Private company

Sterling Software

Logo: Sterling Software, Inc., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Defunct American software company (1981–2000)

Sterling Software was an American software company founded in Dallas, Texas, in 1981 by Sterling Williams and brothers Sam and Charles Wyly. The company was acquired by Computer Associates International in 2000 in a stock-for-stock transaction worth $3.3 billion.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1980Founded1
  • Industrysoftware development1

Sterling Software was an American software company founded in Dallas, Texas, in 1981 by Sterling Williams and brothers Sam and Charles Wyly. The company was acquired by Computer Associates International in 2000 in a stock-for-stock transaction worth $3.3 billion.2

Timeline

  1. 2000Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1980Founded Founded1

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