Historical notes on computer software vendor computer associates now called ca. Ca idms integrated database management system is primarily a network model database management system for mainframes. Cullinet, founded in 1968, was a pioneer in the field of database software and one of the early independents software companies that, like c. But some of cullinets software competed with software computer associates already offered, forcing some customers to delay purchasing decisions until ca made it clear which software it would be continuing to offer. He earned bachelors degrees in both physics and economics at lake forest college in lake forest, illinois. Derek schoettle, ceo of zoominfo, and john landry, serial. In 1989, the company was bought by computer associates. The company creates systems software and previously applications software that runs in mainframe, distributed computing, virtual machine and. See who you know at cullinet software, leverage your professional network, and get hired. It was originally started by john cullinane and larry english. How progress delivers tools needed for organizations to.
Mark caffrey it senior manager, information management. Data research, idms from cullinet, and ingres from ask group. Continuing an aggressive growth spree, computer associates international inc. Computer associates international is the secondlargest computer software. Cullinet software was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in westwood, massachusetts. Wang, said that while cullinet had lagged in introducing new software technology, in recent years the company has. The cullinet office handled software products that it marketed mostly to banks. Some of the many companies acquired by ca applied data research, cullinet, and ingres system software in dbms2 presentday ingres.
But some of cullinets software competed with software computer associates. Cullinet was headquartered at 400 blue hill drive in westwood, massachusetts. The pair both worked at standard data before they went onto found computer associates, exploiting the regulatory pressure on ibm to split its mainframe. Last week, john cullinane, the founder of cullinane corporation later known as cullinet, the first company to sell computer software as a standalone product, stopped by the boston globe to talk about computer history and his recent book smarter than their machines.
At least i got an investment banking finders fee on the deal. Ca technologies infrastructure software products and. Ca is a software vendor with a multitude of products, especially mainframe. Hes also founder and president of jellicle investors, inc. Ssa global acquired the interbiz supply chain and financial. He led a company that could claim many industry firsts. He spoke about breaking new ground in the software industry, the. Computer associates and cullinet software are merging the new. Examples of cullinet cullinet was a software company whose products included the database management system idms and the integrated software package goldengate. As a result of its mounting problems, however, cas growth dropped from 45 percent in 1989 to 6 percent in 1990, and its stock price dropped 50 percent. Software services and support from ca technologies, a. Software pioneer john cullinane on breakthroughs, birds.
Computer associates, which did brilliantly in acquiring computer operations software, had a much rockier time with dbms. George schussel was the founder and ceo of digital consulting institute dci, a major american conference and expo company in the field of computer software during the 80s, 90s and until 2004 when the dci company was sold. Computer associates cfo and two other finance executives have stepped down in the wake of a brewing accounting scandal. As a vice president of cullinane corporation which grew to become cullinet software before being acquired by computer associates, mr. His industry experience includes both software and hardware solutions at unisys corporation fka burroughs corp. Join facebook to connect with bob girling and others you may know. Lookup mainframe software entry for the mainframe software vendor cullinet. An early erp application that was in the computer associates portfolio of software companies, when they sold it off to ssa global. Cullinet software, acquired by ca technologies, inc. Out of 60 sectors in the mergr database, software ranked 2 in number of deals in 1989.
Computer associates 125 jericho turnpike jericho ny 11753 computing productivity inc larrow house waitsfield vt 05673 consumers software inc suite 106c 314e holly s1 cortex corp 55 william st cullinet software inc 400 blue hill dr westwood ma 02090 product estiplan sdmlstructured aims plus hybrid development system source module development. Computer company shaking up cullinet chicago tribune. Hollander led the edpauditor product team and was a principal author of the edpauditor library of routines. The origins of idms can be traced from charles bachmans work on ids at ge in the 1960s, through its formative years at b. The modern ca idms evolved from a network model dbms to one that supports multiple. History of the ca idms database management system ieee. Cullinet software distributes database management system idms and the integrated software package for midrange and mainframe computers. It acquired cullinet, applied data research, and askingres among others and didnt have much growth or other joy with any of them. Computer associates and cullinet software are merging. A special version called totalculprit was released by cullinet to access total databases. His past roles include vp of technology strategy at ibm, cto at lotus development, acquired by ibm, and executive vp of development and cto of cullinet software, acquired by computer associates. Software doyen pitches boston as ceo city the boston globe. The company was originally started by john cullinane and larry english. Since november 5, 2018, the company has been a subsidiary of broadcom inc prior to the broadcom acquisition, ca was ranked as one of the largest independent software corporations in the world.
The company was formerly known as cullinane database systems, inc. Docentvolunteer docent at the marion davies guest house since 2014. Since 1989 the product has been owned by computer associates now ca technologies, who renamed it advantage caidms and later simply to. Lloyd silverstein, senior vice president of finance. Ca technologies, nee computer associates, has had a reputation as the place where software companies with financial difficulties went to be bought out lest their products disappear completely. Goodrich in the 1970s and its introduction into the commercial market by cullinanecullinet software into the 1980s.
His first job was with a database company called cullinet, which was acquired by computer associates now ca technologies. Over the years, he worked in various roles at ca technologies in product. In 1991, computer associates ca acquired pansophic, which later became the acacia technologies division and then interbiz solutions. The ability of the pace cullinet connection to insulate end users from ibm and cullinet software brings the power of corporate information to the pace and vs software environ ment. Ca is one of the largest computer software vendors in the world. And since it ended up being so successful, it convinced a lot of people on wall street and everywhere that there might be real money to be made in software.
Computer associates grew explosively through acquisitions in the 1980s, a binge capped by its 1989 purchase of the cullinet software firm. It ranks as one of the largest independent software corporations in the world. Cullinet was headquartered at 400 blue hill drive in. Reporting language originally developed by cullinet to access idms databases. But some of cullinet s software competed with software computer associates already offered, forcing some customers to delay purchasing decisions until ca made it clear which software it would be continuing to offer. Oral histories of pioneers in interactive computing. Computer associates international inc, garden city. Some of the many companies acquired by ca applied data research, cullinet, and ingres system software in dbms2.
Previous names, past and present software marketed, companies acquired, location and history information. Ca technologies, formerly known as computer associates international, inc. Since 1989 the product has been owned by computer associates now ca technologies, who renamed it advantage caidms and later simply to ca idms. Education consultant of computer software company 1981 1985. The company sells over 1,200 different products, most of which are designed for businesses rather than home computer users. Join facebook to connect with anne leonard and others you may know. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the. Cas tactics, especially the deep downsizing of an acquired companys staff, were often considered harsh. Cullinet was headquartered at 400 blue hill drive in westwood, massachusetts adso or adso or just ads is originally cullinet product, later company was acquired. Contracts with various clients over 17 years as idms dba, data architect, cobol and adsonline developer, third party software education instructor for tact, inc.