Laurent Ribardière Explained

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Laurent Ribardière founded the French company 4D SAS and its US Subsidiary 4D Inc in 1984, when he began development of 4th Dimension (or 4D) which was code-named Silver Surfer at the time. 4D had its initial product release in 1987^{[1] [2] [3]} with its own Programming Language.^[4]

Laurent is the original author of Wakanda^{[5] [6]} and founded the Wakanda SAS company.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Overdue Apple Server Goes to Market. 26 January 1987. ComputerWorld.
2. Web site: New Database Software Program Moves Macintosh Into The Big Leagues. chicagotribune.com.
3. Web site: Seeking 4th Dimension? Take Heart, It's Now In Town. chicagotribune.com.
4. Web site: High-End Mac Database Offers Own Programming Language. 16 March 1987. InfoWorld.
5. Web site: 4D Launches Wakanda JavaScript Stack for Web and Mobile Application Development . June 28, 2012 . marketwired.com .
6. Web site: 4D Launches Wakanda JavaScript Stack for Web and Mobile Application Development . June 28, 2012 . finance.yahoo.com .
7. Web site: Developer & Entrepreneur, Laurent Ribardière, the first French Startuper in 1984, imagined Wakanda Platform in 2009 ! ... and launch a new Startup ! . June 28, 2012 . marketwired.com .