Harris Computer Systems: Difference between revisions

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Harris Computer Systems continued to be involved in the Ada language world. In addition to compilers, the company put out [[APSE]]-related runtime environments with symbolic debugging and tracing capabilities.<ref>{{cite journal | title=Ada design language/CASE developers matrix | author-first= Judy | author-last=Kerner | journal=ACM SIGAda Ada Letters | volume=XIV | issue =6 | date=November–December 1994 | pages= 19&ndash;40 | url=https://doi.org/10.1145/190697.190698 | doi=10.1145/190697.190698 | s2cid= 52865001 }} At p. 26.</ref> During the mid-1990s, Harris Computer Systems was also involved in the process for revising the [[Ada Semantic Interface Specification]].<ref>{{cite journal | title=Ada Semantic Interface Specification (ASIS): Frequently asked questions | author-first=Currie | author-last=Colket | journal=ACM SIGAda Ada Letters | volume=XV | issue=4 | date=July–August 1995 | pages=50&ndash;63 | url=https://doi.org/10.1145/206263.206274 | doi=10.1145/206263.206274 | s2cid=36761521 }}</ref>

== Fate: Who acquired whomAcquisition ==

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In March 1995, Harris Computer Systems, led CEO Siegel, looked to buy Concurrent Computer Corporation, its main competitor, but the discussions tripped over business, legal, and cultural issues and ended in acrimony.<ref name="njbiz">{{cite news | url=https://njbiz.com/anatomy-of-a-failed-merger/ | title=Anatomy of a Failed Merger | author-first=Daniel J. | author-last=Munoz | publisher=NJBiz | date= June 14, 1995 | access-date=April 24, 2022}}</ref>