Pansophic Systems

"Pansophic" redirects here. For the pedagogical concept, see Pansophism.

Pansophic Systems
Company typePublic
IndustrySoftware
Founded1969; 55 years ago (1969) in Oak Brook, Illinois
FounderJoseph A. Piscopo
DefunctOctober 31, 1991; 33 years ago (1991-10-31)
FateAcquired by Computer Associates
HeadquartersLisle, Illinois, United States[1]
Key people
David J. Eskra
Products
Number of employees
1,600 (1991)

Pansophic Systems, Inc., or simply Pansophic (Ancient Greek for "universal knowledge"),[2] was a major American software company active from 1969 to 1991 and based in the Chicago metropolitan area. A pioneering software firm, it was among the first wave of independent software vendors in the late 1960s.[3] Initially a supplier of source code and information management software for IBM mainframe computers with their flagship products Panvalet and Easytrieve, the company soon expanded into the minicomputer and personal computer markets, supplying application packages for many differing fields.[4] The company was acquired by and absorbed into Computer Associates in October 1991 for nearly $300 million.[5][6]

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  3. ^ Earls, Alan R. (August 26, 1996). "Someone to watch over me". Computerworld. 30 (35). IDG Publications: 111 – via Google Books.
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  5. ^ "Company makes cuts after deal". Austin American Statesman: F7. December 1, 1991 – via ProQuest.
  6. ^ Campbell-Kelly 2003, p. 103.