On-Line PLC
Overview
Founded in 1989 in the United Kingdom by computer veterans
Clement Chambers and
Michael Hodges,
On-line was among the first to develop both massively multiplayer internet games and CD-ROM boxed products. In 1996
On-line PLC was formed and floated on the AIM market in London.
In August 1996, the company acquired
On-Line Entertainment Ltd. On-line's developers enjoyed a series of successes, from
The Lawnmower Man (on CD-i) to
Micro Machines (on Colour Gameboy).
Since approximately 1999, the company ran one of the first MMOG online games,
Iron Wolves, a real-time, graphical, 3D naval simulation for Windows developed by
Interactive Broadcasting. The Iron Wolves server continued operation until September 2002.
On-line Sports Games, a label, was launched during 1999 with the release of
Giant Killers, a soccer management game. In May 2000
Rod Cobain was appointed Marketing Director of
On-line Sports Games Ltd. ready for the release of the next product
Giant Killers Euro Manager 2000.
Their publishing division,
Akaei plc, was established in early 2000.
In 1999, the company began a British financial service and stock exchange network called ADVFN.com which was listed on London's AIM market in 2000. By May of 2003, ADVFN became the company's primary business, and the name On-Line was no longer used. ADVFN is still active in 2008.
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