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Rational Software

Rational Machines was an enterprise founded by Paul Levy and Mike Devlin in 1981 to provide tools to expand the use of modern software engineering practices, particularly explicit modular architecture and iterative development. It changed its name in 1994 to Rational Software, and was sold for US$2.1 billion to IBM on February 21, 2003.

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Rational Software
IndustryApplication development tools
Founded1981 (1981)
FounderPaul Levy and Mike Devlin
DefunctFebruary 20, 2003 (2003-02-20)
FateAcquired by IBM
Key people
Mike Devlin (previous CEO)
Websitewww.ibm.com/software/uk/rational/

Rational Machines was an enterprise founded by Paul Levy and Mike Devlin in 1981 to provide tools to expand the use of modern software engineering practices, particularly explicit modular architecture and iterative development. It changed its name in 1994 to Rational Software, and was sold for US$2.1 billion (equivalent to current US$3.68 billion1) to IBM on February 21,2 2003.

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