Mariner software

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Mariner Software, Inc.

Type	Private
Founded	1990
Headquarters	Mariner Software, Inc. 401 North 3rd Street Minneapolis, MN 55401
Key people	Michael Wray [1], Bill Paar
Industry	Computer software
Products	Mac OS X software see #Products, below
Website	http://marinersoftware.com

Named in memory of the founder's fathers passion for space and ocean-going sail boats, "'Mariner Software"' was founded in 1990 and incorporated in 1993. The first product, a HyperCard stack with pascal extensions to chart the stock market was posted in 1989 on CompuServe and other online services as shareware, making minimal revenue but generating public interest.

In 1991, the program had evolved into a mini spreadsheet, with graphics, functions and the beginnings of layers and was posted. In 1992, a Japanese distributor engaged with Mariner (Calc) and ultimately, in 1993, Mariner 1.0 was released under the name of Pascal in Japan. As a highlight in 1995, Pascal was bundled with Word Perfect in Japan, giving the product acclaimed exposure and worldwide recognition.

Mariner Write was a product request from the Japanese distributor, who had been funding development of a word processor for three years and still didn't have a product close to completion. In May 1996, Pascal Write 1.0 shipped in Japan. Mariner Write was released in the US a few months later.

From 1998 through 2001, both Mariner Calc and Mariner Write were updated and established themselves as legitimate office productivity solutions for the Macintosh operating system.

In late 2001, work began to relaunch Mariner Software with a new identity and business model. In second quarter 2002, the new Mariner Software was born. Since then Mariner has picked up marketing agreements with Dan Schimpf, developer of the award-winning MacJournal and has used its success to develop the soon to be released WinJournal, and Screenwriting application Montage software [2].