SYNON/2E - Developed by software company Synon Ltd
Synon Ltd was founded in London in 1984.
Synon's first product was Synon/1, a programming productivity toolkit for the System/38, launched in 1985 Synon's flagship product, Synon/2 was launched in 1986 The AS/400 version of Synon/2 was named Synon/2E (1987). Client/Server, cross-platform product, Obsydian was launched by Synon in 1994. Synon was acquired by Sterling Software of Plano, Texas (1998). They continued to distribute and support Synon/2E and Obsydian as COOL:2E and COOL:Plex. Sterling was acquired by Computer Associates (now CA) in 2000. They continue to distribute and develop Synon/2E and Obsydian as CA 2E and CA Plex. Advantage 2E and Plex AllFusion 2E and Plex