Logic Works
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Logic Works Inc. was a software company based in Princeton, New Jersey
. Their flagship product was an IDEF1X
modeling and database design tool
called ERwin (ERwin) whose name is formed from an initialism of ER for Entity Relationship and "win", short for windows. The company also produced BPwin (for business process modeling using IDEF0
), ModelMart and TestBytes.
The company went public in October of 1995 with an IPO of 3.2 million shares at $11, and was traded on the NASDAQ
under the symbol LGWX until its eventual sale. In 1998, Logic Works was acquired by Platinum Technology
for $174.8 million in stock, which was in turn acquired by Computer Associates the next year.
It was founded by Ben Cohen in 1988.
Princeton, New Jersey
Princeton is a community located in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. It is best known as the location of Princeton University, which has been sited in the community since 1756...
. Their flagship product was an IDEF1X
IDEF1X
IDEF1X is a data modeling language for the developing of semantic data models. IDEF1X is used to produce a graphical information model which represents the structure and semantics of information within an environment or system.IDEF1X permits the construction of semantic data models which may serve...
modeling and database design tool
called ERwin (ERwin) whose name is formed from an initialism of ER for Entity Relationship and "win", short for windows. The company also produced BPwin (for business process modeling using IDEF0
IDEF0
IDEF0 is a function modeling methodology for describing manufacturing functions, which offers a functional modeling language for the analysis, development, reengineering, and integration of information systems; business processes; or software engineering analysis.IDEF0 is part of the IDEF family...
), ModelMart and TestBytes.
The company went public in October of 1995 with an IPO of 3.2 million shares at $11, and was traded on the NASDAQ
NASDAQ
The NASDAQ Stock Market, also known as the NASDAQ, is an American stock exchange. "NASDAQ" originally stood for "National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations". It is the second-largest stock exchange by market capitalization in the world, after the New York Stock Exchange. As of...
under the symbol LGWX until its eventual sale. In 1998, Logic Works was acquired by Platinum Technology
Platinum Technology
Platinum Technology Inc. was founded by Andrew Filipowski in 1987 to market and support deployment of database management software products and the applications enabled by database management technology and render related services...
for $174.8 million in stock, which was in turn acquired by Computer Associates the next year.
It was founded by Ben Cohen in 1988.