MKS Inc. (MKS) is a provider of software products and services in the application development and deployment (software application lifecycle management (ALM)) and cross-platform development and systems administration (Interoperability or IO) markets. The Company operates in two segments: ALM and IO. The ALM segment develops and markets software solutions that assist programmers in the creation of traditional and Web-based software, and in the management of the software development process. The IO segment encompasses products that address the issues surrounding cross-platform development, application migration, systems administration and network management.