Peterborough Software

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Peterborough Software
FormerlyPeterborough Data Processing
IndustryPayroll and Human Resources Software and Services
PredecessorPeterborough Data Processing
Founded1963 (1963) in Peterborough, England
FounderIan K. Evans-Gordon
DefunctJanuary 2004
FateAcquired
SuccessorRebus, Northgate Information Solutions
Headquarters
Peterborough
,
England
BrandsUnipay, Uni2000, OpenDoor, PS2000, Unipension, Unipersonnel, PSenterprise

Peterborough Software was a payroll and human resources software and services company started in Peterborough, England in 1963. It is notable for being a pioneer of computerised Payroll Services and Software in the United Kingdom, as cited by UK magazine Personnel Today. [1] The company was acquired by Northgate Information Solutions in 2004. [2] [3]

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History

Early years

The company was formed in Peterborough, England in 1963, by Ian K. Evans-Gordon, a programmer at Perkins Engines, Peterborough, using spare capacity on his firm’s mainframe computer. [4]

1980s

1990s

2000s

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