According to Mat Bettinson, Xenolink's author, Jonathan Forbes, developed the LZX compression scheme used in Microsoft's CAB Format, and works for Microsoft.

Mark Henneyey writes:

"Xenolink was created by Jonathan Forbes in Toronto here, and was later sold to a group that included Bart Schraa and a bunch of guys, including Bruce Lawson, who ran a california-based support board. Jonathan was a brilliant programmer who sold Xeno as well as creating his superior compression code LZX, which was later made public domain when the code caught Microsoft's eye. They captured him. :)"