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Holosofx

Holosofx was a privately held company based in El-Segundo, California, United States, that worked in the field of Business Process Management (BPM). IBM acquired Holosofx in 2002. The software department of Holosofx was based in Cairo, Egypt. Holosofx was founded in 1990 by Hassan Khorshid who is originally from Egypt.

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Holosofx was a privately held company based in El-Segundo, California, United States, that worked in the field of Business Process Management (BPM). IBM acquired Holosofx in 2002. The software department of Holosofx was based in Cairo, Egypt. Holosofx was founded in 1990 by Hassan Khorshid who is originally from Egypt.

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  1. date of foundation: 1990 — 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 "1990". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. 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=1356585972

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