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TOWER Software

TOWER Software was a software development company, founded in 1985 in Canberra, Australia. The company provided and supported enterprise content management software, notably its TRIM product line for electronic records management. TOWER Software was acquired by Hewlett-Packard Company in 2008 as a part of its HP Software Division.

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Article summary

TOWER Software was a software development company, founded in 1985 in Canberra, Australia. The company provided and supported enterprise content management software, notably its TRIM product line for electronic records management. TOWER Software was acquired by Hewlett-Packard Company in 2008 as a part of its HP Software Division.

Key claims

  1. date of foundation: 1985 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. release date: 2002 — 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 "1985". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the release date is "2002". 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=1359546444

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