"acquired byCA"@en . . "Protosoft Inc."@en . "acquired by Platinum Technology"@en . "merged with Platinum Technology"@en . "1999Z"^^ . "1990Z"^^ . . "1995Z"^^ . . . . "1987Z"^^ . "5000"^^ . "50"^^ . "150"^^ . "Platinum Technology Inc. was founded by Andrew Filipowski in 1987 to market and support deployment of database management software products and the applications enabled by database management technology and to render related services. Over its 12 year history, it was known for its acquisition of other companies, having bought more than 50 companies between 1994 and 1999 and growing to become the eighth largest global software company with revenue of a billion dollars per year."@en . "Platinum Technology Inc."@en . "1998Z"^^ . "Memco Software Ltd."@en . . . . .