Towards the end of 1995 it became clear that, while there was a developing market for Internet Consulting, an area of unlimited potential was the development and support of electronic commerce software tools. The focus was shifted in early 1996 and WebGenie® Software Pty Ltd was registered on 1 July, 1996.

An operational agreement was reached between WebGenie® Software Pty Ltd and Luminis Pty Ltd - the technology transfer company of The University of Adelaide - and this agreement remained in place until 30 September, 1997.

WebGenie Software was one of the first companies accepted into the Playford Centre, the South Australian Government's vision for the future of Information Technology industry in the state. WebGenie Software operated from the headquarters of Playford Centre from 1 October, 1997 till March 24, 1999 before moving to the Commerce and Research Campus of The University of Adelaide at Thebarton, South Australia.

Recognition and Awards
WebGenie was among the 10 Australian companies selected for the inaugural Silicon Valley E-commerce Mission sponsored by Australian Trade Commission and The Australian Financial Review in October, 1998.

The founder of WebGenie Software Pty Ltd, Dr. Arapaut Sivaprasad, was nominated for the coveted "Ernst and Young's Entrepreneur of the Year" award in 2001. Also as "Successful Indian in Australia".

One of our products - "RealMail by BoxSentry" - won the coveted Consensus Software Award - jointly sponsored by Microsoft and others - in 2006. In 2005, RealMail was the winner of Secrets Of Australian IT innovation award by the Commonwealth Government of Australia. It continues to win prestigious awards in Asia (see www.boxsentry.com for details)

Present and Future

WebGenie is a technology innovation and transfer company that develops, grows and spins off new technologies as independent entities.

SearchHound Inc. - one of the first pay-per-click search engines in the world - was a WebGenie innovation. SearchHound was transferred to a US company in the year 2000 and it subsequently got listed in NASDAQ and Berlin stock exchanges.

BoxSentry Pte Ltd. - the next spin-off from WebGenie - is now operating independently from its head quarters in Singapore.

SpeedUpMyWebSite - a unique product created in collaboration with ConstructZero (www.constructzero.com) is aimed at not only assisting website owners to improve the performance of their websites but to generate revenue for funding an ambitious project to improve the quality of life in developing world.

The WebGenie vision for the future includes - among other things - an innovative technology to address a challenge facing mobile phone users. Please watch this space for its announcement in 2009.