much on references to primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . september 2008 learn how and when to remove this template message memex technology ltd type private industry law enforcement security it founded 1979 headquarters east kilbride scotland key people david carrick chairman & ceo graham scott chief financial officer products intelligence analysis software revenue 5 113 497 y e 2011 number of employees 110 2013 website www.memex.com memex technology limited is a scottish software company delivering mission critical information systems and services for the law enforcement and security markets . it is headquartered in peel park in east kilbride scotland . in july 2010 it was acquired by sas institute inc. with the aim of expanding sas presence in the law enforcement market . 1 contents 1 areas of business 2 history 3 see also 4 references 5 external links areas of business edit memex has developed a number of software databases and analysis applications used by uk and us police forces . approximately 25 % of the united kingdoms police forces make use of memex s software and a number of united states federal agencies use memex in counter terrorism . the company has a global presence operating through a network of commercial partners . the united states is the country where memex has the strongest presence outside of in the uk and the company has a dedicated office in vienna virginia . history edit the company is named after the concept of memex a machine that could act as an extension to the human memory into which vast amounts of varied information could be deposited and later retrieved . in 1972 as technology progressed two academics in edinburgh set out to realise dr. bush s vision . professor fred heath then dean of computing at heriot watt university and dr. graham woyka designed the state diagrams and circuitry necessary to implement bush s memex concept . during this process woyka and heath founded the research and development firm memex group limited . in 1984 memex released the first of its hardware database solutions the memex intelligence engine which remained at the core of the company s software products for many years . in its early years memex experienced steady growth primarily selling into military markets . the software version of the memex intelligence engine was developed in 1988 and three markets emerged for the software law enforcement defence intelligence and commercial fraud . memex technology merged with sas and became sas public security . see also edit crimint a database system provided by memex to the metropolitan police uk references edit memex technology limited profile 1 sas press release on memex acquisition external links edit memex technology limited website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title memex technology limited & oldid 647093525 categories software companies of scotlandcompanies based in vienna virginiahidden categories articles lacking reliable references from september 2008all articles lacking reliable references navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 14 february 2015 at 12 41 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view