Mainstreet Computers: Setting the standard since 1982
Much has changed since Mainstreet Computers first opened it's doors in the Spring of 1982. The era of fax machines and traveling salesmen has given rise to email, video conferencing and internet marketing. Mainstreet Computers has remained a step ahead of our world's changing technology and effectively adapted it for the benefit of our clients.
In May of 1982, David Carnahan and Thomas Bowles began programming in Cobol. The software programs they produced were custom programs creating exclusively for each individual client and designed to run on the UNIX operating system. It was not until 1985 that the first glass business expressed interest. A modified version of the software developed for that glass business became Mainstreet Computers' Glas-Avenue Software system. With the release of Glas-Avenue 1.0, designed for the Windows operating system, Mainstreet Computers experienced a multitude of glass businesses ready to automate.
Over the past 20 years, Mainstreet Computers has been the first to introduce many features to the glass industry; including EDI, online ordering and the first complete, in-house accounting package. The release of Glas-Avenue 8.0 debuts Glas-Avenue as never before; the most powerful and comprehensive glass-specific software product available.
In the early part of 2006, Mainstreet Computers opened a new division: Mainstreet Web Services. This new division's sole purpose is to broaden the advertising horizons of our clients by providing for them a strong, stable and effective presence on the internet.
Technology evolves to make our lives easier. Over the past 25 years Mainstreet Computers has introduced many time-saving features to the glass industry by making use of the latest technologies available.
Of all the "Firsts" Mainstreet Computers introduced to the glass industry, the one that stands out more than any is the Glas-Avenue Accounting System. In 1984 Mainstreet Computers released the very first fully integrated, in-house Accounting System; better yet, it was created specifically for businesses in the glass industry. To this day, Mainstreet Computers remains the only glass software provider to offer a fully integrated, in-house Accounting System.
The internet was still in development in 1984, but the infrastructure established via dial-up modems to prepare for international connections allowed Mainstreet Computers to be the first glass software provider to offer Real-Time remote support.
By 1991, Mainstreet Computers was the first company to process insurance claims via the internet through, what is now, Glas-Avenue EDI (Electronic Data Interchange).
The year 2003 marked the first ever release of GLAXIS dispatching. Once again, Mainstreet Computers paved the way.
As the GLAXIS service became more popular, GLAXIS Gold Partner certification became available; Mainstreet Computers was the first to achieve that certification in 2006.
