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Milestones

IRIS has come a long way over the past 30 years...
2007
June
IRIS and CS Group Join Forces in £500 Million Management Led Acquisition Backed by Hellman & Friedman. more >
2006
August
IRIS acquires Videss Ltd, a fellow Microsoft Gold Partner and legal software solutions provider. more >

June
Acquisitions of Laserform International and Laserform Professional Solutions (LPS) Ltd reflect IRIS's continued expansion into the legal software sector.more >

May
IRIS becomes Microsoft Gold Partner

IRIS acquire AIM Group (“AIM”) including SharpOWL to strengthen its Business Solutions portfolio and extend into the legal sector. more >

March

IRIS boosts its Not for Profit market focus by acquiring Care Business Solutions, a leading supplier of fundraising, membership and CRM solutions. more >
2005
September
IRIS acquires Transoft to strengthen its Managed Service capability and expand its market coverage to the US. Transoft provides application modernisation, integration and migration solutions worldwide.

April
IRIS strengthens its position in the Not For Profit sector by acquiring Consensus, a supplier of training, skills management and membership management solutions.

February
The acquisition of Prolog, following on from the acquisitions of Pinnacle and Advatech in September 2004, further consolidated IRIS's position in the field service and mobile data market.
2004
December
IRIS acquires Systems Team - a significant supplier of business solutions to the membership and charities sector.

October
The Group combines the Chorus and JBS Divisions to provide a stronger back-office application competency and a wider vertical focus.

September
IRIS expands into the Field Service and Plant Hire sectors by acquiring Pinnacle and Advatech.

April
IRIS acquires JBS Computer Services to expand into manufacturing sector, support new distribution verticals and provide ‘on demand’ capabilities.

January
New IBM iSeries training and Lotus Notes skills added with the acquisition of Springstone Software Services.
2003
May
IRIS acquires Chorus to provide Finance, Distribution and Payroll application capabilities.

The group changes its listed name to IRIS to reflect growing diversity of its business
2001
April
The group acquired Integra Computer Systems to expand into the Not-for-Profit vertical.

August
The Group become listed on the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange with the name Software For Sport plc, in August 2000.
1996
IRIS secured its first client in the sports industry, following which it has rapidly expanded its presence in the sector.
1984
IRIS established as an IBM iSeries software house providing recruitment software.
1974
JBS Computer Services established.
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