Mincom Limited

Infobox Company
company_name = Mincom Proprietary Limited
type = Private
foundation = 1979
location_city = Brisbane
location_country = Australia
key_people = Greg Clark (CEO)
num_employees = 1,200
industry = Information Technology
products = Software
homepage = [http://www.mincom.com mincom.com]
intl = yes

Mincom Proprietary Limited is an Australian software company, headquartered in the city of Brisbane. It is best known for its flagship asset management software, Mincom Ellipse, [cite web
title = Queensland Success Stories: Mincom
url=http://www.iib.qld.gov.au/industry/successstories/mincom.asp
accessdate = 2008-01-19 ] although it also maintains a number of other software products targeting mining and manufacturing operations. [cite web
title = Company Profile
url=http://www.mincom.com/Company/About/#
accessdate = 2008-01-19 ]

The US investment firm Francisco Partners made a private bid for the company in 2007, [cite news
last = Walsh
first = Liam
title = Mincom stalked
publisher = The Courier-Mail
date = 2007-01-18
url = http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,21080971-3122,00.html
accessdate = 2008-01-19 ] valued at $315 million Australian dollars. [cite news
last = Woodhead
first = Ben
title = US group makes Mincom bid
publisher = Australian IT
date = 2007-01-18
url = http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,21078811-15316,00.html
accessdate = 2008-01-19 ]

The company's name was originally devised as a contraction of the term "mining computing", as the company's initial products were aimed at the mining industry. [cite news
title = Billing could be the mother lode
publisher = Sydney Morning Herald
date = 2006-05-09
url = http://www.smh.com.au/news/perspectives/billing-could-be-the-mother-lode/2006/05/08/1146940440971.html
accessdate = 2008-01-19 ]

Mincom's North American operations are based out of Denver, Colorado.

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