TmaxSoft explained

TmaxSoft, Inc.
Type:	Private
Key People:	Daeyeon Park, Founder and Chairman Kv Suresh, TmaxSoft Global CEO and President John Yun, TmaxSoft Global CTO and President
Foundation:	Seoul, South Korea (1997)
Location City:	Chicago, Illinois Global Headquarters
Num Employees:	Over 1100 (as of September 2018)
Industry:	Software & Programming

TmaxSoft is a South Korea-based multinational corporation specializing in enterprise software. Founded in 1997 by Professor Daeyeon Park, a former professor at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), the company is divided into three businesses: TmaxSoft, TmaxData and TmaxA&C. Currently, TmaxData and TmaxA&C operate as affiliate companies.

As a member of the Java Community Process (JCP), TmaxSoft offers various middleware products, including Tmax (Transaction Process Monitoring), JEUS (Web Application Server), and the WebtoB (Web Server). Other products include Tibero (DMBS), ProSync, SysMaster (Application Performance Monitoring), ProFrame (Application Framework for banking), OpenFrame (Mainframe legacy rehosting), TmaxOS (Desktop Operating System), TmaxOffice, ToGate (Web browser), Prozone (Cloud), and big data (ZetaData, HyperData, and AnyMiner).

History

• 1997 Company founded as a middleware provider, Tmax TP Monitor launched (first in Korea and second in the world)
• 2000 JEUS launched, WebtoB launched, Tmax Japan founded
• 2002 J2EE 1.2 certified, J2EE 1.3 certified, JCP joined, OpenFrame launched, Tmax US founded^[1]
• 2003 J2EE 1.4 certified (first in the world),^{[2] [3]} Tibero DBMS launched, Tibero incorporated, ProFrame launched, Anylink launched, Tmax China founded^[4]
• 2004 Released OpenFrame, JEUS 5.0, BizMaster, SysMaster, and SysKeeper OS
• 2007 The company was the largest provider of enterprise software systems in South Korea, as of 2007^[5]
• 2009 JEUS(TM) positioned in 'Visionary' Gartner Magic Quadrant^[6]
• 2006 Java EE5 certified (World 1st), Web Application Server #1 market share in Korean market
• 2010 KT Innotz Joint Venture founded, G Corp project in US sales. Until 2010, TmaxSoft operated an affiliate company developing operating systems, called TmaxCore, that was sold to Samsung SDS in June 2010.^{[7] [8]}
• 2011 JEUS(TM) positioned in 'Visionary' Gartner Magic Quadrant^[9]
• 2012 Web Application Server #1 market share in Korean market for 10 years, Awarded "Best Software Business
• 2013 Tmax Singapore, Tmax Russia, Tmax UK founded
• 2014 Tmax Brazil founded
• 2016 TmaxSoft designates its Chicago office as its global headquarters and appoints Joshua Yulish as new global CEO^[10]
• 2017 TmaxSoft names John Yun as new CTO^[11]
• 2018 TmaxSoft names Moses Mathuram VP of Global Channels^[12]
• 2019 TmaxSoft appoints Kv Suresh as new Global CEO and President^[13]

Company expansion

The company has established subsidiaries in Japan (2000), the USA (2002), China (2003), Singapore (2013), the UK (2013), Russia (2013), and Brazil (2014).^[14] In the domestic market, Tmax holds a 42.1% share of the middleware market,^[15] with its products used by major financial and government institutions.^[16]

Notes and References

1. http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javaee/1-142872.html JavaEE 1.2 Certification
2. http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javaee/compatibility-1-138385.html JavaEE 1.4 Certification
3. http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javaee/licensees-138280.html Java EE Certification
4. http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javaee/compatibility-1-139920.html JavaEE 1.3 Certification
5. Kim, Hyo-Jeong. "티맥스 설립자 박대연씨 CEO-CTO 겸임 (Tmax Founder Dae-Yeon Park to Act as both CEO and CTO)" ZDNet Korea February 12, 2008. Retrieved on March 12, 2013.
6. Book: Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Application Servers. 24 September 2009. Gartner. 4. Yefim V. Natis . Massimo Pezzini . Kimihiko Iijima .
7. Web site: Si-young Hwang, Jang-won Hong - Su-hyun Song, Samji C . 2010-08-25 . Samsung Elec. as Black Hole of Mobile Workforce . 2014-03-26 . MK Business News.
8. Web site: Company Overview of TmaxCore Co. Ltd. . dead . https://archive.today/20140324071519/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=100723440 . March 24, 2014 . 2014-03-26 . Bloomberg Businessweek.
9. Book: Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Application Servers. 26 September 2011. Gartner. 4. Massimo Pezzini . Yefim V. Natis . Kimihiko Iijima . Daniel Sholler . Raffaella Favata .
10. News: TmaxSoft Designates US Office as Global HQ and Appoints Joshua Yulish as New Global CEO - TmaxSoft. 2016-11-15. TmaxSoft. 2017-11-02. en-US.
11. News: TmaxSoft Names John Yun as New CTO . 13 September 2017 .
12. News: Moses Mathuram Appointed Vp Global Channels Tmaxsoft . 29 January 2018 .
13. News: New Global CEO and President Appointed at TmaxSoft .
14. Web site: TmaxSoft - Better Technology, Better Tomorrow - Overview . www.tmaxsoft.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140313004103/http://www.tmaxsoft.com/bbs.do?cms_cd=ABO_10 . 2014-03-13.
15. Korean Entrepreneurship: The Foundation of the Korean Economy T. Youn-Ja Shim. Palgrave MacMillan
16. 티맥스↑ 오라클↓, 국산 대 외산 점유율 격차 커져 (http://www.edaily.co.kr/news/public/pop_print.asp?newsid=01397286606087936)