History
AutoSys was first developed by William Arntz and Walter Goodwin who created AutoSystems Corp to market it. They had partnered with and were guided by Frederick Lenz during the inception, development and ultimately the marketing of the product. It was eventually sold to Platinum Technology International in 1995 (one of many systems management companies acquired by Platinum Technology that year). Platinum invested in new features and functionality including the Xpert and JobVision modules. In May 1999, Platinum was itself acquired by Computer Associates ("CA") for 3.5 billion U.S. dollars, at that time the largest transaction in the history of the software industry. CA offered $29.25 per share, almost a three-to-one premium over Platinum's stock price of $9.875. In 2006, CA was the subject of intense media scrutiny as it became clear that a $2.2 billion accounting fraud had been orchestrated by chief executive Sanjay Kumar. Rumors persist that Kumar had been "set up" by Charles B. Wang – a CA founder and preceding CEO. The popularity of the AutoSys product remained unaffected.
William Arntz later became Producer, Director, Screenwriter, President at Captured Light, makers of cult film "What the Bleep Do We Know!?". Walter Goodwin became founder and CEO of Stirling Systems Group, LLC and later Terma Software Labs .
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