Rational Software

Rational Software
Industry	Application development tools
Founded	1981
Founder	Paul Levy andMike Devlin
Defunct	February 20, 2003
Fate	Acquired byIBM
Key people	Mike Devlin(previous CEO)
Website	www.ibm.com/software/uk/rational/

Rational Machinesis an enterprise founded by Paul Levy andMike Devlinin 1981 to provide tools to expand the use of modern software engineering practices, particularlyexplicit modular architectureanditerative development.It changed its name in 1994 toRational Software,and was sold for US$2.1 billion (equivalent to current US$3.48 billion^[1]) toIBMon February 21,^[2]2003.

References

^1634–1699:McCusker, J. J.(1997).How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda(PDF).American Antiquarian Society.1700–1799:McCusker, J. J.(1992).How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States(PDF).American Antiquarian Society.1800–present:Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis."Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–".RetrievedFebruary 29,2024.
^"IBM Acquires Rational Software".

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Official website

[inflation-US-1] 1634–1699:McCusker, J. J.(1997).How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda(PDF).American Antiquarian Society.1700–1799:McCusker, J. J.(1992).How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States(PDF).American Antiquarian Society.1800–present:Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis."Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–".RetrievedFebruary 29,2024.

[2] "IBM Acquires Rational Software".

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Authority control databases
International	ISNI VIAF
National	United States Israel

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