Charles M. Stack
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Charles M. Stack is an internet pioneer based in Cleveland Ohio. He is credited with founding the first internet store Book Stacks Unlimited
, before the World Wide Web
and the first web-based store Books.com. He went on to found Flashline Inc. an early adopter of code re-use in software development. Flashline was purchased by BEA Systems
which was subsequently purchase by Oracle Corporation
. His latest venture iNomadics is focused on creating apps for portable devices.
Book Stacks Unlimited
Book Stacks Unlimited was an online bookstore created by Charles M. Stack in 1992, two years before Jeff Bezos launched Amazon.com. Stack's store, selling new books, began as a dial-up bulletin board located in Cleveland...
, before the World Wide Web
World Wide Web
The World Wide Web is a system of interlinked hypertext documents accessed via the Internet...
and the first web-based store Books.com. He went on to found Flashline Inc. an early adopter of code re-use in software development. Flashline was purchased by BEA Systems
BEA Systems
BEA Systems, Inc. specialized in enterprise infrastructure software products known as "middleware", which connect software applications to databases and was acquired by Oracle Corporation on April 29, 2008.- History :...
which was subsequently purchase by Oracle Corporation
Oracle Corporation
Oracle Corporation is an American multinational computer technology corporation that specializes in developing and marketing hardware systems and enterprise software products – particularly database management systems...
. His latest venture iNomadics is focused on creating apps for portable devices.