SuccessInc - Maynard L. Dokken Journey | ASP Evolution | Payment Gateway | to Milinx | 14 Year Journey

I thought the idea was simple. Provide a service over a network that people could subscribe to and connect providers. SuccessInc was founded in 1987 for that purpose. I was looking for a challenge so started researching networks and networking with local techies. I found out there was a new network coming together for Universities called UUNET. This was the tool I needed for my idea to become more easily adoptable.

The Six Principles of an ASP (SaaS) Service accomplished in 1988:

ASP (SaaS) Vertical
"The first step was to build the backend for the first vertical to test and master one industry. The first Theme was named APP1. The new distribution or data exchange was given the name of AppNet."

ASP (PaaS) Gateway
"The gateway or ASP gateway was called APPNET designed to give users simple setup of a new Theme User Profile of Vertical using a Code Repository for news users to upload and new providers to download a new app design and a new vertical such as Insurance."

Customizable Application Platform
“APPNET framework was designed to allow users and provider to find routes to reader application and datastores for customized applications to fit any market or industry vertical."

Shared User Profile and Data Repository
"The first APPNET reader application or 'Theme Package' APP1 in our code repository was 'Employment Descriptions and Listings' succinc-emp-1.0 which included the Shared Profile & Data Repository for access to all shared accounts and uploaded themes in the User Datastore including credentials and users last settings and themes."

Multi-tenant Architecture
"The customized Minix OS provided APPNET login to multi channel access server connections. The Minix File System or Database Schema provided a single user APPNET login access point (route) to user files and controls with shared APP credentials."

Cloud-like Storage and Access
"APPNET ASP SaaS PaaS Cloud Computing framework for single user account access to all user APPs, App Accounts, and Datastores including UUCP datasync.”

SuccessInc was an incubator project started for businesses to interconnect with customers within a network. Minix OS was used as a Shell Access exchange server to develop an Online Recruitment Board in 1987. ExecPC BBS Bulletin Board Services was setup for SuccessInc application user posts and questions. BBS was the Social Media Dial Up Ancestor.

The first project or APP1 was created on a SuccessInc server setup as a data exchange between the University Network UUNET and Employment Boards which was the first known ASP service provider in 1988.

As a note Milinx launched in 1997 named as a derivative of Minix. Unix was used in the backend SunMicrosystems servers and the first commercial mobile app developed in Milinx 2000-2001.

During the development of SuccessInc a pivot was required to have a viable market for our platform that could pay monthly fees to cover T1 Network costs. In that process we realized the credit market seemed to be out of balance. We also had found a weakness in security of credit agencies and notified them we were able to download from their portal all the reports internal and public. It was two discoveries in one.

As a result AssuredCard was launched in "1994-1999" as a service to reduce credit stress related to payments and over the limit fees. We were very cognizant of security issues for customers even though at that time the applications came in by mail. We knew we needed to create a secure backend for registration as well payments. Initially we had implemented what was the best possible structure for security using two separate networks. One with newly released Windows NT which had access to the internet and the other using Novell NetWare which was used for customer accounts accessible by a separate department. We needed to link the two together in a secure manner for updating accounts online to make the operation efficient. AssuredCredit was created for that purpose.

The AssuredCredit Web Portal was in development from 1997 as an Intranet and launched in 1999 as a Web Portal to work in web and browser applications. It was used as the testing ground for the first Universal Online Payment Gateway technology. It used Netscape Crossware and Oracle COBRA technology for the front-end UI.

This portal backend framework and database schema were replicated within the Milinx ASP applications on updated Milinx ASP hosted architecture using SunMicrosystems, Oracle, Cisco and Netscape technology.

Relational and meta database functionality were added for the Milinx miCRM, miCollaboration or SocialCollab and Commerce applications using the Oracle database engine.

The portal was again re-developed and engineered as miPortal with Advanced Search & Payment Gateway management functions including miBilling as a primary user management module for the Online Payment Gateway.

It was developed for and used the Oracle 9i database engine for hosted services with a Javabeans layer. The updated ASP miPortal included a Universal API and toolkit for ASP applications using the Universal Hosted Desktop framework.

Milinx was a name derived as a derivative of Minix, a Unix OS used to develop the original ASP server in 1988 by SuccessInc. As we created the payment gateway we established working relationships with Sun Microsystems, Oracle and Cisco.

Milinx was launched as an ASP in 1997 and merged into a market entity in 1999. A partner entity was setup to provide Online Payment Gateway services to financial institutions called CreditAssure Financial. The next generation of ASP and financial technology had begun.