ASK Group

Article summary

ASK Group, Inc., formerly ASK Computer Systems, Inc., was a producer of business and manufacturing software. It is best remembered for its MANMAN enterprise resource planning (ERP) software and for Sandra Kurtzig, the company's founder and one of the early female pioneers in the computer industry. At its peak, ASK had 91 offices in 15 countries and was one of the 10 largest software companies in the world. Computer Associates acquired the company in 1994.

Key claims

1. employees: 98 employees — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. employees: 100 employees — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. employees: 2,300 employees — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the employees is "98 employees". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the employees is "100 employees". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the employees is "2,300 employees". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
6. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1378098401