The story
Aladdin Systems was established as a Macintosh-focused software company, building its reputation around data compression and disk management utilities. Its flagship product, StuffIt, became a widely-used standard for file compression on the Mac platform. The company also developed StuffIt InstallerMaker, a software delivery suite, the ShrinkWrap disk image utility (acquired from shareware developer Chad Magendanz in 1996), and Spring Cleaning, a system optimisation utility.
From 1995 the company began releasing StuffIt components for Windows, with the full StuffIt for Windows following in 2000. Ports for Linux and Solaris arrived in 2001, though both Unix versions were later discontinued after the Smith Micro acquisition.
In April 2004, Aladdin Systems was acquired by PC software publisher International Microcomputer Software Inc. (IMSI). Shortly afterwards, in July 2004, the company was required to change its name as part of a trademark settlement with Aladdin Knowledge Systems, adopting the name Allume Systems.
In 2005, Allume Systems was acquired by Smith Micro Software from IMSI. Under Smith Micro, the company expanded its catalogue to include graphics, imaging, internet security and utility software.
From Wikipedia’s article on Allume Systems, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3