UniPrise Systems

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UniPrise Systems, Inc. was a privately held software company with its headquarters in Irvine, California. The company was founded in November 1993 by Joseph Perry, Randy Knapp, and Robert Mowry.[1][2] Software development, engineering and technical support were located in North Chelmsford, Massachusetts.

Company typePrivate
IndustrySoftware
FoundedNovember 1993; 32 years ago (1993-11) in Irvine, California
Founders
  • Joseph Perry
  • Randy Knapp
  • Robert Mowry
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UniPrise Systems, Inc.
Company typePrivate
IndustrySoftware
FoundedNovember 1993; 32 years ago (1993-11) in Irvine, California
Founders
  • Joseph Perry
  • Randy Knapp
  • Robert Mowry
Defunct1998; 28 years ago (1998)
FateDissolution
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UniPrise specialized in compilers and database products for the Unix environment. In 1997 they signed an agreement with Hewlett-Packard corporation to bundle their database monitoring software with HP OpenView systems management software.[3][4] As of 1998 products included:[5]

  • IMPERA a management tool for distributed database systems.
  • Access/DAL database access middleware.
  • UniPrise PL/I for UNIX.
  • PL/I for OpenVMS[6]

The company abruptly went out of business in 1998. Seventeen employees filed a lawsuit against the company's chairmen the following year, citing unpaid wages, business expenses, and benefits.[7] The case was settled in 2001.[1]

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