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Software Systems Inc. was the initial name of what by 1991 became 'Datability, Inc.', "a manufacturer of hardware that links computer networks." The 1977-founded firm began as a software consulting company, especially in the area of databases. To speed up project development they built a
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in the 1990s, made several acquisitions but also grew internally. Following its
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protocol, selling "boxes" that reimplemented the protocol, at a lower price than DEC's. They later expanded into other areas of
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product line. In particular they focused on
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