Kate+bolseth+boldon+james ~upd~ Jun 2026

| Year | Milestone | |------|-----------| | | James Boldon (a former UK Ministry of Defence analyst) teams up with Simon James (software engineer) to launch Boldon James Ltd. in Bristol, UK. | | 1997 | Release of “Message Control” , a secure messaging add‑on for Microsoft Outlook. | | 2005 | Secures first major government contract (UK Ministry of Defence) for Secure Email Gateway . | | 2012 | Introduces Data Classification Manager (DCM) – a cross‑platform, label‑based classification engine. | | 2020 | Acquired by HelpSystems (U.S. security‑automation firm); retains brand as a product line. |