Private company
Softlab
Logo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3
German software development company
Softlab GmbH was a software development and information technology consulting company who developed and deployed a software application called Maestro I, which was the first integrated development environment in the history of computing. Founded in Munich, Germany, in 1971, Softlab became a part of the BMW Group in 1992. In 2008, BMW merged Softlab and some subsidiary companies of Softlab Group into a new company named Cirquent.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- HeadquartersMunich1
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Softlab GmbH was a software development and information technology consulting company who developed and deployed a software application called Maestro I, which was the first integrated development environment in the history of computing. Founded in Munich, Germany, in 1971, Softlab became a part of the BMW Group in 1992. In 2008, BMW merged Softlab and some subsidiary companies of Softlab Group into a new company named Cirquent.2
Products and brands
- Maestro I
Listed on Wikidata.1
Timeline
- 1971Founded Founded1
Links
- WikipediaSoftlab
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ2275630
Sources
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- 1WikidataSoftlab on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaSoftlab on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsSoftlab logo by Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
- 4Wikimedia CommonsSoftlab photo by Tamas Szabo, CC BY-SA 4.0