Scantel Systems(Canadian Software for the Mailing Community) in Marketing & Advertising Business Directory

Scantel started operations in March of 1973, primarily as a Service Bureau, using mainframe computers. When the ALTAIR computer was designed and sold by MITS Computers, we obtained one of the first models (we still have it as a collectors item). Running an Intel 8080 at the high speed of 2 megahertz, with 4 Kb of memory, it was pretty much useless, although we did have a Morse Code tutorial running on it.Microsofts Basic was available on cassette tape. Later, CPM became available, and we started to use the ALTAIR, now up to 64K memory, to drive line printers, and this became part of the process of off-loading from the mainframes. It wasnt until the advent of the Intel 386 and the availability of huge 650 Megabyte disk drives, that the PC became a worthy tool. Even then, when we had completely migrated from the mainframe to the PC, we had to be very careful about advertising the fact that we were using PCs to compete with mainframe services - impossible was the usual response, along with the loss of a potential customer. Q_MAIL was first designed to allow us to sort and process mailing lists efficiently on the PC, along with supporting utilities. As it became more efficient, we generalized it and made it available for sale. Hence the copyright notices that show 1987 etc. - and that was after we had been using it for a couple of years! We continue to operate as a Service Bureau, as well as distributing our software. This gives us a very distinct advantage over our competitors, in that we know the kind of data presented to Service Bureaux, and we know the inherent need for efficiency and flexibility of use that is required.

Address: Scantel Systems Ltd.1370 Don Mills Rd, Ste 300, Don Mills, Ontario, Canada M3B 3N7
Telephone: (416) 449-9252
Website: http://www.scantelsystems.com/