| 词条 | Boole & Babbage |
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HistoryBoole & Babbage was founded in 1967 as K & K Associates by Ken Kolence and David Kaitch. The company changed its name to Boole & Babbage after an investment from Franklin Johnson, becoming the first software company in Silicon Valley to receive venture capital funding.[1] Its main product was a computer mainframe monitoring package which was the first software that allowed the tracking of hours. The company had a million dollars in sales in its first year. However, the company's large expenses outstripped its profits. In 1972 Bruce Coleman was appointed as president to lower expenses, which was accomplished by 1978, after which he left the company. Boole & Babbage almost went bankrupt when their products became obsolete due to upgrades in IBM hardware.[5] In the 1980s, Boole & Babbage developed new software and went public. In 1984 IBM changed its operating systems, rendering a number of Boole & Babbage's products obsolete. In response, Coleman returned as president. The company created COMMAND/Post for client/server systems in 1990, and it soon became their main product.[5] AdvertisingIn 1993, Boole & Babbage announced at the Computer Measurement Group annual conference that they had bought a two-year licence from Paramount Pictures to use Star Trek imagery in their advertising for COMMAND/Post and MainView for $75,000 a year.[4] They used Commander William Riker (played by Jonathan Frakes) from The Next Generation in their first Star Trek advertisements.[5] Frakes also starred in an advert for Boole & Babbage titled "The Vision" as Commander Riker and the USS Enterprise bridge set.[5] Decline and saleIn the late 1990s, the computer industry started to become dominated by larger companies and Boole & Babbage were having trouble competing. In 1998, as part of a series of takeovers, BMC Software bought Boole & Babbage in a stock swap.[6] References1. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://corphist.computerhistory.org/corphist/view.php?s=select&cid=40&PHPSESSID=b2800f62319677a1a619b165e73f847f |title=Company Details - Boole & Babbage |publisher=Computer History Museum |date=2010-02-25 |accessdate=2014-05-16}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Boole and Babbage}}2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/1997/02/03/daily2.html |title=Boole & Babbage booms |work=Silicon Valley Business Journal |date=1997-02-03 |accessdate=2014-05-16}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/1998/11/09/weekinbiz.html?page=all |title=Boole & Babbage sold to Houston software maker |work=Silicon Valley Business Journal |date=1998-11-08 |accessdate=2014-05-16}} 4. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/boole-babbage-inc-history/ |title=History of Boole & Babbage, Inc. – FundingUniverse |publisher=Fundinguniverse.com |date= |accessdate=2014-05-16}} 5. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-13311805.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140629090039/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-13311805.html |dead-url=yes |archive-date=2014-06-29 |title=Commander Riker highlights Boole blitz. (actor Jonathan Frakes makes appearance with Boole & Babbage Inc. at CMG Conference) |work=Software Magazine (archived at Highbeam) |date= |accessdate=2014-05-16}} 6. ^{{cite news|author=Laura M. Holson |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/11/02/business/bmc-is-expected-to-buy-boole-babbage.html |title=BMC Is Expected to Buy Boole & Babbage |work=New York Times |date=1998-11-02 |accessdate=2014-05-16}} 7 : Defunct software companies of the United States|Software companies established in 1967|Works based on Star Trek|1967 establishments in California|Software companies disestablished in 1998|1998 disestablishments in California|1998 mergers and acquisitions |
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