| 词条 | Platinum Technology |
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name = Platinum Technology Inc.| logo = | fate = acquired by CA | foundation = 1987| defunct = 1999| location = Oakbrook Terrace, IL United States| key_people = Andrew Filipowski founder| num_employees = 5,000| industry = Enterprise software }} Platinum Technology Inc. was founded by Andrew Filipowski in 1987 to market and support deployment of database management software products and the applications enabled by database management technology and to render related services. Over its 12-year history, it was known for its acquisition of other companies,[1] having bought more than 50 companies between 1994 and 1999 and growing to become the eighth largest global software company with revenue of a billion dollars per year.[2] Acquisitions included Altai, Inc. (1995),[3] AutoSystems Corporation, Brownstone Solutions, ICON Computing, Intervista Software, Locus Computing Corporation, LBMS (1998),[4] Logic Works (1998),[5] Protosoft, RELTECH Group, Memco Software, Softool, SQL TOOLS, Inc., Trinzic, Viatech and VREAM (1996).[6] The company was a member of the UML Partners consortium. Acquisition by Computer AssociatesIn March 1999, Platinum was itself acquired by Computer Associates (CA) for 3.5 billion U.S. dollars, at that time the largest transaction in the history of the software industry.[7] CA offered $29.25 per share, almost a three-to-one premium over Platinum's stock price of $9.875.[8] TransitionIn 2001, CA was sued by the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), alleging that the two companies prematurely reduced competition between each other.[9] The DOJ claimed that this was achieved by agreeing to limit discounts offered to customers before the deal was completed. AcquisitionsProtosoft{{Infobox company |name = Protosoft Inc.| logo = | fate = acquired by Platinum Technology | foundation = 1990| defunct = 1995| location = Houston, TX United States| key_people = Dr. Anthony Lekkos, Erick Rivas, founders| num_employees = 50| industry = Computer software| products = Enterprise modeling software| }} In November 1995, Protosoft was acquired by Platinum Technology for 40 million U.S. dollars.[10][11] Protosoft was founded by Dr. Anthony Lekkos and Erick Rivas in 1990 to develop and market Paradigm Plus, an object-oriented analysis and design (OOAD) modeling product and associated code generation and reverse engineering tools. Memco Software{{Infobox company |name = Memco Software Ltd.| logo = | fate = merged with Platinum Technology | foundation = 1990| defunct = 1998| location = Tel Aviv Israel| key_people = Israel Mazin (Founder and CEO)| num_employees = 150| industry = Computer software| products = Software security solution| }} In September 1998, Platinum Technology acquired Israeli company Memco Software (Nasdaq: MEMCF). The acquisition was accounted for as a stock-for-stock pooling of interests valued at just more than $400 million. The combined offering of both companies was aimed at providing a complete software security solution for protecting enterprise networks, databases, and systems across multiple platforms.[12] With this merger; Platinum was hoping to become a major security software provider in areas such as access control, single sign-on, user and database security administration, authentication, intrusion detection, secure communications, and policy audit.[13] Memco Software was founded in 1990 in Tel Aviv, Israel; in 1996 it had an initial public offering on NASDAQ, raising $50 million. Following the acquisition of Platinum by Computer Associates, Memco Software became the basis for CA’s research and development center in Israel.[14] References1. ^{{cite news | author = Jean Schauer | title = Platinum Technology - The Element of Success | url = http://www.dmreview.com/issues/19980901/419-1.html | work = DM Review | date = September 1998 | accessdate = 2008-03-23 | quote = ...today we are more representative of the companies that we acquired than we are of the original Platinum}} 2. ^{{cite news |author=Richard McCaffery |title=Software Makers Add Federal Might With New Buys |url=http://www.washingtontechnology.com/news/14_1/business/454-1.html |work=Washington Technology |date=April 12, 1999 |accessdate=2008-03-23 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20051125110244/http://www.washingtontechnology.com/news/14_1/business/454-1.html |archivedate=November 25, 2005 |deadurl=yes |df= }} 3. ^{{cite journal|date= May 1, 1995|title=Altai sold for $23M in stock.; Altai Inc.; Mergers/Acquisitions/Alliances|journal=Software Industry Report|volume=27|issue=9|pages=4|issn=1042-7252}} 4. ^{{cite book|author1=Mark A. Ardis|author2=Barbara L. Marcolin|title=Diffusing Software Product and Process Innovations|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PfyXTB5rqHUC&pg=PA169|date=31 March 2001|publisher=Springer Science & Business Media|isbn=978-0-7923-7331-5|page=169}} 5. ^{{cite news |last=Mullins |first=Craig |url=http://www.tdan.com/view-articles/17268 |title=The Database Report - April 2014 |work= The Data Administration Newsletter |date=2004-04-01 |accessdate=2014-12-05 |quote=The product was originally developed by LogicWorks, which was acquired by Platinum technology, inc. in 1998. }} 6. ^"PLATINUM TECHNOLOGY, INC. FORM S-1" {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141210082945/http://ipoalerts.edgar-online.com/EFX_dll/EDGARpro.dll?FetchFilingHTML1%3FID=in_535257&SessionID=VDdY6m_fwz3nF6V |date=2014-12-10 }}, November 12, 1997. Retrieved 2014-11-30. 7. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.crn.com/it-channel/18803143|title=CA To Buy Platinum For $3.5 Billion|publisher=CRN|accessdate=2007-08-29|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927232050/http://www.crn.com/it-channel/18803143|archivedate=2007-09-27|df=}} 8. ^{{cite news | title = Computer Associates to Purchase a Rival | url = https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D03EED61130F933A05750C0A96F958260 | work = New York Times | date = March 30, 1999 | accessdate = 2008-05-18}} 9. ^{{cite news |author=Jennifer Hagendorf Follett |title=CA, Platinum Technology Named In Antitrust Suit |url=http://www.crn.com/it-channel/18817390 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130120064909/http://www.crn.com/it-channel/18817390 |dead-url=yes |archive-date=January 20, 2013 |work=CRN |publisher=CMP Media |date=October 5, 2001 |accessdate=2008-03-23 }} 10. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-17769956.html|title=PLATINUM technology acquires ProtoSoft, Inc.; introduces object-oriented analysis and design software Paradigm Plus, industry's technology leader, added to company's expanding application development offering. |publisher=Businesswire}} 11. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2002/04/22/story6.html|title=Mongoose in hunt for growth after promise of new funds|publisher=Houston Business Journal}} 12. ^{{Cite journal | title = Platinum to buy Memco Software | url = http://news.cnet.com/Platinum-to-buy-Memco-Software/2100-1001_3-214418.html | publisher = CNET News, August 13, 1998 | postscript = }} 13. ^{{Cite journal | title = MEMCO Software Ltd. Announces Completion of Its Merger With PLATINUM Technology International, inc | url = http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_1999_March_29/ai_54240812/ | publisher = Business Wire, March 29, 1999 | postscript = }} 14. ^{{Cite journal | title = American Giant "Computer Associates" Takes Over Israeli Memco Software | url = http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-55122104.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121102084123/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-55122104.html | dead-url = yes | archive-date = 2012-11-02 | publisher = Israel Business Today, June 1, 1999 | postscript = }} External links
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