Самому стало интересно, не напутал ли чего. Вот что они сами про себя
пишут:
Altium (formerly Protel International Limited) was founded by Nick Martin in 1985 in Hobart, Tasmania, to develop PC-based software to aid in the design of Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs). His initial DOS PCB design tool was readily accepted by the Australian electronics industry, and by mid-1986 Altium was exporting the design package through distributors to the United States and Europe.
There was little EDA software available for the Windows platform at the time, despite advances in its processing capabilities and reliability, and there were increasing numbers of design engineers using Windows-based operating systems. Consequently, in 1991 Altium released the world’s first Windows-based PCB design system, Advanced PCB.
...led to Altium undertaking a successful IPO, and listing on the Australian stock market in August 1999. The funds raised were used to make suitable company and technology acquisitions in 2000/01, including the purchases of ACCEL Technologies, Metamor Inc, Innovative CAD Software and TASKING BV. With these technologies Altium was able to enter the FPGA Design and Synthesis market in 2000, and the Embedded Software Development market in 2001.
To better reflect the company’s new market position of having multiple brands in the embedded and FPGA as well as EDA markets, on August 6, 2001 Protel International was renamed Altium Limited.
Ник Мартин у них и правда главная шишка. Зарплата 1 доллар в год (на кой ему зарплата?), акций на сколько-то там миллионов.
Полез копаться в старом хламе, надыбал:
--прога под вынь "Advanced PCB Design" в окошке "About" обозначает себя так: "Protel For Windows Electronic Design System", Version 2.0.4, Copyright 1991,94, Protel Technology Inc.
--прога под вынь "Advanced Schematic" в окошке "About" обозначает себя так: "Protel For Windows Electronic Design System", Version 2.0.4, Copyright 1992,94, Protel Technology Inc.
В Австралии компаний "Inc" нет, это типично американская штучка. Сейчас штаб-квартра Альтиум в Австралии, в Сиднее, это верно. Как они в Австралии опять оказались - не знаю. Может, это Ник Мартин такие хитрые выверты делал: в Австралии начинал, потом в штаты подался, но затем решил опять в Австралию вернуться.