UniPrise Systems explained
| UniPrise Systems, Inc. |
| Type: | Private |
| Industry: | Software |
| Founded: | in Irvine, California |
| Fate: | Dissolution |
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] Software development, engineering and technical support were located in North Chelmsford, Massachusetts.
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.[2] [3] As of 1998 products included:[4]
- IMPERA - a management tool for distributed database systems.
- Access/DAL - database access middleware.
- UniPrise PL/I for UNIX.
- PL/I for OpenVMS[5]
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.[6] The case was settled in 2001.[7]
Notes and References
- Book: 2003 . Ward's Business Directory of U.S. Private and Public Companies . Gale Research . 4467 . 9780787658960. Google Books . 45 . 2–8.
- Campbell . Ronald . July 6, 1997 . Irvine software firm gets Hewlett-Packard contract . The Orange County Register . Freedom Communications . K16 . ProQuest.
- News: Fitzloff. Emily. HP OpenView expands realm for Informix, Oracle systems. December 25, 2012. InfoWorld. July 7, 1997.
- Web site: UniPrise Systems . Mission Statement . December 22, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/19980214171711/http://uniprise.com/info.html . February 14, 1998 .
- Web site: Software Product Description - PL/I for OpenVMS Systems . Hewlett Packard Enterprise . Jan 10, 2020.
- Lewis . Diane E. . October 24, 1999 . Start-up crashed, staff burn . The Boston Globe . F4 . ProQuest.
- Web site: Employee Benefits Security Administration . October 30, 2001 . Labor Department Settles with a Software Company and Its Former Executives for Federal Pension Violations . United States Department of Labor.
