About Greenstreet

Company history in brief

Greenstreet® Software Limited was formed from the merger, in 2001, of GST Technology and eGames Europe. A major publisher and developer of PC software, Greenstreet covers a diverse variety of areas from print products through to puzzles and games.

A Brief History of GST
GST was founded in 1979 as a contract development company producing software systems, for example, typesetting software for the Beijing Daily. GST worked on software for many early home computer systems including MSX (Shark Hunter and other games), Sinclair QL (Assembler and Small C), Atari ST (1st Word and 1st Word plus). The company rose to international fame with the release of its world-beating DTP package, Timeworks Publisher for the ST & PC. GST went on to develop a whole range of graphics productivity software, including Draw (previously called Designworks - now at Version 4), Photo FX 2 and the ‘Maker’ range of print products.

Home users and small businesses have been using GST products in a number of different guises for many years. With publishing partners in America and Europe, such as Canon, Macmillan, NEBS (Pagemagic) and Fuji, GST was the developing power behind millions of DTP and graphic software packages worldwide. If it has a ‘.DTP’ file extension then its a GST development!

History of eGames
eGames was originally called RomTech and was listed on Nasdaq (EGAM). In 1995 it purchased a subsidiary of GST called Software Partners that sold eGames products outside North America; it was then renamed eGames Europe. In 2001 Greenstreet acquired this company and with it the rights to republish eGames products in most countries outside of the USA.

Greenstreet
Greenstreet Software acquired the rights to both GST's internally developed software and the eGames brand and range in 2001. Now developing and publishing under the Greenstreet® brand, we aim to ensure all our customers receive top quality software and support.

The 2001 ‘merger’ with eGames Europe gave Greenstreet the right to distribute low cost, high value, family friendly entertainment titles in the UK and Europe, thereby advancing its prospects and vastly broadening its product portfolio. Greenstreet has further expanded its range with titles such as National Geographic, Discover and Professor Teaches. The Greenstreet Publisher range has been winning awards worldwide and we intend to repeat this success with all of our latest releases.

Present day
Today, Greenstreet routinely sells software to distribution partners in at least 41 countries. Through deals with manufacturers, license arrangements, retail purchase and the Internet the company achieves sales worldwide. Greenstreet focuses on top quality products, both developed in-house and by outside parties. We also provide free technical support to end users from all over the world.

Our publishing partners are located in many countries throughout the world, from the USA to Japan and our products are licensed to them, often under different brands. Greenstreet also produces games and utility software and continues to develop new titles in-house. Products are usually translated into several European languages, with much of the translation work being carried out in-house. A rigorous, well-established test department ensures that only the very best software gets the Greenstreet stamp of approval.

The Future
Always on the lookout for exciting new products to publish and market, Greenstreet continues to update and expand its wide range of software. We are upgrading and improving our technology and are updating most products to work with Vista. PC Art & Craft is a brand new print range with many innovative features, increased power and usability. We also sell the world’s best B2B network training products from Professor Teaches. Amongst our new product ranges we have easy to use software for Digital Cameras and compulsive puzzle games. Greenstreet has also launched a Green Label budget range of superb value products for the price conscious customer. Watch this space for more exciting developments.