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Edge Technologies

Edge Technologies, Inc. is an American software company, focusing on the integration of secure web applications. Edge provides software products and enterprise services to corporations and government agencies. Edge was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. In 2017, the company was acquired by Lotus Innovations Fund. Edge (edgeTI) became a publicly traded company in January 2022.

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Article summary

Edge Technologies, Inc. is an American software company, focusing on the integration of secure web applications. Edge provides software products and enterprise services to corporations and government agencies. Edge was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. In 2017, the company was acquired by Lotus Innovations Fund. Edge (edgeTI) became a publicly traded company in January 2022.

Key claims

  1. date of foundation: 1993 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. release date: 2000 — 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 date of foundation is "1993". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the release date is "2000". 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=1356464001

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.