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About us
A Brief History of CLECOM
Formed in 1980, Cle.Com (pronounced Clee-com) was probably the first
‘.com’ company in the world. Two Birmingham University
lecturers, Dr Alan Clementson and Mr Tony Clewett, together with
their families, set up the company to develop and distribute software
in the management sciences.
The company's first project was the development and international
marketing of a software system known as ECSL, a discrete event simulation
program for industrial plants, ports and warehouses. In 1983 Cle.com
was asked to develop the first microcomputer version of the popular
statistical package MINITAB and this later led to the company’s
appointment as the UK distributor of Minitab Inc. Over the next
decade this relationship grew and the company became Minitab's sole
distributor in large parts of Europe. This only ended in 1995 when
Minitab opened its own European subsidiary.
In 1989, only a few short years before .com companies became the
fashion, Cle.Com gave up the unequal task of trying to explain to
people how to pronounce the name and began to trade as plain Clecom,
completing the process in 1995 with the registration of CLECOM Software
Ltd. In 1991 the range of products being distributed broadened to
include the technical graphics package Axum and the computer algebra
systems Maple V and Mathematica.
More recently, CLECOM Software Ltd. has been working with SPSS
Inc. of Chicago to promote and distribute their range of science
products including the technical graphics package SigmaPlot and
the research statistics package SYSTAT. In 1999 CLECOM was asked
to set up a franchise, SPSS Science Software UK Ltd. to complete
this project. Following the same pattern as Minitab, SPSS set up
their own UK distribution for their science products in 2001.
CLECOM then started working with local property management companies
to offer I.T. support services, and later expanded to offer network
installation for student accommodation and provide utility bill
management services for students living in Selly Oak. This became
known as "The No Hassle Solution".
CLECOM also runs a PC Doctor service for residents living locally
- more information here.
(Revised: May2006)
The Team
Tony Clewett
Director |
Riten Aghera
PC Doctor |
Martin Clewett
IT Consultant |
Sharon Beresford
Administration |
Sergei Soloviev
Financial Controller |
Ian Alexander
Administration |
Peter Bullard
IT Consultant |
Helen Scott
Administration |
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