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Geocomtex was founded in [[1999]] to combat the [[Y2K bug]], ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Products (feature)}}) after [[Henry van Statten]]'s [[Edward Van Statten|father]] reluctantly signed over the [[Van Statten Corporation]] to him before his [[death]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Dalek (novelisation)}}) While the company originally just specialised in [[Information technology|IT]] [[solution]]s, ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Henry Van Statten (short story)}}) given that one of Van Statten's father's personal assistants, [[Otto von Donitz]], had taught him to invest his money into the [[telecommunication]]s business, ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Dalek (novelisation)}}) the company would expand into "every area of cutting edge technology", utilising scavenged and recovered alien objects left on [[Earth]] to create their [[Technology|technological]] and [[medical]] [[innovation]]s. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Dalek (TV story)}}, [[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)|chaptnum=3|chaptname=Everything Changes|page=146}}) | Geocomtex was founded in [[1999]] to combat the [[Y2K bug]], ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Products (feature)}}) after [[Henry van Statten]]'s [[Edward Van Statten|father]] reluctantly signed over the [[Van Statten Corporation]] to him before his [[death]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Dalek (novelisation)}}) While the company originally just specialised in [[Information technology|IT]] [[solution]]s, ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Henry Van Statten (short story)}}) given that one of Van Statten's father's personal assistants, [[Otto von Donitz]], had taught him to invest his money into the [[telecommunication]]s business, ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Dalek (novelisation)}}) the company would expand into "every area of cutting edge technology", utilising scavenged and recovered alien objects left on [[Earth]] to create their [[Technology|technological]] and [[medical]] [[innovation]]s. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Dalek (TV story)}}, [[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)|chaptnum=3|chaptname=Everything Changes|page=146}}) | ||
In the week following the [[Slitheen family|Slitheen]]'s failed [[London UFO crash|attempt to plunge Earth into nuclear war]] on [[6 March|6]]-[[7 March]] [[2006]], [[Mickey Smith]] ([[TV]]: {{cs|Aliens of London (TV story)}}, {{cs|World War Three (TV story)}}, etc.) interviewed Van Statten about his thoughts on [[alien]]s on his conspiracy website [[Who is Doctor Who?]], ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Henry Van Statten (short story)}}) as | In the week following the [[Slitheen family|Slitheen]]'s failed [[London UFO crash|attempt to plunge Earth into nuclear war]] on [[6 March|6]]-[[7 March]] [[2006]], [[Mickey Smith]] ([[TV]]: {{cs|Aliens of London (TV story)}}, {{cs|World War Three (TV story)}}, etc.) interviewed Van Statten about his thoughts on [[alien]]s on his conspiracy website [[Who is Doctor Who?]], ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Henry Van Statten (short story)}}) as, by that time, Van Statten had become well-known for his interest in aliens. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Henry Van Statten (short story)}}, {{cs|The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)|chaptnum=3|chaptname=Everything Changes|page=146}}) Van Statten spoke about how Geocomtex funded his vested interest in the collection of alien artefacts, as well as generously giving Mickey a [[pile]] of Geocomtex [[hardware]] to offer as a [[prize]] for an alien-themed writing competition. Mickey also started advertising Geocomtex on his website. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Henry Van Statten (short story)}}) | ||
[[File:Support Site & FAQs TRB.jpg|thumb|[[GEOCOMTEX - Support Site & FAQS|A page]] on the [[Geocomtex website]] as of [[Christmas Eve]], [[2007]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Runaway Bride (TV story)|The Runaway Bride]]'')]] | [[File:Support Site & FAQs TRB.jpg|thumb|[[GEOCOMTEX - Support Site & FAQS|A page]] on the [[Geocomtex website]] as of [[Christmas Eve]], [[2007]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Runaway Bride (TV story)|The Runaway Bride]]'')]] | ||
