Objectory AB
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Industry | Software Engineering |
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Founded | 1987 |
Founder | Ivar Jacobson |
Defunct | 1991 |
Fate | Acquired by Rational Software Corporation |
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Objectory Systems was a software company based in Sweden that was instrumental in the development of Object-oriented program design. Founded in 1987 by Ivar Jacobson, the company developed Objectory, an object-oriented development method which was an extension of what is known as the , a modeling language developed at Ericsson. This language featured state charts with activity diagrams, as well as sequence diagrams.
In 1991, Ericsson purchased a substantial amount of the stake in Objectory Systems. As a result, Objectory Systems became known as Objectory AB — a subsidiary of Ericsson. In 1995, Rational Software Corporation acquired the subsidiary.
See also[]
- Rational Software
- Object-oriented software engineering
External links[]
- What You Didn’t Know About RUP a Jacobson presentation about RUP — Rational Unified Process
- Use Cases: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
Categories:
- Technological company stubs
- Software companies of Sweden
- Companies established in 1987
- Ericsson