Hmmm.
Well, it is England Technical Services, named for its founder.
I would characterize the ETS/Liant relationship as, "They were the original authors of some of the add-on tools sold by Liant. In most cases, Liant has added substantial technical value to those products."
I think Bob is too smart to do his own compiler and runtime; he would forfeit his neutrality in the tools business and thereby shrink his potential market.
Tom Morrison