Massachusetts Computer Associates

Overview

• Industrycompiler, software industry, source-to-source compiler¹
• HeadquartersWakefield¹
• Founded inWakefield¹

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Massachusetts Computer Associates (originally just Computer Associates), also known as COMPASS, was a software company founded by Thomas Edward Cheatham Jr. and based in Wakefield, Massachusetts from approximately 1961 to 1991, focusing primarily on programming language design and implementation, especially source-to-source transformation.²

The story

Founded by Thomas Edward Cheatham Jr. in 1961, in Wakefield.¹

Leadership

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• FounderThomas Edward Cheatham Jr.¹

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

• Ameritech since 1986
• SofTech, Inc. since 1989

Former owners and parents

• CA Technologies until 1988
• Thomas Edward Cheatham Jr. 1961 to 1967
• Applied Data Research 1967 to 1986

From Wikidata.¹

Timeline

1. 1991Dissolved Dissolved¹
2. 1989Acquired Acquired by SofTech, Inc.¹
3. 1986Acquired Acquired by Ameritech¹
4. 1967Acquired Acquired by Applied Data Research¹
5. 1961Acquired Acquired by Thomas Edward Cheatham Jr.¹
6. 1961Founded Founded in Wakefield¹

Links

• WikipediaMassachusetts Computer Associates
• WikidataQ30715594