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SoftArtisans

SoftArtisans is an American company that develops active server components and reporting solutions for Microsoft web development environments such as ASP.NET. The company has two products: OfficeWriter, a .NET-based Microsoft Office reporting solution and FileUp, a client-server-server HTTP file transfer provider. SoftArtisans was founded by David Wihl in 1996 and is headquartered in Watertown, Massachusetts. The company currently has around 30 employees and has been listed on the Inc. 500 and North America Fast 500. In 2007, Microsoft acquired all the intellectual property of OfficeWriter.

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SoftArtisans is an American company that develops active server components and reporting solutions for Microsoft web development environments such as ASP.NET. The company has two products: OfficeWriter, a .NET-based Microsoft Office reporting solution and FileUp, a client-server-server HTTP file transfer provider. SoftArtisans was founded by David Wihl in 1996 and is headquartered in Watertown, Massachusetts. The company currently has around 30 employees and has been listed on the Inc. 500 and North America Fast 500. In 2007, Microsoft acquired all the intellectual property of OfficeWriter.

Key claims

  1. date of foundation: 1996 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. employees: 30 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 date of foundation is "1996". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the employees is "30 employees". 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=1356681695

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