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Softpro

The Softpro Group was a specialized vendor in the niche of systems for capture and verification of handwritten signatures – one segment of Biometrics. Kofax plc acquired Softpro on September 1, 2014. A total of $34.7 million was paid in closing of the transaction. In the course of the takeover, SOFTPRO GmbH was dissolved and the register sheet (Amtsgericht Stuttgart file number HRB 241831) was closed. In May 2015, Kofax was in turn acquired by Lexmark. The company is based in Böblingen, Germany with local subsidiaries in North America (Bear, Delaware), the United Kingdom (London), Asia-Pacific (Singapore, India (Chennai and Latin America (Chile). The group employs an international staff of 70 people.

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The Softpro Group was a specialized vendor in the niche of systems for capture and verification of handwritten signatures – one segment of Biometrics. Kofax plc acquired Softpro on September 1, 2014. A total of $34.7 million was paid in closing of the transaction. In the course of the takeover, SOFTPRO GmbH was dissolved and the register sheet (Amtsgericht Stuttgart file number HRB 241831) was closed. In May 2015, Kofax was in turn acquired by Lexmark. The company is based in Böblingen, Germany with local subsidiaries in North America (Bear, Delaware), the United Kingdom (London), Asia-Pacific (Singapore, India (Chennai and Latin America (Chile). The group employs an international staff of 70 people.

Key claims

  1. date of foundation: 1983 — 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 "1983". 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=1359500386

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