The name Synergy refers to its database level integration with Change Management that provides views into what is in a build in terms of defects.

Computers West was supporting itself through contract software development and an application for finance and insurance at automobile dealerships on the Pick OS.

Except for the compiler and execution environment, the entire Amplify Control product was written in the ACcent language, including a scalable, networked client-server architecture and use of a SQL database with a schema flexible enough to allow customer extension of the built-in data types in ACcent without changes to the physical schema.

CaseWare Amplify Control also included a distributed build automation and continuous integration system, much like today's Maven and Hudson tools.

The company was somewhat successful, but lacked experienced leadership and started to lose market share to IBM DevOps Code ClearCase.

The fears over the Y2K bug was a profitable motivator for clients to buy SCM products such as Continuus at this point.

Smaller organizations that grew too large for Visual Sourcesafe and PVCS looked to "move up" as they "got religion" after realizing that they were missing code, stomping on each other's changes or not having enough workflow to be able to run smoothly.

That strategy didn't work out so well, and some of the ex-services folk were able to find consulting jobs with Continuus clients.