User:MaryGaulke/sandbox/TechnologyOne requests

Hi! I'm a COI editor for TechnologyOne, a client of GRACosway, which is a sister agency of my employer, Porter Novelli. I have some edit requests for this article. (I've also created a mockup of what the article would look like with all the changes highlighted/struck through.)

Lead
In the infobox, update
 * revenue            = A$299 million (2020)
 * num_employees      = 1200

to
 * revenue            = A$312 million (2021)
 * num_employees      = 1200
 * num_employees_year = 2021

History

 * After "TechnologyOne set up its first R&D centre in a demountable office in the car park at Mactaggart’s hide processing plant in Hemmant, Brisbane, in 1987.", add (using "Bryant" ref name already in use in article):
 * TechnologyOne released its financial product suite FinanceOne (now TechnologyOne Financials ) in 1991. The company initially built products on the Oracle Database, but when Oracle launched its own financials product, TechnologyOne redeveloped its software to be database-independent. According to the company, this experience led to the decision to develop internal sales and implementation teams, rather than working with external resellers and implementation partners. The company first turned a profit in 1992.


 * Update
 * The company also expanded in New Zealand.
 * to
 * Also in 1992, the company signed its first customer in New Zealand, providing software to Housing New Zealand. TechnologyOne focused on the local government market in the 1990s, securing 20 deals to provide financial systems with a total value of more than $8 million. In 1998 it also rolled out Student One, a student management system, as part of its focus on the higher education market. TechnologyOne's software is used by Australian universities, including Australian Catholic University, La Trobe University, and Curtin University.


 * Update
 * In 2005, TechnologyOne shifted focus from functionality-centric software to people-centric software.
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 * In 2005, TechnologyOne shifted focus from functionality-centric software to people-centric software and rebuilt all its systems with CI (Connected Intelligence), a new framework offering more flexibility by using web-based technology.


 * Update
 * In 2006, it expanded in UK with its first office in Maidenhead.
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 * In 2006, the company opened its first office in the UK, in Maidenhead. Since then, the UK has become a growth market for the company, with increasing focus on the region as of 2020.


 * In November 2010, TechnologyOne announced it would make its software available on the cloud. The company invested heavily in research and development to transition its software functionalities into the cloud, spending $150 million to develop its software-as-a-service cloud products. It also released Ci Anywhere, a version of its Connected Intelligence product hosted in the cloud and available from any desktop or mobile device. From 1999 to 2019, TechnologyOne doubled in size every five years.


 * Add after "In 2014, TechnologyOne entered the S&P/ASX 200 Index and recorded $1 billion market capitalization. ":
 * The company last hosted Evolve, its user conference held every two years, in 2016.


 * Add after "In 2019, the company announced that it had reached $300 million of annual revenues. ":
 * It also added Cliff Rosenberg, formerly managing director of LinkedIn, to its board of directors. By December 2019, half of TechnologyOne's business was in the cloud; in 2020, the company had 539 large-scale enterprise customers using its software as a service platform.


 * Delete "In 2021, TechnologyOne CEO Edward Chung announced the companies first patron saint - St Peter." This is unsourced and I couldn't find any sources to verify it.


 * Add to end of section:
 * As of May 2020, the company had posted 11 years of record annual profit.


 * Add new "Research and development" subsection. Proposed text:
 * In 2010, TechnologyOne moved into its new $12 million headquarters in Brisbane, which included what was at the time the largest Australian-owned research and development facility. The company has additional international R&D facilities.


 * As of June 2019, the company had invested more than $500 million into research and development since its inception. As of 2021, research largely focuses on developing additional functionalities for TechnologyOne's software-as-a-service enterprise resource planning software. It is also creating applications for artificial intelligence and developing a digital experience platform, intended to integrate front and back office applications.

Products
Add new article section. Proposed text:
 * TechnologyOne's preconfigured enterprise products include OneCouncil, enterprise management software for smaller governments; OneEducation, for educational institutions; OneGovernment, for large government enterprises;   and OneCorporate, for businesses. These products are composed of standalone functional products that are also sold individually, including Financials, Enterprise Content Management, and Supply Chain Management.

Software as a service

 * Update
 * Since 2012, the company has transitioned the business from being an on-premises software provider to a software as a service business.
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 * Since 2012, the company has transitioned the business from being an on-premises software provider to a software as a service business, including its enterprise resource planning software.


 * Add to end of second paragraph:
 * The company has a mass production mindset, producing software that can scale globally to maximize efficiency.