O&O Software - Company History

Year	Event
1997	Founding of O&O Software GmbH
1998	O&O Defrag released for the first time, February 10
	First accolade as Microsoft Partner, thereafter was this accolade annually renewed
1999	O&O CleverCache V1.0 released, February 22
2000	O&O BlueCon appears, becoming the first data recovery program in the German language with NT Blue Screen console
	Release of the first network management for O&O Defrag
	O&O Defrag voted best third party developer tool on the NT Forum
2001	Signing of Master Agreement with the German Federal Armed Forces and Federal Republic of Germany
	Signing of Master Agreement with NATO (Basic Ordering Agreement) with clearance for the O&O products for all NATO member states
2002	Founding of O&O Services GmbH
	O&O SafeErase and O&O UnErase released
2003	Appointment to Microsoft Gold Certified Partner/Independent Software Vendor
2004	Release of the first study "Data Data Everywhere" with numerous TV appearances, e.g. stern TV
	O&O DiskRecovery released for the public for the first time
2005	O&O Defrag named Editor's Choice for the first time in Germany's Computer BILD magazine, repeated in 2006
	Successful entry into the German Retail Business
2006	Founding exono GmbH
	Release of O&O RescueBox as the first O&O product based on Windows PE
	With O&O DiskImage 1.0, O&O releases it's first data imaging product
	Buyout of majority holding acticom GmbH
	Federal President Horst Köhler and wife visit O&O, 14. Dezember, 14
2007	Start of new Corporate Design and new company logo in May
	Signing of an OEM Partnership with CA
	Appearance on stern TV on November 14 to discuss "Deleted memory cards in digital cameras"
	The O&O Partner Program reaches the 1000 partner landmark for the first time (German speaking)
2008	O&O SafeErase voted Editor's Choice for the third time in a row by Computer BILD magazine