Corporate Software completes purchase of 800-Software.NORWOOD Norwood. 1 Town (1990 pop. 28,700), Norfolk co., E Mass.; settled 1678, set off from Dedham and Walpole and inc. 1872. Chiefly residential, its industries include printing and publishing and the manufacture of plastics, apparel, computer software, and , Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 29, 1994--Corporate Software Inc. today announced that the Federal Trade Commission has approved its purchase of Richmond, Calif.-based 800-Software Inc., formerly a subsidiary of Digital Equipment Corp. The purchase ranks Corporate Software as the world's largest software reseller An organization that sells hardware and software to the general public. Resellers purchase products from software publishers and hardware manufacturers. to corporate accounts -- with a worldwide staff of more than 2,000, and revenues exceeding $525 million. The new organization will operate under the Corporate Software name. 800-Software, one of the industry's largest resellers of microcomputer microcomputer Small digital computers whose CPU is contained on a single integrated semiconductor chip. As large-scale and then very large-scale integration (VLSI) have progressively increased the number of transistors that can be placed on one chip, the processing capacity software, hardware and networking products, expands Corporate Software's base of Fortune 2000 customers and government accounts, and contributes technical products expertise. Corporate Software, founded in 1982 and headquartered in Norwood, Mass., is the leading international provider of microcomputer software, support and systems integration services for businesses and institutions. The company's services include outsourcing (1) Contracting with outside consultants, software houses or service bureaus to perform systems analysis, programming and datacenter operations. Contrast with insourcing. See netsourcing, ASP, SSP and facilities management. of software support, technical training, consulting, software integration and migration management. Corporate Software is an authority on software integration and migration management. Corporate Software is an authority on software licensing and alternative distribution methods and is one of the world's largest suppliers of telephone-based support. The company's integration services focus on groupware Software that supports multiple users working on related tasks in local and remote networks. Also called "collaborative software," groupware is an evolving concept that is more than just multiuser software which allows access to the same data. , operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. , electronic mail, messaging, networking, imaging, and client/server technologies. CONTACT: Corporate Software Inc.
Paul Davis, 617/440-1366
or
Digital Equipment Corp.
Kenneth McDonnell, 508/264-5207
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