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International Computer Programs, Inc. (ICP)
Year Founded:
1967
Founder(s):
Lawrence A. Welke
Location:
Indianapolis, IN
Description:
Welke started ICP with two partners
and a total capital investment of $750. The objective was to publish a catalog of
software packages available for sale which would be sold by subscription to data
processing managers. His two partners dropped out very quickly when subscription
sales were slow to develop but Welke perserved and the ICP Directory became an extremely
successful publication relied on by hundreds of software product vendors as a major
vehicle for getting information about their products into the hands of their customers.
In 1971, Welke began the annual Million Dollar Awards ceremonies which recognized
successful software products and was instrumental in bringing credibility to the emerging
software products industry.
Year of First Public Offering: Not applicable
Final Year in Business: ?
Disposition: ?
Price, if sold: Not applicable
Current contact information: Not applicable
Sources for additional information:
Welke, Lawrence A. "How the ICP Directory Began."
Software History Center. Anecdotes/Welke1, 1998.
Welke, Lawrence A. "How the ICP Million Dollar Awards Got
Started." Software History Center. Anecdotes/Welke2,
1998.
Sources for information on this page:
Interviews with Larry Welke by Luanne Johnson on 4/7/1986, 5/3/1995, and
9/10/1996; Larry Welke's comments from the transcript of The Software History
Center's "One for the History Books" workshop on 09/24/00; personal
correspondence from Larry Welke to Luanne Johnson (various dates).
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