 | |
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Software |
| Founded | 1965 in Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| Defunct | 2010 |
| Fate | Acquired by Rocket Software |
| Products | Database systems |
Computer Corporation of America (CCA) was a computer software and database systems company founded in 1965. [1] It was best known for its Model 204 (M204) database system for IBM and compatible mainframes.
It was acquired by Rocket Software in 2010. [2]
Founded in 1965, Computer Corporation of America (CCA) was a computer software and database systems. [1] with offices in Technology Square, Kendall Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts. [3]
Their primary database product, first deployed in 1972, was Model 204 (M204), which ran on IBM mainframes. [4] : 66 [5] It incorporates a programming language and an environment for application development.
CCA operated the ARPANET Datacomputer.
In 1992, [6] CCA purchased the System 1022 and System 1032 assets of Software House; these database systems were designed for Digital Equipment Corporation's PDP-10 and VAX systems, respectively. [7]
In 1984, CCA was purchased by Crowntek, a Toronto-based company. [8] Crowntek sold Computer Corporation of America's Advanced Information Technology division to Xerox Corporation in 1988. [9]
The balance of CCA was acquired by Rocket Software, a Boston-based developer of enterprise infrastructure products, [2] in April 2010. [10]
Early Ads for CCA EMACS (Computer Corporation of America) (Steve Zimmerman) [11] appeared in 1984. [12] 1985 comparisons to GNU Emacs, when it came out, mentioned free vs. $2,400. [13]
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Computer Corporation of America (CCA) EMACS, written by Steve Zimmerman