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'''Distributed Processing Technology''' (DPT) was founded in 1977, in Maitland, Florida. DPT was an early pioneer in computer storage technology, popularizing the use of disk caching in the 1980’s and 1990’s. DPT was the first company to design, manufacture and sell microprocessor-based intelligent caching disc controllers to the OEM computer market. Prior to DPT, disk caching technology had been implemented in proprietary hardware in mainframe computing to improve the speed of disk access.<ref name=obj6:3>{{cite journal|title=Maitland manufacturer's electronic part becomes darling of computer trade|journal=Orlando Business Journal|date=July 2-8, 1989|volume=6:3|url=http://www.stevegoldman.com/Publications/AboutSG/1989-07-02%20OBJ%20-%20Maitland%20Manufacturer's%20Electronic%20Part%20Becomes%20Darling%20of%20Computer%20Trade.pdf|accessdate=25 August 2014}}</ref><ref name=obj9:19/>

DPT's''Distributed productsProcessing popularizedTechnology''' (DPT) was founded in 1977, in Maitland, Florida. DPT was an early pioneer in computer storage technology, popularizing the use of disk caching in the 1980’s and 1990’s.<ref name=obj6:3DPT />was Accordingthe first company to Bill Brothersdesign, Unixmanufacture productand managersell atmicroprocessor-based theintelligent Santacaching Cruzdisc Operationcontrollers (SCO),to athe OEM computer operatingmarket. systemPrior vendor outto of CaliforniaDPT, "Thedisk kindcaching oftechnology performancehad thosebeen guysimplemented (DPT)in produceproprietary ishardware phenomenal.in It'smainframe unlikecomputing anyto otherimprove productthe onspeed theof marketdisk access."<ref name=obj9obj6:193>{{cite journal|title=TechnologyMaitland Topsmanufacturer's Silverelectronic 50part becomes darling of computer trade|journal=Orlando Business Journal|date=OctJuly 16-222–8, 19921989|volume=96:193|url=http://www.stevegoldman.com/Publications/AboutSG/19921989-1007-1602%20OBJ%20-%20DPT20Maitland%20Takes20Manufacturer's%20Byte20Electronic%20Out20Part%20Becomes%20Darling%20of%20Silver20Computer%205020Trade.pdf|accessdate=2725 August 2014}}</ref><ref name=obj9:19/>

DPT's products popularized the use of disk caching in the 1980’s.<ref name=obj6:3 /> According to Bill Brothers, Unix product manager at the Santa Cruz Operation (SCO), a computer operating system vendor out of California, "The kind of performance those guys (DPT) produce is phenomenal. It's unlike any other product on the market."<ref name=obj9:19>{{cite journal|title=Technology Tops Silver 50|journal=Orlando Business Journal|date=Oct 16–22, 1992|volume=9:19|url=http://www.stevegoldman.com/Publications/AboutSG/1992-10-16%20OBJ%20-%20DPT%20Takes%20Byte%20Out%20of%20Silver%2050.pdf|accessdate=27 August 2014}}</ref>

DPT was founded by Steve Goldman who served as the President and Chief Executive Officer until DPT was acquired in January 2000.

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<ref>{{cite news|last1=Goldman|first1=Stephen|title=Caching Disk Controller Relieves System Bottlenecks|work=Digital Design|issue=Vol 14 Number 9, Page 102|publisher=Morgan-Grampian|date=September 1984}}</ref>

<ref>{{cite news|last1=Goldman|first1=Stephen|title=Disk Controller Unburdens Real Time Applications|work=Digital Design|issue=Vol 13 Number 6, Page 129|publisher=Morgan-Grampian|date=June 1983}}</ref>

==References==

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