ASHTON-TATE CORPORATION
\ˈaʃtəntˈe͡ɪt kˌɔːpəɹˈe͡ɪʃən], \ˈaʃtəntˈeɪt kˌɔːpəɹˈeɪʃən], \ˈa_ʃ_t_ə_n_t_ˈeɪ_t k_ˌɔː_p_ə_ɹ_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
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The original vendor of dBASE and joint developersof EEMS. Ashton-Tate was founded by Charles Tate and Ashtonwas his pet parrot's name. The parrot lived in the lobby ofthe company's LA headquarters.In the early 1990s Ashton-Tate was taken over by BorlandInternational, Inc., who later became Borland SoftwareCorporation.[Dates? Address?]
By Denis Howe
Word of the day
Platidiam
- An inorganic water-soluble platinum complex. After undergoing hydrolysis, it reacts DNA produce both intra interstrand crosslinks. These crosslinks appear to impair replication and transcription of DNA. The cytotoxicity cisplatin correlates with cellular arrest in G2 phase cell cycle.
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