ADPAC Corporation

Year Founded:

1963, as Applied Data Systems, Inc. (ADSI)

Founder(s):

Peter Harris

Location:

San Francisco, CA

Description:

ADSI was founded as a computer service bureau but became a software product company after several customers asked if they could buy their own copies of ADPAC, a compiler written by Harris to speed up program development. The company subsequently changed its name to ADPAC Corporation and is still in business today with a focus on products and services that assist companies in modernizing or migrating their legacy mainframe systems.

Year of First Public Offering:

Not applicable

Final Year in Business:

Not applicable

Disposition:

Not applicable

Price, if sold:

Not applicable

Current contact information:

ADPAC Corporation
425 Market Street, Suite 400
San Francisco, CA 94105
1.800.797.8439

Sources for additional information:

ADPAC Corporation's web site

Sources for information on this page:

Interview with Peter Harris by Luanne Johnson on 7/17/2000; Peter Harris's comments from the transcript of The Software History Center's "One for the History Books" workshop on 09/24/2000; personal correspondence from Peter Harris to Luanne Johnson (various dates).

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