1988 Company incorporates as CD Plus, which Nelson operates from his one-bedroom apartment in Manhattan. Company expands internationally, establishing an office in London. Company headquarters in New York moves from apartment to its current address at 333 Seventh Avenue. Company establishes offices in Amsterdam and Singapore. 1994 Company acquires BRS Online Services, then releases CDP Online and CDP Colleague interfaces.
Company opens office in Sydney, which subsumes office in Singapore.
1995 Company changes name to Ovid Technologies, highlighting the importance of its software, as well as its scope beyond the CD-ROM arena. Company develops Ovid Full Text software, and releases its first Full Text Collection, the Ovid Core Biomedical Collection. Company opens Salt Lake City Operations Facility. Company opens sales office in Paris. Company issues several software upgrades, which include significant enhancements to full text linking, user training features, and Web Gateway capabilities.