Object Technology International (OTI) was founded in Ottawa, Ontario (Canada) in 1988 and acquired by IBM in 1996. OTI, in conjunction with the IBM development lab in Cary, NC, developed the

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development tools that eventually culminated in the open source

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tool platform and integrated development environment (IDE). OTI continued to operate with many of the same employees as it did when it was purchased by IBM until 2003-2004, when it was gradually disbanded as a distinct entity and its remaining employees absorbed into IBM.Developer Rick Denatale's professional memoir, including a history of the relationship between IBM and OTI

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External links

Dave Thomas - Travels with Smalltalk
an account of the story of Smalltalk from one of the founders of OTI
Planet OTI
Aggregator for former OTI employee blogs. Software companies of Canada Eclipse (software) 1988 establishments in Canada 1988 establishments in Ontario Software companies established in 1988 Companies established in 1988