Atex (software)

Article summary

Atex is a Swedish-British company specializing in the development of advertising, editorial and web content management systems. The company was established in Massachusetts in 1973 and grew to become a worldwide hardware and software supplier to the news publishing industry. It participated in much of the change in the print industry involving the move from hot-metal through photo and then laser typesetting, culminating in computer to plate (CTP). The company expanded to include web publishing as an integral part of its product line. The company claims to have over US$1 billion worth of software installed worldwide , and claims more than 1000 customers in 55 countries . The company is based in Sweden and the UK, with an international leadership group that distributed through Sweden, United Kingdom, United States and Australia. It has been owned by Aquila, a Canadian Constellation Software company since 2017.

Key claims

1. date of establishment: 1973 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of foundation: 1973 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of establishment is "1973". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of foundation is "1973". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
5. 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=1344656003