1959
Leonard L Krause founded Electronic Data Technology to market paper based tape word processing equipment to generate Reader’s Digest like personalized form letters. EDT also sells the first calculator with a single button square root key. It had 26 circuit boards! Word Processing products evolved to cassette tape, diskette, and eventually hard-drive based computer systems.
1974
Leonard L and his son Len Krause founded Computer/Dynamics to market Basic Four computer systems. The Basic Four was one of the first multi-user mini-computer refrigerator-sized systems that used CRT displays and not punched cards for input. Computer/Dynamics begins to develop software for the Basic Four called Dynamo.
1985
Computer/Dynamics enables Dynamo to run on a Personal Computer with an 80286 Intel processor and the SCO Xenix operating system, enabling for the first time, multiple users to run Dynamo on hardware other than Basic Four.
1990
Computer/Dynamics becomes an authorized IBM Risc System 6000 reseller, making Dynamo available to companies with 30 to 300 users.
1998
Computer/Dynamics releases its first Accounts Payable and General Ledger modules eliminating the need for third party packages.
2000
After the completion of all Y2K projects, Computer/Dynamics releases DynaWeb, which provides real-time online access to Dynamo data for your customers.
Computer/Dynamics makes the transition from AIX and SCO Unix operating systems to Red Hat Linux, and recommends that platform to all customers, even those with a large number of users, previously limited to AIX based systems.
Computer/Dynamics releases a version of Dynamo Tools and Dynamo based on the new BBj language offering enhanced functionality.
2002
Len Krause acquires the assets of Computer/Dynamics to start Excellware, Inc. after the passing of his father in 2000. Enhancements to Dynamo and especially Dynamo Tools continue to be made to modernize the application, and to complete customer software development even faster than before.
2005
Excellware announces the availability of FacetPhone, a comprehensive computer based telephone system that integrates with Dynamo.
2008
Excellware announces DynaScan which provides paperless inventory receiving, put-away, picking, packing, and physical inventory using Motorola (Symbol) hand-held systems.
2009
Excellware announces DynaMine, a fully automated data mining/data warehouse for all your Dynamo data.
2011
Excellware announces Dynamo 11, the latest version of Dynamo with a boatload of new features.
Excellware announces DynaStart, enabling users to run Dynamo from a Windows PC, an Apple Mac, or a linux workstation, without needing any terminal emulation software to be installed on the workstation.
Excellware announces DynaStore which provides automatic cloud-based storage of all Dynamo reports.
Excellware announces DynaFax which enables faxing from Dynamo without need for a fax modem, phone line, or other fax software.
Excellware becomes an authorized Google Apps for Business reseller, providing implementation, migration, training, and support services for companies looking to achieve the benefits of cloud based computing.
2014
Excellware releases integration with eCommerce package Magento, offering bidirectional transfer of data simplifyng product catalog updates and sales order creation.
2015
Excellware releases a plugin for the popular Eclipse IDE to achieve the same integration with the Dynamo Tools data dictionary enjoyed by users of the Dynamo Tools Program Editor.
2016
Excellware releases two new graphical menu systems. One for traditional desktop users that can be used with PC''s running Microsoft Windows, Apple Mac's, and even Linux Graphical workstations, eliminating for the first time, the need for terminal emulation such as FacetWin or putty.
The second menu system is a simple buton menu intended for web sites.
2017
Excellware releases Dynaweb II, a new feature-rich user experience for web sites that integrate with Business Basic data.
Excellware releases support for chip based credit cards using Dejavoo payment terminals with EVO Payment processing.
2018
Excellware releases Dynascan, a graphical replacement for our legacy character based hand-held bar-code reading terminals designed to make purchase order receiving and physical inventory quicker and more reliable.
2019
Excellware releases the Desktop App replacing the jnlp based Dynastart application simplifying deployment to user devices, and automating the upgrade process for java and BBj components.
Excellware releases Amazon integration that automatically imports Amazon sales data into Dynamo, eliminating the need for manual entry of sales data. Biweekly reconcilation with Amazon payment and charges makes balancing a breeze.
2020
Excellware releases integration with eCommerce package Magento 2, with performance improvements and added functionality, which updates online product catalog data with product information from Dynamo including pricing, inventory availablility. and product descriptive data.
After over 45 years, Excellware closes its office as the Corona Virus requires employees to work from home. But with Google Workspace and Ring Central telephone service, business goes on without noticable change.
2021
Excellware expands Credit Card support for Heartland Payment Systems, providing secure, PCI compliant processing both card-not-present and card-present transactions using Pax payment terminals.
