Ygomi and its predecessor companies have been helping define new industries for five decades. From large-scale databases and technical support, to mobile phones, to telematics and automated driving, Ygomi has been – and continues to be – at the forefront of innovation, shaping business and daily life for billions of people.
The chart below shows some of the highlights of our history.
1969
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SEI Information Technology, pioneering organization in project oriented software consulting with 35 years of technology leadership. Profitably sold in 2004. |
1975
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SEI Government Operations, worked on large U.S. government IT systems. Profitably sold in 1983. |
1982
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Cellular Business Systems (CBSI), back-office billing and services for the emerging cellular industry. Profitably sold in 1986 to be part of Convergys, which was acquired by NEC in May 2012. |
1984
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SEI McDonald’s, expanded from initial POS software to full service restaurant technology support around the world. Profitably sold to McDonald’s in 2010 to support its future technology strategy. |
1985
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Navigation Technologies, world leader in digital map databases for advanced transportation applications. Involved through 2004 IPO. Later Navteq, now Here. Acquired in 2008 by Nokia in an $8.1 billion cash transaction. Now owned by a consortium including vehicle manufacturers BMW, Mercedes, and VW/Audi. |
1988
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Began SEI call center business. Profitably sold in 2019.
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2001
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SEI Microsoft, expanded from an initial support role to a full inside sales operation. Profitably sold in 2011. |
2002
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Founded Connexis. Engagements for major vehicle manufacturers included development of middleware, applications, and back-end services for ITGen5, the first Android-based automotive infotainment system, which was released in the 2014 Infiniti Q50 and the 2015 Nissan Pathfinder. Connexis was merged with RoadDB (www.roaddb.com) in 2019.
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2005
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Took majority position in ArrayComm. Profitably sold in 2019.
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2019
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Founded RoadDB (www.roaddb.com) based on work begun in 2014 in Ygomi and previous subsidiaries.
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