Abstract
From the time of its inception in 1988 until June 1992, Linear Systems' business focused exclusively on reselling computers and digital photographic equipment. Given the competitive and saturated nature of the market, Chris Parsons (founder and CEO) recognized the need for change. He commenced transforming Linear Systems, making it a leader in digital imaging technology. By September 1998, Parsons had reinvented Linear Systems' principal business purpose-digital photography and software. By leveraging Linear Systems' success in the digital imaging hardware market, Linear Systems has re-invented itself into both a software developer and a builder/integrator of computer hardware, the integration of which transformed Linear Systems into a full service digital-data management company which provided data management solutions to business and government agencies. While the re-invention process started more than 10 years ago, the breakthrough came in 2005 when several large law enforcement agencies collaborated with Linear to develop its Digital Information Management System known as DIMS Image Server. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]