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On-Line Software International

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On-Line Software International
IndustrySoftware
Founded1969
Defunct1991
FateAcquired by Computer Associates
HeadquartersFort Lee, New Jersey

On-Line Software International, Inc. was a Fort Lee, New Jersey, company[1] whose earnings reports were followed by The New York Times in the 1980s and 1990s.[2][3] It was founded in 1969.[4]

In late 1986 the company acquired Mathematica's RAMIS (software) product, which had sold it to Martin Marietta Corporation in 1983; Computer Associates subsequently acquired On-Line Software. RAMIS was passed along together with a front-end called English.[5]

Shareholders

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A claim by former On-Line shareholder against Computer Associates resulted in a 2002 award of $5.7 million "because of violations committed during its 1991 acquisition of On-Line Software International Inc." CA was also ordered to pay "interest of $4.6 million" for the decade plus since 1991.[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ "On-Line Software International". Computerworld. October 27, 1986. p. 115.
  2. ^ "On-Line Software International reports earnings for Qtr to May 31". The New York Times. June 28, 1991. p. 18.
  3. ^ "ON-LINE SOFTWARE INTERNATIONAL reports earnings for Qtr to Nov 30". The New York Times. December 25, 1984. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
  4. ^ "On-Line Software International". Lookup Mainframe Software.
  5. ^ "Real-life applications .. Martin Marietta Data Systems". Computerworld. December 1, 1986.
  6. ^ "Features". Computerworld.
  7. ^ "Update: Wang leaves CA, hands off to Kumar". November 18, 2002.