of the internet backbone , and all traffic relied on commercial networks . aol , prodigy , and compuserve came online . since commercial usage was so widespread by this time and educational institutions had been paying their own way for some time , the loss of nsf funding had no appreciable effect on costs .
delphi forums ' site has security measures in place to protect the loss , misuse and alteration of the information under its control . delphi forums ' servers have strict security in place to prevent an intruder from retrieving personal information about its users .
to try to keep itself going , delphi and another internet service called “well engaged” ( which originated years earlier as “the well” ) combined forces in january 2000 to create a company called prospero technologies . prospero was designated to manage message boards and chat services . along with this , delphi was reducing its technical staff , which added to the dysfunction of the a2 forum . those remaining staff were experiencing more and more problems keeping the text and web sides synchronized with each other . in august , delphi announced that as of november 1 , 2000 they would no longer be billing users for the service . for those who were using delphi’s “legacy services” ( text - based access ) , they would keep it running but would do no technical support . this made direct access of delphi by an apple ii very tenuous , as it could disappear at any time .
unlike some of its competitors , which were started as side projects at larger organizations , delphi was founded in 1981 with the goal of providing online access to information . it was launched by author wes kussmaul as kussmaul encyclopedia , the first online encyclopedia . by 1982 , it featured message boards , e - mail and chat rooms as well .
[ 35 ] garfinkel , simpson , “the delphi deal” , wired 2 . 01 electrosphere , 1994 , < urltoken > ↩
[ 37 ] jones , max , “delphi” , juiced . gs , fall 1996 , pp . 4 - 5 . ↩
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those were the kinds of numbers news corp . management and industry analysts thought they could bank on . but the figures hid the fact that delphi was losing its competitive edge . by 1995 , each of the new big three was offering internet access , and so were dozens of other local isps . it didn ' t help that delphi had never redesigned its all - text service into the simple point - and - click model aol was using to push ahead of the pack . while others were rapidly revamping their offerings , delphi was busy moving from cambridge to new york city . baratz and other news corp . heavies were also preoccupied with a plan to build i - guide , a mega - online service with mci that never fully materialized .
car parts manufacturer delphi plans to close a uk plant with the loss of more than 180 jobs , according to union claims .
use this discussion forum for general delphi installation questions . for installation and registration support , create a case at ( urltoken ) .
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it was a much better bbs service than compuserve , much faster as i recall and hosted on dec 10 ' s i believe .
in 1996 , traffic and revenue was down , and news corporation sold delphi to a group of investors that included bill loudin , who had started genie back in 1985 . they began to work on migrating the content and function of delphi to the web . they changed the service to free access , supported by web - based advertising ( at the height of the dot - com bubble ) .
like other online systems , genie offered many different services to its subscribers , including news , an online encyclopedia , online shopping , games , financial information , and areas of interest to users of various brands of computers . genie became known for its multiplayer games , popular because of their variety as well as the comparatively lower cost to participate in them .
whatever their individual fates , these services live on not just in memory , but in their impact on the development of subsequent online communities . even today ' s social networks could learn a lesson or two from the old online services .
instead of becoming the online industry ' s leader , delphi would quickly become one of its early casualties . murdoch had hoped that his new company would be the vehicle to carry his vast print and broadcast holdings onto the internet . delphi was supposed to be the simpsons ' new home and beverly hills 90210 ' s online address . to take it to that next level , murdoch hired away ibm ' s director of high - performance computing and communications , alan baratz , in 1994 . bruns and williams stayed on but took a back seat . under baratz , delphi peaked with 500 , 000 paid subscribers and about 600 employees .
during the first decade of the 21st century there was a lot of shuttling back and forth of what was left of delphi . prospero sold the delphi forums in 2001 to rob brazell , and sold the urltoken domain name to the delphi corporation , manufacturer of automotive parts . brazell had high goals and plans for the forums , but within a year prospero had reacquired delphi forums from him . by 2008 , mzinga , inc . , bought out prospero . finally in september 2011 , dan bruns ( who was in the group of investors who had purchased delphi back from news corporation back in 1996 ) bought delphi forums back from mazinga . these forums still exist as of 2012 , with free access for posting in forums , and two paid levels of premium access that provide a type of web hosting .
the archives for the zone gazette , a member - produced newsletter that provided news and information about delphi forums from 2001 - 2008 .
' through our joint venture with delphi , we are able to provide postlink members with access to vast resources of delphi with the internet , and local , customized services , too , ' said nicholas g . penniman , senior vice president of newspaper operations for pulitzer .
q : i haven ' t yet retired . how do i apply when i ' m ready to start getting my delphi benefit ?
compuserve was ultimately purchased by aol , which
never supported a text system and entered the market with a much friendlier windows - based point - and - click service ,
says schoenbach , whose company , fun online , continues to operate various commercial forums .
engaging diverse groups of stakeholders through online collaborative platforms is a promising and scalable approach to prioritizing patient - centered research topics .
voila , you just spent an hour online writing 5 or 6 long emails , and didn ' t pay for it .
the joint venture is expected to start to supply services from news corp . ' s delphi internet services corp . in the second quarter .
posts on delphi were organized into a threaded message base . posts could be read in numerical order , or in the threaded order by using a “follow” command that grouped related messages . there were fifteen main topics in the apple ii forum . the apple ii database was a library of files available for download , and also offered quick access outside of delphi to internet files via ftp ( file transfer protocol ) . as early as 1992 it was possible for email from delphi to be sent or received outside of the system to the internet at large , well before it was possible on the other national online services . additionally , delphi made it easy to access usenet newsgroups . [ 36 ]
less than six months later , its subscriptions tripled . despite delphi ' s small staff of 30 and its humble quarters above barsamain ' s grocery near harvard square , in cambridge , mass . , many predicted that it would soon make roadkill of the online big three .
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they coulda been contenders once upon a time , delphi was fighting it out with aol . then along came rupert . - november 1 , 1999
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delphi had their
internet portal .
my first taste of the
wider world ,
in text of course , in ' 94 .
around the mid - ' 90s , the internet , previously available mostly to universities and government organizations , expanded onto citizens ' desktops , seriously threatening the online services ' hegemony . some online services became web gateways , while others morphed into full - fledged internet service providers ( isps ) . one way or another , most tried - - and failed - - to compete with the more comprehensive and affordable internet .
we can ' t have the online industry pushing out beta software on unsuspecting customers willy - nilly . such software could compromise the users ' computers , interfere with other users ' computers , or crash the whole online world ,
the fcc chairman says .
when news corp . bought delphi internet services , they asked us to build a prototype of what the service might look like . this was long before the web and the state of the art was 1200 bps downloads over phone lines . the interface was built to organize the wealth of what would be on the service while performing as fast as possible . it looks hopelessly simple by today’s standards but it was the state of the art at the time .
in its post - apple ii era in the mid - to - late 1990s , aol became a significant player in the introduction of the casual computer user to online activities . not only did the service offer a wide variety of services within its “borders” , america online also became a popular portal to the world wide web in general – so much so that in the eyes of some people , aol was the internet .
no , they were an online service from the ' 80s . evenutally they connected to the internet , but in a kind of klugy , haphazard way . before that , all the services , the forums , information resources , online games , and email resided on their network alone . compuserve worked this way at first as well , and prodigy too iirc . all these serviced predated generally available public access to the internet .
the easiest way to apply for your pbgc benefit is through our secure online service , mypba . you should fill out your application no sooner than four months before you want to start benefits . to start receiving your annuity payment from prudential , call 1 - 800 - 621 - 1089 .
teens can earn service hours and help to improve the library . join us for snacks and fun as we work on teen - centered projects and programs .
well , not exactly . nowadays , if you mention delphi - - especially to anyone under 30 - - most people think you ' re talking greek . those who know better often ask ,
oh yeah , whatever happened to them ?
this is what happened : by the end of summer 1999 , delphi still had only 30 employees and was headquartered in the same space above barsamain ' s . the company has been reinvented as delphi forums and is now a web - based hub for online communities and discussion groups . the new delphi is once again a player in a crowded field . why didn ' t it become the dominant force many thought it would ? no surprises there . delphi ' s tale of woe has a familiar plot line to it : a small company was seduced by a corporate big brother and , ultimately , sidetracked by someone else ' s business plan .
delphi internet services corp . , cambridge , mass . , is reviewing its advertising account in preparation for a relaunch later this year . among the agencies news corp . - owned delphi is talking to are merkley newman harty , chiat / day and altschiller reitzfeld , all new york , said susan d . goodman , delphi ' s new exec vp - worldwide marketing . budget for the launch will be
considerably higher
than the $ 6 million billed in 1994 , ms . goodman said . the account has been inactive for several months after delphi ended a relationship with woolward & partners , san francisco .
q : i just heard that pbgc made almost 600 million dollars when delphi purchased pbgc’s ownership interest in the company . how will this affect my benefit ?
soon after the purchase by america online , the predicted loss of text - based access came true , when the new owners announced in december 1998 that access to compuserve would require a “front - end” program to manage access ( available only for the macintosh and for windows ) , rather than allow use of any generic text - based telecommuncations program . this move accelerated the exodus of apple ii users from that service to elsewhere ( often going to delphi ) .
( fortune small business ) – the online world in the early 1990s looked a lot like detroit in the 1950s . america online , compuserve , and prodigy were the infant industry ' s version of the big three . each offered solid , well - built , mass - market services that allowed users access only to news and features the companies or their partners produced . the internet was still largely the domain of of academics , and
www
looked more like a typo than the future . then in 1992 , delphi internet services rolled onto the scene . it was the first commercial service to offer real - time chats , online auctions , and full access to the internet - - all the stuff that has become so popular today .
during 1999 , delphi programmers continued working on building up the service’s web access , mirroring content posted on the text side so it was also available to anyone visiting with a standard web browser , and vice versa . synchronization between the two was still a problem at times , and became very apparent when daylight savings time began in april of that year . a bug in their software resulted in a large number of messages being duplicated in the a2 forum ( and in many of delphi’s other forums ) . by late in the year the company was focusing almost entirely on web access , and paying less and less attention to the text part of the service . in fact , it was late in the year that delphi discontinued its dial - up access , and made text access available only via telnet . the lamp ! took time in november 1999 to explain to those who had previously only used dial - up about the process needed to connect to delphi via telnet .
this study developed practical considerations for including large , diverse , and geographically dispersed groups of patients in clinical practice guideline development through online engagement methods .
the delphi method solicits the opinions of experts through a series of carefully designed questionnaires interspersed with information and opinion feedback in order to establish a convergence of opinion .
michigan - based delphi , one of the world ' s largest car parts manufacturers , said it is keeping an open mind about the plant ' s future .
the fcc gives compuserve , aol , mci mail , and prodigy until july 1997 to make their transition to microsoft bob . ( prodigy ' s owners , ibm and sears , have folded their service because the delays have depressed subscriptions . genie and delphi have have gone out of business , too . aol and mci announce their merger into aol mail , but the fcc prevents the union , saying that it would concentrate too much power in one online company ' s hands . )
the best way to keep in touch with pbgc is through our online service , mypba . or you can send us an email at mypension @ urltoken . also , you can call us monday through friday , 8 a . m . - 7 p . m . et at 1 - 800 - 400 - 7242 .
the regulators also love bob because it has created more
channels
for police , fire , libraries , city councils , legislatures , courts , and public service messages than the other proposed systems . bob testers complain that these channels leave little space for the data , information , and communications they expect to find on an online system . one compares bob to a government designed version of the yellow pages , only duller . another pines for the wild west days of the unregulated online world when you didn ' t have to pay virtual
parking
to your local municipality before you went shopping inside the online mall .
general non - technical delphi or related issues . for technical questions please look at our structure for the most appropriate group or your post may get moved or deleted .
i was online in 1983 . it was cumpuserve and it really sucked . at 300 baud it was text - only and there was little there .
the advantage of using delphi was that it could be accessed via telnet from any internet connection , and did not have to depend on delphi - specific local dial - up phone numbers . the cost for telnet access to delphi could be as low as $ 3 per month , if paid a year in advance . furthermore , users had a choice of text - based or web - based access . the message base that was displayed was drawn from the same database , and so should be identical whether read through telnet as text , or using a web browser . at that time delphi management stated that they were committed to maintaining text - based access for their users .
cookies are used on delphi forums to verify your login information , and to optionally store your password in your browser so that you do not need to type it in each time you visit . any time that you point your browser to a ' members - only ' area , delphi forums checks your browser ' s cookie file to see if you have already logged in , and if you have , you ' re taken right to the page that you have requested . if not , you ' ll be directed to the delphi forums login screen , where you can quickly and easily login to your account , or signup for delphi forums if you are not yet a member .
[ 36 ] kellers , tim and hartley , charles , “checking out delphi and genie” , ii alive , jan / feb 1995 , pp . 6 - 9 . ↩
citing software development problems , the online services ask that the deadline for framework specs get pushed back from july 1995 to july 1996 . the fcc approves .
internal revenue service the irs provides help for tax questions in several ways , many of them free . these are listed in irs publication 575 and on the irs website at urltoken .
throughout the month of february , delphi forums is marking the anniversary with special events and discussions , including a 24 - hour chat - a - thon february 15th and 16th .
among the third - party advertising companies that delphi forums uses are google . for more information on their privacy policies , please consult the google ad and content network privacy policy .
this sample authenticates the user with the microsoft dynamics 365 web services by using the crmserviceclient and methods . after obtaining a reference to the organization web service , the sample performs basic create , update , retrieve , and delete operations on an account entity . the sample also handles common exceptions . no helper code is used to establish a connection to the organization web service .
a new , online method to engage more patients and caregivers in developing clinical guidelines will be created and then tested , using duchenne muscular dystrophy as an example .
considering the rocky relationship between quantum and apple , it is not surprising that by 1989 a divorce was in the works . however , like any divorce , it turned out to messy and expensive . the original contract apple had with quantum allowed that company exclusive use of the apple logo in association with an online product . this amazingly bad decision on the part of apple now could hamper the ability of the company to create its own service with its own logo ! to resolve the situation , in june 1989 apple paid $ 2 . 5 million to quantum to recover the rights to use the apple logo in the context of an online service . by october of that year , quantum gave applelink personal edition a new name , america online ( or “aol” for short ) , still at that time exclusive to the apple ii and macintosh . it continued to be still slightly less expensive than the other major online services , and because of the alpe software still the easiest to use for the beginner . [ 40 ]
utter’s frustrations with genie came to a head , and on january 1 , 1997 he regretfully announced in a post there that he was abandoning the a2 roundtable for the new forums that had been created on delphi . he urged other apple ii users to join him there , as he strongly felt that it was delphi that held the future for apple ii online access and community . some others who chose to stay on genie criticized this move , as they felt that it would certainly kill off genie if everyone left .
by august 1997 there were quite a few new delphi members in the a2 forum , and activity was increasing . the primary limitation was the sparse numbers of files in the a2 library on delphi . however , for months before starting on delphi , syndicomm had been systematically downloading files for archival purposes from the a2 roundtable on genie , and efforts were being made to upload those they could to the delphi library . it was a large collection of as many as 14 , 000 files , and the process of uploading these files was slowed by the need to create descriptions and keywords for each file , and also to make sure that the original uploader had not specified that the file could only be uploaded to genie .
- by providing your email address , you can receive important messages via your existing email account . message board notifications , personalized my forums newsletters , and messages sent to you by other delphi forums members rely on the email address you provide when you register . delphi forums does not share your email address with other members , forum hosts , or third parties .
' what pulitzer publishing is doing with postlink represent a strategic direction for all publishers , ' said jaan torv , delphi ' s senior executive vice president of programming and development . ' delphi recognizes this market need and is responding aggressively with products and services so that publishers can have their own ' look and feel ' for a local or specialized market . '
by the early part of the first decade of the new century , online services like america online discontinued usenet newsgroup access , as web - based chat rooms and message boards had become increasingly popular . this likely has not had much of an effect on ending the eternal september , since anyone anywhere on the internet can still get to newsgroups if they are sufficiently interested . some internet service providers are likewise dropping direct access to newsgroups , making it necessary to pay for access . however , other choices are available .
the fcc immediately determines that the lack of interoperability among the online systems harms consumers and orders that each company submit a technical framework by january 1994 under which all online companies will unify to one shared technology in the near future . the precedent for this are the technical standards that the fcc has been setting for decades for am and fm , and for television . the online services threaten legal action again , and again congress passes new legislation authorizing the fcc to do as it wishes . the online companies hustle to submit a technical framework . microsoft wants in on the game , so it persuades the fcc to extend the framework deadline to july 1995 .
a lack of standards and norms for defining and publicly registering analysis plans in advance threatens the credibility of using consensus - oriented delphi processes to inform health research practice , and policy .
q 1 : i withdrew my contributions and originally began receiving benefits directly from the plan ( delphi ) when i retired . how do i determine the taxable amount of my payments ?
[ note : for a different view on the history of the various pre - web online services , please see the excellent overview article by ken gagne and matt lake , “ compuserve , prodigy et al . : what web 2 . 0 can learn from online 1 . 0 “ , published july 15 , 2009 at computerworld ]
online services are one of the hottest industries in the united states , enabling personal computer users to read the news , shop for merchandise and chat with each other .
sure there were isps but getting online meant making a per - minute phone call to them over a modem ( this was the days of 56k dialup accounts ) .
i remember how cool i thought it was gophering via delphi ' s internet gateway on my 2400 bps modem . ok , enough reminiscing for the night , time to open another beer .
starting june 1 , 2013 , about 6 , 000 delphi salaried retirees will see a change in how they receive their retirement benefit . they will continue to receive the same benefit amount .
that same year at kansasfest , gary utter ( who had been a chief sysop in the a2 roundtable on genie ) gave hints that changes were in the wind . in his keynote address , he had said it was necessary for the apple ii online community to spread outside of genie , due to its uncertain future . a formal announcement was made in november of that year that syndicomm had created forums on delphi for a2 and a2pro , with similar topics as were found in the genie counterparts . as on genie , delphi had online conference areas where they planned to have open nightly to help apple ii users , and special conference events were planned . the new a2 forums went live on november 18 , 1996 .
in the early 1980s , an experiment in shopping and on - demand news delivery using television set - top boxes led three corporations to launch a colorful new online service . it was called trintex , and unlike older services such as compuserve and the source , it wasn ' t tied to a dull ascii interface . when it launched in four markets in 1984 , this joint venture between ibm , sears and cbs looked like a consumer product . within four years , cbs had dropped out of the venture , and the service had a new name - - prodigy .
by the late 1980s , maug was beginning to feel the pinch of apple ii users who had left for the less costly competing service , genie . as mentioned in the previous section , compuserve bought out the source in 1989 , and shortly afterwards closed it down . by the early 1990s , compuserve was itself struggling to accommodate to the advances being made in the online world , particularly the burgeoning phenomenon of the internet . competition with other online services made it necessary to make adjustments in the cost of the service , and the cost was dropped from $ 10 per hour to $ 1 . 95 per hour . a portal to allow access to the internet was added . by 1997 , pricing was changed to offer a flat monthly fee of $ 24 . 95 , to compete with rates offered by america online . the company also began to convert its forums from its proprietary format to one compatible with html .
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[ 34 ] the name likely was borrowed from the ancient oracle of delphi in greece , a place where prophecies and wisdom was passed down to worshippers of the greek god , apollo . ↩
q 2 : i did not withdraw my contributions and originally began receiving benefits directly from the plan ( delphi ) when i retired . how do i determine the taxable amount of my payments ?
quantum computer services went through some changes as the business grew . in 1991 , steve case became ceo of the company , and the america online service was expanded from its apple ii and mac base to add an ms - dos client . by 1993 they added a client for windows 3 . 1 . as the macintosh and windows clientele increased , the company decided on november 1 , 1994 that it was time to discontinue its legacy services ( q - link and pc - link ) . unfortunately , the company also decided to cancel the apple ii and iigs editions of its aol software . ( for this reason , i give the end date of america online as 1994 , referring specifically to direct use of the service by apple ii computers . )
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yet it must have also seemed tragic the day bruns walked back into delphi ' s cambridge offices . though most of its operations had moved to new york city and another facility in lowell , mass . , news corp . had housed delphi ' s computer hardware systems in its original headquarters .
there were floors of empty office space filled with rows of computer equipment , and dozens of empty cubicles housing just two news corp . employees ,
says bruns . with the help of some former delphi employees , bruns tore down the cubicles and democratically rearranged the desks into a circle .
since there were far too many local systems to discuss in even a passing manner here , the material presented here will examine the various nationally available systems and their history as it applies to the apple ii . however , before a discussion of commercial services can even start , it is necessary to look at the origins of the biggest “online service” of them all , the internet . understanding the creation of the internet helps to understand much of what was done with the commercial online services , and what is done today with the internet and the world wide web .
this article describes a conceptual framework and protocol that combines evidence review with expert opinion , using a modified delphi expert panel process , to elicit clinically meaningful objectives for clinical decision support directly from specialists .
while i have seen some criticisms of the delphi classics series ( usually in terms of
completeness
) i love them and think the small purchase price is well worth the money . . .
like the source , delphi featured a number of sigs ( special interest groups ) for all computer platforms and for many other topics . this included an apple ii sig that began in 1985 . erik kloeppel was head sysop for that sig for a number of years . by january 1990 , mike edwards was running the apple ii section on delphi , and erik kloeppel and jeffery mintz were assistant sysops .
a : after pbgc took responsibility for your delphi pension benefit in 2009 , we learned that your benefit had been funded by two separate sources . most of your benefit was funded by delphi . however , a small portion was funded by your employee contributions . your pension plan used your contributions to purchase an annuity for you from an insurance company . this small annuity will now be paid by prudential .
the fcc ignores the standalone internet because nobody but academics , scientists , and some government bodies go there . so do the online services , which don ' t offer internet access .
this transition coincided with the elimination of membership fees , with the expectation that web - based advertising would generate sufficient revenue to replace it . as with many dot - com era initiatives , reality fell short of expectations , and delphi was soon for sale once again . its management team merged with a company called wellengaged to form prospero technologies , which in 2001 sold delphi to a group that discontinued web access . prospero then repurchased delphi just a year later and replaced the text - based access with a new web interface that exists to this day , despite a buyout of prospero in 2008 by mzinga .
in 1978 , william von meister had a vision for a home information “utility” that would connect computers ( including the new microcomputers ) into a network that made it easy to access news sources , do shopping from the home , and more . he started an online data service for consumers the following year , called the source . he announced his new service in july , 1979 , at the plaza hotel in new york city . science fiction writer isaac asimov , who was sharing the stage at the time of this announcement , stated that this event heralded the beginning of the information age . [ 15 ]
your privacy is of the utmost importance to delphi forums . because we ask for some basic personal information during registration , we want you to be fully informed of how this information is gathered and used .
the late 1990s was a difficult time both for apple ii users and for text - based online services . the oldest of those services had been started as a way to make money on their time - sharing computers when they were not busy . being successful was a double - edge sword : if the after - hours use as an online service was successful , it put extra load on the mainframe computers . the other cut was that as the world wide web continued to gain ascendency , it was lessening demand for those text - based services . the increasing availability of internet access and web browser improvements were drawing customers away from a boring text - only interface to the colorful point - and - click world being offered by netscape and internet explorer . the lure of riches promised by investors in this era of the dot - com bubble caused each online service to try to find a way to transform itself into a web presence . in this environment , those who used a computer that didn’t care about html or web pages with pictures ( 8 - bit pioneers like the apple ii ) were finding it more difficult to continue to have a nationally available home base for their online activities . and as text access for compuserve and genie began to fall apart in the last half of the decade , the next safe harbor that appeared on the horizon was delphi .


wms industries , inc. is an american electronic gaming and amusement manufacturer in enterprise , nevada .

wms traces its roots to 1943 , to the williams manufacturing company , founded by harry e. williams .

however , the company that became wms industries was formally founded in 1974 as williams electronics , inc . williams initially was a manufacturer of pinball machines .

in 1964 , williams was acquired by jukebox manufacturer seeburg corp. and reorganized as williams electronics manufacturing division .

in 1973 , the company branched out into the coin-operated arcade video game market with its pong clone paddle ball , eventually creating a number of video game classics , including defender and robotron : 2084 .

in 1974 , williams electronics , inc. was incorporated as a wholly owned subsidiary of seeburg .

williams electronics was sold as an independent company during the bankruptcy of seeburg in 1980 .

in 1987 , williams changed its parent name to wms industries , inc. when it made its public offering .

wms is a shortening of williams , which it also selected for its nyse ticker symbol .

in 1988 , it acquired competitor bally/midway , which it spun off in 1998 , together with its video game business .

wms entered the reel-spinning slot machine market in 1994 .

it closed its pinball division in 1999 .

in 2013 , wms became a wholly owned subsidiary of scientific games .

in 2016 , wms was reorganized and fully merged into scientific games .

today , wms is a brand of scientific games , along with sg , bally and shuffle master .

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news about wms industries inc . , including commentary and archival articles published in the new york times .
wms industries president and ceo orrin edidin among slot machines at wms headquarters on the northwest side of chicago . ( alex garcia / chicago tribune )
note that wms industries inc . is now part of the scientific games corporation , since the acquisition in 2013 .
wms industries has roots going back to the 1940’s , when the company was then known as the williams manufacturing company .
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williams interactive’s parent company , wms industries was founded by harry e williams , the man who invented the “tilt” mechanism in pinball machines .
on september 20 , 2012 wms industries was granted a class 2 service provider license from the nevada gaming commission . wms industries was also granted an online manufacturer’s license by the ngc , the first and only company to receive one of these licenses until z4 joined them .
since 1998 , wms industries has been engaged entirely in the manufacturing , sale , leasing and licensing of gaming industries and in 2000 , the company shut down it’s pinball game design , manufacturing and cabinet manufacturing operations .
wms licensing fees were meager compared with the earnings enjoyed by acclaim . when that contract ended in 1995 , wms
wms licensing fees were meager compared to the earnings enjoyed by acclaim . when that contract ended in 1995 , wms
last game manufactured by wms industries ( williams and bally labels ) before the announcement to close their doors on october 25 , 1999 . the
• in 1996 , wms industries , inc . created a series of electronic slots “reel ‘em in” which enabled special bonuses and a second screen
wms was adopted as the company name based on the ticker symbol for williams and wms industries , inc . itself is traded on the new york stock exchange . in 2005 , wms entered into a wide - ranging technology transfer agreement with cyberscan technology inc .
wms incorporated has also promoted kenneth lochiatto to the posts of president and chief operating officer for its wms gaming subsidiary .
american lottery and slot machine designer and manufacturer wms industries incorporated has announced the ‘tuck - in acquisition’ of online gaming solutions provider jadestone group ab .
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the scientific games corporation has agreed to buy wms industries for $ 1 . 5 billion , bolstering its position in the casino and lottery industry .
the federal trade commission signed off monday on the scientific games corp . ’s $ 1 . 5 billion acquisition of slot machine maker wms industries .
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wms industries have also had an impact on global markets , with development and distribution centers everywhere from argentina and australia , to spain and south africa .
wms industries , inc . ( template : nyse ) is an american electronic gaming and amusement company based in waukegan , illinois . wms traces its roots as far back as 1943 , the williams manufacturing company , founded by harry e . williams . however , the company known today as wms industries was formally founded in 1974 as williams electronics , inc . the company ' s main operating subsidiaries are wms gaming and orion gaming .
at this point wms industries has not joined forces with a licensed online poker service provider in the nevada market . as more online poker operators go live in nevada , and / or as other forms of gambling are introduced , i expect wms industries to play a more pivotal role , especially in product development .
gaming machines maker wms industries inc . is being swallowed up by larger rival scientific games corp . for $ 1 . 42 billion in cash and debt .
in 2012 wms industries created williams interactive , which will act as a subsidiary of wms , serving the online gaming industry . wms industries isn’t unfamiliar with online technology , having already developed real - money online games in the uk as well as real and play - money games for social media applications , where players purchase credits for the games instead of anteing - up money .
software engineer salaries at wms industries can range from $ 65 , 776 - $ 79 , 435 . this estimate is based upon 2 wms industries software engineer salary report ( s ) provided by employees or estimated based upon statistical methods . see all software engineer salaries to learn how this stacks up in the market .
founded in early 2012 , williams interactive is a wholly owned subsidiary of wms industries , an established powerhouse in the gaming world ( started in 1943 by the inventor of the tilt mechanism for pinball machines ) . williams interactive was created to focus on the growth , development , and operational execution of the wms industries’ online wagering , social , and mobile gaming initiatives . a further goal for williams interactive is to optimize the benefits of igaming for wms industries’ casino clients and customers .
wms industries is firmly rooted in the culture and the heritage of the united states , shaping the way this country has evolved . $ 7 out of every $ 10 that wms industries generates comes from the united states , and when you consider that they generate around $ 600 million in revenue per year , that’s a large share .
in addition , wms industries said that it has assembled ‘significant management and development talent’ through a combination of internal individuals and members of the phantom efx and jadestone teams .
the scientific games corporation said on thursday that it had agreed to buy wms industries for $ 1 . 5 billion , bolstering its position in the casino and lottery industry .
in many mature industries , we’ve seen early failed experiments that could signal big bangs in the making .
while illinois officials remain mired in debate over all forms of gambling , wms industries is predicting that casinos will soon become ubiquitous — via your computer and cellphone , at least .
the wms industries corporate name came about in 1987 , and while the company has had some limited success in creating video games ( they were responsible for a few hits including mortal kombat and nba jam ) they definitely found their groove in the slot machine industry and by the mid - 1990’s wms industries was among the top slot machine manufacturers in the world .
this is a brand on the rise though and one with diversification in mind . so it’s perhaps no surprise that they acquired wms industries as part of their quest for gambling dominance .
1974 : wms industries formed under the name williams electronics , inc . and succeeded to the amusement game business that had been conducted for almost 30 years prior to 1974 by its predecessors
wms industries , inc . operates as a designer , manufacturer , and marketer of video and mechanical reel spinning slot machines and video lottery terminals ( vlts ) . formerly one of the world
it was precisely at this juncture that wms industries realized a need for a subsidiary company that was solely dedicated to the gaming industry and thus wms gaming was established . during the last few years of the 20th century , video arcade games became extremely popular . wms gaming focused on producing some of the best video arcade games in the business .
new york , january 31 , 2013  scientific games corporation ( nasdaq : sgms ) and wms industries inc . ( nyse : wms ) today announced that the companies have entered into a definitive agreement under which scientific games has agreed to acquire wms for $ 26 . 00 in cash per common share or approximately $ 1 . 5 billion .
under the terms of the deal , scientific games will pay $ 26 for each share of wms , nearly 60 percent above wms’s closing price on wednesday .
wms needs to get the whole company moving in the same direction .
and by offering the wms as a piece of an overall supply chain solution .
williams interactive was formed as a wholly owned subsidiary of wms industries in july of 2012 . wms itself dates back to 1943 when it was founded by harry williams , the man behind the tilt mechanism for pinball machines . it would be in the 1980s and 1990s that wms industries would enter the home video game industry , creating poular games like mortal kombat and nba jam , and then later on in the 90s , the company began its foray into video gambling machines .
wms gaming was founded in the early 1990s and is a subsidiary of one of the largest electronic amusement and gaming companies in the us , wms industries . both the parent and the subsidiary companies have their headquarters in waukegan , illinois . today , wms gaming is a noted gaming manufacturer and has an enviable reputation in providing superior entertainment to its valuable customers .
president of wms industries , and president & chief executive officer of williams interactive llc : orrin j . edidin – i normally start with the ceo of a company zand not the ceo of a division , but in the case of wms i’ll start with the man who will head williams interactive , the igaming division of wms industries . in july of 2012 edidin added the title of ceo and president of williams interactive to his title of president of wms industries , effectively putting him at the helm of wms industries online gaming efforts . edidin’s goals with williams interactive is to position the company as the go - to service provider for the online gaming community , and will oversee the development of a “comprehensive suite of products , services and website solutions that bridge in - casino , online , social , casual and mobile gaming entertainment into an integrated casino - branded gaming ecosystem . ”
in march of 2012 wms industries began the application process for an online service provider and manufacturer license in the state of nevada . as part of the initial group of filers , wms was among the first companies granted a license in the state of nevada . and the first manufacturer .
in the 1990s , wms moved into the home video game market , granting an exclusive licensing contract to acclaim . despite the success of wms - designed titles such as
initially known by the name williams electronics , wms industries was founded under that name in 1974 , but it can trace its roots back several decades poor to that . this american company focuses on the gaming and amusement market and is probably best known for creating a selection of popular offline and online slot machines , which it did under the subsidiaries wms gaming and wms interactive .
orrin edidin is to lead wms’ newly established i - gaming subsidiary , williams interactive .
in 2013 , wms industries became a subsidiary of the gaming giant scientific games in a deal that was worth $ 1 , 5 billion . this was just 1 year after the creation of wms interactive , which was designed to focus on online gaming and to ensure that the wms brand made as much of an impact in the virtual realm as it did in the real one .
wms industries was founded in the early 1940s and was at the time known as williams manufacturing company . although the company was mainly focused on arcade entertainment , it was only during the 1980s and 1990s that it made its presence felt . until then , wms industries made reasonable business by selling pinball machines . however , during the 1980s , the popularity of pinball machines took a harsh hit and the production line was stopped .
chairman of the board and ceo : brian r . gamache – brian gamache has acted as the ceo of wms industries since 2001 and as chairman of the board since 2008 . under gamache wms has patented four separate gaming platforms : community gaming® , sensory immersion gaming , transmissive reels® gaming and adaptive gaming® .
blank rome serves as co - counsel to wms industries inc . in the acquisition of wms by scientific games corporation for $ 26 per common share , or approximately $ 1 . 5 billion . the combination will create a global gaming company with a broad portfolio of products and services for the lottery and gaming industries . the transaction was announced on january 31 , 2013 , and is expected to close by the end of the year .
in a development that disappointed investors , wms industries said yesterday that it had reached a definitive agreement to acquire bally gaming international in a stock swap valued at about $ 116 million . the price is not only lower than the original bid by wms , but it is also well below an offer made earlier this week by the alliance gaming corporation . under the terms of the revised offer by wms , bally shareholders will receive 0 . 55 share of wms for each share of bally .
wms industries weren’t involved with this company throughout all of their successful years , as they purchased it in 1988 . but they were still there to develop and promote many future classics , most of which were pinball games .
jet fighters streak across the screen ; the sound of their engines roars through a pair of bose speakers . the latest home entertainment center ? no , it ' s a cutting - edge slot machine from wms industries .
american lottery and slot machine designer and manufacturer wms industries incorporated has announced the establishment of its william interactive llc division to aid the growth and development of its global online wagering , social , casual and mobile gaming initiatives .
as more and more states permitted gambling on indian land , the more and more wms gaming grew . today wms gaming continues to produce and manufacture gambling game equipment and slot machines .
2005 : wms entered into a wide - ranging technology transfer agreement with cyberscan technology inc .
wms technicians scurried across the country to mend the software . but the damage was done .
pacey is wms ' senior vice president for product development . at the california avenue location , once a pinball machine factory , more than 300 workers design wms ' latest slot machines .
simplify complex supply chain logistics using a modern , flexible warehouse management system ( wms ) .
those deals came after scientific games bought slot machines maker wms industries for $ 1 . 5 billion in 2013 . bally itself had acquired israeli online casino company dragonplay ltd in june and casino equipment maker shfl entertainment in 2013 .
macquarie capital acted as exclusive financial advisor to wms with respect to this transaction and skadden , arps , slate , meagher & flom llp and blank rome llp served as wms legal advisors .
wms gaming , inc . was formed in 1991 as a subsidiary of wms industries and their first venture was in the video lottery terminal ( vlt ) business in the same year . they successfully established themselves as a major player in the video lottery market , creating , manufacturing and placing vlt’s throughout jurisdiction in north america .
s pin - ball and video arcade game unit ; the company officially adopts the name wms .
lottery provider scientific games announced jan . 31 it was acquiring wms for $ 26 a share .
edidin , president of wms industries , has been promoted to the new position of president and ceo of williams interactive . in his new role , edidin will lead the company’s efforts to leverage its product development expertise , content and i - gaming capabilities to target the emerging industry’s significant potential growth opportunities by supporting casinos’ participation in these new distribution channels . wms has promoted kenneth lochiatto to president and chief operating officer of wms gaming .
wms industries was recently approved for an interactive gaming licence by the state gaming control board in nevada and revealed that its new igaming subsidiary is to be led by orrin edidin , president for wms industries , serving as the division’s president and chief executive officer . he has been tasked with leveraging the company’s product development expertise , content and online gaming capabilities in order to take advantage of the emerging igaming industry ' s significant growth potential and supporting partners’ participation in its new distribution channels .
think long term , rid yourself of wms sr leadership ( they drove it into the ground ) .
the bally / midway division of bally was purchased and reincorporated in 1988 by the arcade and pinball game company williams electronics games through its holding company wms industries inc . midway moved its headquarters from franklin park , illinois to williams ' s then - headquarters in chicago , and wms reincorporated midway as a delaware corporation . although wms retained many of midway ' s r & d employees , only two game designers were retained : rampage designers brian colin and jeff nauman .
wms industries declared that its new williams interactive subsidiary is to be headquartered at its technology campus in chicago and structured to ‘strengthen its various interactive businesses including its online managed services’ , its ‘online game server operations’ and its ‘social , casual and mobile gaming operations’ .
wms next entered the vlt market in 1992 , and soon after began producing casino gaming machines for the exploding casino industry . by 1995 , wms was licensed to manufacture and distribute its casinomachines in 12 states , including
it ' s part of a wave of innovation at wms , a wave signaling the slotmaker ' s recovery from a reputation - tainting fiasco in 2001 , when software glitches allowed gamblers to cheat on wms machines .
wms industries , inc . is a worldwide leader in the design and manufacture of coin - operated entertainment machines . in addition to its line of pinball machines under the williams , midway , and bally brand names , which together account for 70 percent of the world
wms next entered the vlt market in 1992 , and soon after began producing casino gaming machines for the exploding casino industry . by 1995 , wms was licensed to manufacture and distribute its casino machines in 12 states , including
with wms , scientific games will add to its portfolio of casino products , including video poker machines and slot machines . in the last quarter , revenue at wms increased by a modest 2 percent , to $ 159 million .
wms industries said yesterday that it would spin off its casino in puerto rico and reduce its pinball machine operations to focus on electronic entertainment games . the company , based in chicago , also said that it would sell 15 percent of its video games business to the public . wms said it planned to take a charge for an undisclosed amount that would lead to a loss in its fourth quarter , which ends on sunday . a year ago , wms earned $ 6 . 2 million , or 26 cents a share . yesterday , shares of wms rose $ 2 . 125 , to $ 24 . 125 .
waukegan - based wms industries operates developer jadestone , the online casino at urltoken and the lucky cruise slot - like facebook app that utilises credits instead of money and stated that its new williams interactive subsidiary will ‘optimise the benefits of igaming’ for its casino operator customers and players .
in 1988 wms acquired bally / midway and for nearly a decade the company was known as williams - bally - midway . for years wms would continue to manufacture pinball tables under both the bally and williams names , while midway would concentrate on videogames and arcades . thus ending williams videogame brand in 1991 . also in 1991 wms created a new division called wms gaming which developed video lottery terminals ( the first to bring them to oregon in 1992 ) .
“with a proven management team and a decade of experience in development and platform integration for online gaming industry leaders , jadestone brings a complementary mix of expertise and technology solutions to wms , ” said orrin edidin , president for wms .
after its success with pinball , wms industries dabbled into other gaming ventures . in the 1990s , its most popular arcade offerings were mortal kombat ( a beat - em up fighting video game made in the same vein as titles such as street fighter ) and nba jam . these video games , which were produced through another previous subsidiary called wms gaming , were a hit in their own right… but it is with slot machines that wms industries have made their mark with on the gambling world . to this day , the company’s land - based slot machine offerings like jackpot party , reel em in , and bier haus continue to draw in players in casinos all over the country . wms also offers brand - tied machines such as monopoly , wizard of oz , star trek , and bruce lee .
the videogame crash of 1983 occurred , and williams electronics manufacturing company managed to weather the storm . by 1985 williams again changed their name to williams electronics inc , and in 1987 became publicly traded , and the company’s parent name was wms ( short for williams ) industries , inc .
with nearly 40 years of service in wms , it ' s no wonder this company is so good .
at wms ' technology center on chicago ' s north side , larry pacey is working to keep up the momentum .
those new ventures have compounded the growth wms has seen as it gambled on some other new outposts for its business .
reporting to edidin at williams interactive will be jordan levin , vice president and coo ; kent hansen , vice president and cfo ; and aaron schurman , head of phantom efx , wms’ recently acquired social , casual , and mobile gaming business . in addition to these individuals , significant management and development talent has been assembled through a combination of internal wms individuals and members of the phantom efx and jadestone teams . edidin will continue to hold the role of president of the parent company , wms industries , which he has held since 2008 .
reporting to mr . edidin at williams interactive will be jordan levin , vice president and coo ; kent hansen , vice president and cfo ; andaaron schurman , head of phantom efx , wms ' recently acquired social , casual , and mobile gaming business . in addition to these individuals , significant management and development talent have been assembled through a combination of internal wms individuals and members of the phantom efx and jadestone teams . mr . edidin retains his position of president of the parent company , wms industries , which he has held since 2008 .
wms was advised by macquarie capital and the law firms skadden , arps , slate , meagher & flom and blank rome .
no pros at all . wms is not what it looks like outside . it could do lot better with right management .
the upshot : wms has been solidly profitable during its past two fiscal years , after losing money in 2003 and 2004 .
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some of the other technologies developed by wms industries include the bluebird2 gaming cabinet , which was introduced to the market in 2008 and was one of the most advanced cabinets at the time , and the cpu - nxt2 operating system , which helped to increase the power and performance of gaming machines and cabinets .
wms interactive ' s chief financial officer kent hansen , from left , vice president of global commercial sales bob hays , chief operating officer jordan levin , and president and ceo orrin edidin stand among slot machines at the company’s northwest side offices . parent company wms industries , the third - largest american slot machine manufacturer , last month received one of the first licenses to operate online poker games in nevada . ( alex garcia , chicago tribune )
, head of viacom , is a long - time stockholder , owning 24 . 6 percent of wms through national amusements , inc . in its fiscal year ended june 1995 , wms reported revenues of more than $ 385 million , the largest part of which
wms ' foray into online gambling has been deemed important enough for ceo brian gamache to wrap these efforts into a new subsidiary , also launched in july , called williams interactive . gamache put his no . 2 , wms president orrin edidin , in charge .
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waukegan , ill . - - ( business wire ) - - jul . 17 , 2012 - - wms industries inc . ( nyse : wms ) today announced the formation of williams interactive llc , a wholly owned subsidiary that will focus on the growth , development and operational execution of the company ' s worldwide online wagering , social , casual and mobile gaming initiatives . the creation of williams interactive llc is intended to optimize the benefits of igaming for wms ' casino operator customers and their players . orrin j . edidin , president of wms industries , has been promoted to the new position of president and chief executive officer of williams interactive . in his new role , mr . edidin will lead the company ' s efforts to leverage its product development expertise , industry leading content and already comprehensive igaming capabilities to capitalize on the emerging industry ' s significant potential growth opportunities by supporting casinos ' participation in these new distribution channels . in addition , reflecting the company ' s commitment to operational excellence and continued growth in its core gaming product sales and gaming operations businesses , wms has promoted kenneth lochiatto to president and chief operating officer of wms gaming .
wms industries’ service provider allows them to partner with licensed online poker operators in nevada , with the capability of offering a wide variety of services , while their manufacturing license would seem to indicate that the company would be able to develop new games in the market –how this will work is still unknown at this time .
by 1983 , the entire arcade amusement industry went into a major decline . in spite of this , williams managed to weather the poor economic conditions better than most . in 1985 , williams once again changed its name , this time to williams electronics games , inc . williams became a publicly traded company in 1987 , and the parent company ' s name became wms industries , inc . trading on the new york stock exchange under the ticker symbol wms .
the shape of wms would change dramatically , however , during the remaining years of the 1990s and into the new millennium . the company
williams electronics games , incorporated , a subsidiary of wms ind . , incorporated ( 1985 - 1999 ) [ trade name : williams ]
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wms gaming is the company that is responsible for wms slot games since the late 1990s , but they are actually a subsidiary of a larger company , wms industries , which was founded in the 1940s . before any slot games were ever made , wms gaming ( which was then known as williams gaming ) specialized in the creation of pinball and other arcade video games . by 1996 , williams’ arcade games were some of the most popular around . quickly thereafter , as many of us now know , arcades began declining rapidly as console video gaming boomed . fortunately for williams gaming , around the same time that their arcade game business was booming , they made the decision to being producing casino slot machines and other video gaming devices .
wms industries reported a 30 % increase in revenue for the most recent quarter ( ended december ) compared with the same period the previous year . but earnings declined 32 % quarter - over - quarter , which analysts attribute to the company ' s recent relocation and a comparison with a one - time gain from a litigation settlement that boosted earnings for the 1999 period . wms recently secured three substantial sales orders , including one of the largest for the company .
the level of capitalization among the different industrial sectors varied also very much . textile industries came ahead of all other sectors with close to three quarters of industrial capital . it was the traditional sector on which shanghai had thrived in the past and continued to prosper after w . w . ii . war failed to fundamentally alter the industrial structure of the city . chemical and food industries came next , which represented a significant inflection as neither sector was in a leading position before and during the war , especially chemical industries . chinese industrialists stepped in to substitute for previously imported products . 43
the 1990’s were difficult for wms , so they decided in 1994 to enter reel - spinning slot machine market . this move proved successful for wms , and in 1996 wms produced their first casino slot machine hit reel ‘em in , a “multi - line , multi - coin secondary bonus” video slot machine . meanwhile by 1996 , wms had transferred all of the copyrights and trademarks in its video game library to midway , including defender , robotron : 2084 , joust , and smashtv , as it took midway public and finally spun it off in 1998 .
s largest pinball manufacturers , wms retooled in the late 1990s to focus exclusively on the gaming industry . its most popular games are based on
with the acquisition . new start . . . now its time to do an overhaul in hr and wms . old habits die hard .
in fact , for a couple of years , wms didn ' t actively market its machines while it developed a completely new operating system .
we really needed to re - engineer the quality and integrity of the product ,
said brian gamache , wms ' chief executive .
wms , formerly williams , said in november is fiscal 2013 first - quarter profit tripled on a combination of higher revenue and lower costs .
wms industries inc . designs , manufactures and markets gaming machines and video lottery terminals ( vlts ) . the company ' s gaming machines feature graphics , digital sound and engaging game themes , and most incorporate secondary bonus rounds . some of its games use licensed brands , such as monopoly , hollywood squares , men in black , and , most importantly , star trek . the company conducts its gaming machine business through its subsidiary , wms gaming inc . ( wms gaming ) , which markets its products under the wms gaming trademark . the products it offers for sale consist of multi - coin , multi - line video gaming machines and some mechanical reel - spinning slot machines . its video gaming machines include engaging themes , advanced graphics and digital sound effects and music .
wms industries is not a name that many gamers or gamblers will recognize , yet it has been responsible for some huge games and it has helped to pioneer a number of new technologies over the years . in the 1990s , it ran a subsidiary known as midway games , which is certainly a name that many gamers will be familiar with .
williams interactive was established as an umbrella company to combine the expertise of two companies acquired by wms industries : phantom efx , a social casino games developer , and jadestone group , a developer and distributor of online gaming content in the realm of multiplayer platforms . within the short history of this company , williams interactive has over 100 games and already has
wms hit the mark with its restructuring and by 2000 , the company held the number two spot in the u . s . slot machine market
edidin said he made his first presentation to wms executives on online gambling in the late ' 90s . not until 2008 did the company start building the
jackpot party
website , wms ' legal , online casino in the u . k . that site went live in november 2010 .
wms industries’ recently launched its online gaming subsidiary williams interactive , which operates the jackpot party social casino and has inked real - money online game supply deals with everyone from groupe partouche in belgium to bclc in canada . in fact , williams interactive just announced two more european online casino b2b deals with nordicbet and betsafe’s casino black . wms has also been approved for a nevada online poker license and has inked a prospective us - facing online poker partnership with dragonfish , the b2b offshoot of uk operator 888 .
at the same time that wms slot games were beginning to really catch on , the company began to experience some trouble . not only was there a glitch recognized which allowed users to win bonuses and credits without wagering anything , a leading casino game producer , igt , sued wms for copying a crucial aspect of their reel slots . igt emerged victorious in the suit , and that did little to help wms and their budding image . by 2003 , wms had made many changes to the games that they produced which made them more safe , secure , and not able to be tampered with .
bally gaming international inc . said yesterday that a judge had denied the alliance gaming corporation ' s request for expedited discovery and access to information on bally gaming . alliance gaming is trying to upset the definitive agreement reached by wms industries , a chicago - based maker of arcade games , to buy all of bally for $ 12 . 62 a share in cash and stock . last month , alliance sued bally to block the acquisition agreement with wms and to gain access to bally ' s nonpublic financial information .
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imagine getting chased by flying monkeys and going to see the wizard of oz ,
said rob bone , wms ' vice president of marketing .
williams interactive will be headquartered at the company ' s technology campus in chicago and structured to strengthen its various interactive businesses , including its online managed services whereby wms provides a full private - label online casino solution to look like the customer ' s web site and its online game server operations whereby wms ' servers and game content will interoperate with third - party online casino platforms , as well as wms ' social , casual and mobile gaming operations .
wms ( williams interactive ) might be a new name to the world of online slots , but it is definitely not new to the gambling industry .
reflecting the company ' s commitment to excellence and continued growth in its core business , wms promoted kenneth lochiatto to president and coo of wms gaming .
since joining wms in february 2006 as senior vice president of sales operations , ken has played a leading role in strengthening our processes to be more customer - centric , while also improving our revenues , operating margin and market share ,
said gamache .
his contributions and leadership have been instrumental in driving our long - term growth . in addition to his strong sales and operating background , ken also possesses a diverse range of management experience gained from a 22 - year career in commercial operations at general electric , including responsibilities in engineering , finance , marketing and manufacturing .
mr . lochiatto retains his position as executive vice president and chief operating officer of wms industries .
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plus , over the past six months , wms has been a top - performing gambling equipment stock , after lagging its peers for the previous five years .
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this paper is the second installment of a two - part study of shanghai industries in times of turmoil . the first part dealt with shanghai industries in the 1936 - 1940 period . in that study , i took 1936 as a point of reference to examine the transformation of the industrial structure under the impact of war . it was based on a two - pronged approach : one focused on a statistical analysis of the data , one focused on the spatial dynamics of that transformation . 1 my present examination of the 1946 - 47 industries will focus on the civil war period , another phase of acute turmoil , yet with a comparative perspective informed by the previous study .
in 2012 , wms was founded from wms’s acquiring of two gaming development companies : jadestone group ab and phantom efx . the “interactive” in the new company’s name marked a change in focus– instead of land - based games , this new venture would put most of their efforts into developing and making games for the online audience .
wms industries said yesterday that it had agreed in principle to acquire bally gaming international inc . , a producer of slot machines and video poker equipment , in a deal valued at about $ 127 million . under a stock exchange agreement , bally gaming shareholders will receive six - tenths of a share of wms stock for each share of bally gaming , although the exchange ratio could increase if warranted , the companies said . based on yesterday ' s closing stock prices , bally gaming stock would be worth about $ 11 . 85 a share under the plan
the decline and fall of pinball provides an early example of big - bang disruption . in a few short years , a thriving industry was razed—in much the same way that at least 30 other industries are being wiped out today .
what most people don’t know is that williams interactive is actually a subsidiary of wms industries , a company whose history in the gambling world can be traced way back to 1943 . this is the era when pinball machines ruled supreme ; founder harry williams is known to be the inventor of the “tilt” mechanism for pinball , a mechanism which is still in use in a lot of modern machines today .
after a last - ditch attempt to revive a moribund market , wms industries - the microsoft of pinball - built its last game in november . not that wms has hit the skids . the $ 375 million chicago - based company is riding high on slot machines and video - lottery gear , and its stock price practically doubled in 1999 . but the pinball division has lost a total of $ 17 . 8 million over the last three fiscal years . as far as the bean counters were concerned , pinball was a loser ' s game - so much so that when wall street heard wms had ditched a 50 - year commitment to america ' s greatest arcade diversion , the company ' s stock jumped another 6 percent .
the ordeal caused wms ' share of the slot market to plummet from around 20 percent to single digits , share that it has regained over the past two years .
the alliance gaming corporation said yesterday that it would begin a tender offer to buy a majority stake in bally gaming international inc . , despite bally ' s agreement to merge with wms industries . alliance , which owns more than 9 percent of bally stock , said it would buy as many as 4 . 4 million more shares at $ 12 . 50 each . also , alliance filed suit in delaware chancery court to block the proposed bally - wms merger . wms , a chicago maker of video - game and pinball machines , agreed to buy bally in june for $ 119 million in stock , or $ 10 . 79 a share . bally ' s stock rose 75 cents yesterday , to $ 10 . 625 , on nasdaq .
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lottery tech provider and gaming machine supplier scientific games corp . has acquired slot machine maker and online gaming outfit wms industries for the princely sum of $ 1 . 42b . the pricetag , representing a 59 % premium on wms’ share value , reflects scientific games’ desire to expand its scope . ceo lorne weill said the “transformational” acquisition would enable scientific games to offer “a complete portfolio of lottery and gaming products and services to both new and existing customers around the world . ” cfo jeffrey lipkin said the deal would “diversify scientific games revenue base , expand margins and propel future growth opportunities . ” the acquisition was unanimously approved by both companies’ boards and , pending approval by wms’ shareholders and a few gaming regulators , should be completed by the end of 2013 .
“for several years , wms has been moving toward the convergence of land - based casino entertainment with players’ desires for gaming content across the full spectrum of online , social , casual and mobile mediums , ” said brian gamache , chairman and ceo of wms industries . “as result of our anticipation of this convergence , we already possess a comprehensive range of leading solutions to meet our customers’ current and evolving needs . establishing williams interactive is an important step forward in concentrating our efforts and increasing our collective ability to leverage our operational and development initiatives to propel growth and returns to the next level . orrin’s management expertise and knowledge of the wms organisation , understanding of the dynamics of these new emerging distribution channels and deep appreciation of what land - based casino operators need to maximise their benefit from i - gaming opportunities make him the ideal leader to move williams interactive forward for the benefit of our customers , their players and wms . ”
potentially more troubling for igt was an antitrust suit filed against it by wms gaming in 2000 . wms essentially compared igt to microsoft , claiming that it offered its computerized management programs for free to casinos in exchange for a promise to buy 75 percent of their gaming machines from igt . because wms and other competitors were denied the protocol to the igt system until after casino orders were made , they were placed at a competitive disadvantage . as with microsoft , igt was gaining a reputation for arrogance in its dealings .
wms industries were also responsible for some of the biggest casino slot machines in the 1990s , including the 1996 hit reel ‘em in , which helped to pave the way for more advanced and feature - rich slot machines . in 2001 , they released a line of monopoly themed slots that moved this industry forward yet again and in the years that followed they turned to online gambling and to a range of online games .
brian r . gamache , chairman and ceo of wms industries , commented ,
for several years , wms has been moving toward the convergence of land - based casino entertainment with players ' desires for gaming content across the full spectrum of online , social , casual and mobile mediums . as result of our anticipation of this convergence , we already possess a comprehensive range of leading solutions to meet our customers ' current and evolving needs . establishing williams interactive is an important step forward in concentrating our efforts and increasing our collective ability to leverage our operational and development initiatives to propel growth and returns to the next level . orrin ' s management expertise and knowledge of the wms organization , understanding of the dynamics of these new emerging distribution channels and deep appreciation of what land - based casino operators need to maximize their benefit from igaming opportunities make him the ideal leader to move williams interactive forward for the benefit of our customers , their players and wms .
electronic slot machines were simply more reliable and convenient to use . in 1996 , however , wms industries , inc . found another way to make these electronic slots even more desirable and attractive . they developed a series of electronic slots called “reel ‘em in , ” which proved to be a success amongst gamblers . these new series of slots provided the players with a second screen and gave them the opportunity to win bonuses that never existed before .
in the first half of 2012 , wms industries acquired both jadestone group ab and phantom efx . these would at a later stage become a part of the subsidiary , williams interactive , and in october 2012 , popular online casinos , betsson and unibet , entered multi - year agreements with williams interactive to provide premium video slot games to their registered players , meaning that products from the company would be made available to more than 12 million customers .