Read about FME and Safe history
Since our start in 1993, we've seen many significant "firsts" in the history of Safe Software and FME®. Check out the timeline below for a look at just some of the key milestones we've accomplished over the years.
Date |
Key Milestones |
| 1993 |
- Safe Software is open for business
- Focus on translation technology to/from the SAIF format
- Training and consulting services represent 100% of total revenue
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| 1994 |
- FME product development begins
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| 1995 |
- FME development still underway
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| 1996 |
- First version of FME released
- Revenue from FME sales grows to 10%
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| 1997 |
- FME 2.0 released
- Revenue from FME sales surpasses consulting revenue for the very first time
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| 1998 |
- FME 2.1 and 2.2 released
- Grandfather to SpatialDirect deployed at PanCanadian (MapWiz)
- First server-based deployment of FME
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| 1999 |
- Preview of Workbench introduced in FME 2.3a
- FME Objects debuts
- SpatialDirect released
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| 2000 |
- FME 2000 released
- Development begins on application extender
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| 2001 |
- FME 2002 released
- First FME Objects OEM agreement signed
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| 2002 |
- Vision of Workbench realized with the release of FME 2003
- FME Objects delivers the first FME-enabled applications
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| 2003 |
- FME 2003 X2 and FME 2004 released
- Custom formats added
- FME Objects grows to approximately 10% of total revenue
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| 2004 |
- FME 2004 and FME 2004 ICE released
- Number of formats supported surpasses 150
- Major OEM agreements signed with leading GIS vendors including:
- Autodesk Map 2005 3D (first FME-enabled application)
- ArcGIS 9.0 Data Interoperability Extension (second FME-enabled application,
most extensive OEM agreement to date)
- ArcIMS 9.0 Data Delivery Extension (licensing agreement for SpatialDirect technology)
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| 2005 |
- FME 2005 released
- Arrival of compound transformers and bookmarks
- Prototypes of FME Integration with ETL tools introduced
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| 2006 |
- FME 2006 and FME 2006GB released
- FME extends support for key data formats with the addition of GML 3.1.1, GML SF Level 0 Profile, KML and EDIGEO
- Other major enhancements include: Python scripting support, Rich Geometry Models, Custom Transformers,
published parameters and shared directories
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| 2007 |
- FME 2007 released with over 1800 enhancements
- FME now supports raster data
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| 2008 |
- FME 2008 released with new support for BIM and 3D data
- New FME Server launched to give organizations a more efficient way to distribute spatial data
and a scalable, services-oriented architecture for high volume spatial ETL processing
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| 2009 |
- FME 2009 released with 20% faster data conversion
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| 2010 |
- FME 2010 released with new innovations in data accessibility and usability
enhancements that enable faster adoption
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| 2011 |
- FME 2011 released, adding support for point clouds as well as improvements that enable faster XML creation.
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