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Company history in brief
Greenstreet® Software Limited was formed from the merger,
in 2001, of GST Technology and eGames Europe. A major publisher and developer of PC software,
Greenstreet covers a diverse variety of areas from print products through to puzzles and
games. This has now evolved further and become Greenstreet Online Limited.
A Brief History of GST
GST was
founded in 1979 as a contract development company producing software systems, for example,
typesetting software for the Beijing Daily. GST worked on software for many early home computer
systems including MSX (Shark Hunter and other games), Sinclair QL (Assembler and Small C),
Atari ST (1st Word and 1st Word plus). The company rose to international fame with the release
of its world-beating DTP package, Timeworks Publisher for the ST & PC. GST went on to develop
a whole range of graphics productivity software, including Draw (previously called Designworks
- now at Version 4), Photo FX 2 and the ‘Maker’ range of print products.
Home users and small businesses have been using GST
products in a number of different guises for many years. With publishing partners in America
and Europe, such as Canon, Macmillan, NEBS (Pagemagic) and Fuji, GST was the developing
power behind millions of DTP and graphic software packages worldwide. If it has a ‘.DTP’
file extension then its a GST development!
History of eGames
eGames was originally
called RomTech and was listed on Nasdaq (EGAM). In 1995 it purchased a subsidiary of GST
called Software Partners that sold eGames products outside North America; it was then renamed
eGames Europe. In 2001 Greenstreet acquired this company and with it the rights to republish
eGames products in most countries outside of the USA.
Greenstreet
Greenstreet Software
acquired the rights to both GST's internally developed software and the eGames brand and
range in 2001. Now developing and publishing under the Greenstreet® brand, we aim to ensure
all our customers receive top quality software and support.
The 2001 ‘merger’ with eGames Europe gave Greenstreet
the right to distribute low cost, high value, family friendly entertainment titles in the
UK and Europe, thereby advancing its prospects and vastly broadening its product portfolio.
Greenstreet has further expanded its range with titles such as National Geographic, Discover
and Professor Teaches. The Greenstreet Publisher range has been winning awards worldwide
and we intend to repeat this success with all of our latest releases.
Present day
Today, Greenstreet
routinely sells software to distribution partners in at least
41 countries.
Through deals with manufacturers, license arrangements, retail purchase and the Internet
the company achieves sales worldwide. Greenstreet focuses on top quality products, both
developed in-house and by outside parties. We also provide free technical support to end
users from all over the world.
Our publishing partners are located in many countries
throughout the world, from the USA to Japan and our products are licensed to them, often
under different brands. Greenstreet also produces games and utility software and continues
to develop new titles in-house. Products are usually translated into several European languages,
with much of the translation work being carried out in-house. A rigorous, well-established
test department ensures that only the very best software gets the Greenstreet stamp of approval.
The Future
Always on the lookout
for exciting new products to publish and market, Greenstreet continues to update and expand
its wide range of software. We are upgrading and improving our technology and are updating
most products to work with Vista. PC Art & Craft is a brand new print range with many innovative
features, increased power and usability. We also sell the world’s best B2B network training
products from Professor Teaches. Amongst our new product ranges we have easy to use software
for Digital Cameras and compulsive puzzle games. Greenstreet has also launched a Green Label
budget range of superb value products for the price conscious customer. Watch this space
for more exciting developments.
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