Dialcom's e-mail software ran on Prime minicomputers and was licensed to governmental telecommunications providers in over seventeen countries.
The Company grew and evolved quickly over a four-year period through a series of acquisitions led by Robert F. Ryan, Founder, President and CEO.
Dialcom "reinvented" itself about every four years by coming out with a completely new product line (all related though the thread of telecommunications) to become the dominant leader in whichever area it targeted, while still supporting and growing the prior underlying services.
In keeping with the corporate philosophy of constant innovation and evolution, during 1980 Dialcom was the creator, designer, developer, computing and network engine of "The Source".
Robert Ryan developed and executed a structured plan that led to over a decade of steady geographic and product growth with sustained and growing profitability.
In concert with William VonMeister (deceased) Robert Ryan conceived, financed, designed, and implemented "The Source" - America's first consumer-oriented information service - the direct predecessor of AOL.