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KnowledgeWare

KnowledgeWare was a software company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia co-founded by James Martin and run by Fran Tarkenton. It produced a Computer Aided Software Engineering (CASE) tool called IEW (Information Engineering Workbench) and a subsequent enhancement ADW (Application Development Workbench). These products contained 4 modules known as 'workstations': Planning, Analysis, Design, & Construction. KnowledgeWare was sold to Sterling Software in 1994,[1] which was in its turn acquired by Computer Associates.[2]

Tarkenton is credited with having coined, "A fool with a tool is a faster fool" while offering classes at their Peach Tree headquarters.

Tarkenton, Don Addington and other executives were eventually involved in legal actions brought by the SEC for engaging in a fraudulent scheme to inflate KnowledgeWare's financial results to meet sales and earnings projections.[3]

References

  1. ^ STERLING SOFTWARE FINISHES DEAL FOR KNOWLEDGEWARE
  2. ^ Dignan, Larry. "CA buys Sterling Software for $4B". CNET. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
  3. ^ SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Litigation Release No. 16306 / September 28, 1999


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