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'''SoftSolutions''' was a very early [[Document management system|document management system]] (or '''DMS'''), which was used primarily by [[Social:Law firm|law firm]]s. While the system was in (relatively) wide use, it was purchased by [[Software:WordPerfect|WordPerfect]] in 1994,<ref>[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3311/is_n15_v29/ai_16127336// Novell also gains SoftSolutions Document Management in Word Perfect Deal<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> which was subsequently purchased by [[Company:Novell|Novell]] in 1995,<ref>[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3311/is_n15_v29/ai_16127336// The Novell/WordPerfect Merger<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> and was incorporated into [[Software:NetWare|NetWare]] 4.1. SoftSolutions was subsequently terminated as a product, but its features were incorporated into Novell's [[Software:GroupWise|Group Wise]] product.<ref>[http://www.informationweek.com/672/72iugrp.htm;jsessionid=HXC2OGEQ4SWLFQE1GHRSKH4ATMY32JVN// Novell Updates GroupWise<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>  
{{Infobox company
SoftSolutions is one of many products which caused near apocalyptic fears at the end of the 20th century, due to its "[[Year 2000 problem|Y2K]]" non-compliance.
| name            = SoftSolutions Technology Corporation
| logo            =
| type            = Private
| fate            = Acquired
| predecessor      =
| successor        =
| founded          = 1979
| founders        = {{Unbulleted list|Kenneth Duncan|Alvin Tedjamulia|Lee Duncan}}
| hq_location_city = Orem, Utah
| hq_location_country = U.S.A.
| industry        = [[Document management system]], [[Engineering:Legal technology|Legal technology]], [[Software]]
| products        = SoftSolutions document management software
| parent          = [[Software:WordPerfect|WordPerfect]] (1993)
}}
 
'''SoftSolutions''' was an early [[Document management system|document management system]] (or '''DMS'''), which was used primarily by [[Social:Law firm|law firm]]s.  
 
==History==
It was founded in 1979 by Ken Duncan, along with co-founders Alvin Tedjamulia and Lee Duncan.<ref>{{cite news |title=Wordperfect to purchase Orem software firm |url=https://www.deseret.com/1993/11/11/19076049/wordperfect-to-purchase-orem-software-firm/ |access-date=October 4, 2025 |newspaper=Deseret News |date=November 11, 1993}}</ref> It was a notable early software player in the Silicon Slopes technology region.
 
In 1988, the company moved from a basement office on State Street in Orem, UT to a newly-built corporate facility at 625 S. State Street in Orem, encompassing 14,000 square feet to accommodate it's then 45 employees and allow room for further expansion.<ref>{{cite news |title=Orem Software Firm Moves Into New Corporate Facility |url=https://www.deseret.com/1988/12/13/18787575/orem-software-firm-moves-into-corporate-facility/ |access-date=October 4, 2025 |newspaper=Deseret News |date=December 13, 1988}}</ref>
 
In late 1993, when sources claim SoftSolutions had achieved 54% marketshare of the [[Document management system|Document management]] market, it was purchased by [[Software:WordPerfect|WordPerfect]], which was subsequently acquired by [[Company:Novell|Novell]] in 1994.<ref>{{cite news |title=Wordperfect to purchase Orem software firm |url=https://www.deseret.com/1993/11/11/19076049/wordperfect-to-purchase-orem-software-firm/ |access-date=October 4, 2025 |newspaper=Deseret News |date=November 11, 1993}}</ref><ref>[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3311/is_n15_v29/ai_16127336// Novell also gains SoftSolutions Document Management in Word Perfect Deal<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{Archive url|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060623195236/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3311/is_n15_v29/ai_16127336//|date=2006-06-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Fisher, Lawrence M. |date=March 22, 1994 |title=Novell to Acquire WordPerfect |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/03/22/business/novell-to-acquire-wordperfect.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250320072606/https://www.nytimes.com/1994/03/22/business/novell-to-acquire-wordperfect.html |archive-date=2025-03-20 |url-status=live |access-date=October 4, 2025 |newspaper=The New York Times |at=Section D, p. 1}}</ref> SoftSolutions and WordPerfect were later incorporated into [[Software:NetWare|NetWare]] 4.1. SoftSolutions was subsequently terminated as a product, but its features were ultimately included in Novell's [[Software:GroupWise|GroupWise]] product in 1998.<ref>{{cite web |author=Hibbard, Justin |date=March 9, 1998 |title=Novell Updates GroupWise |url=https://www.informationweek.com/672/72iugrp.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613113448/https://www.informationweek.com/672/72iugrp.htm |archive-date=2011-06-13 |access-date=October 4, 2025 |website=InformationWeek}}</ref>
 
At the time of its acquisition by WordPerfect/Novell in 1993, [[Year 2000 problem|Y2K]] fears had begun to escalate. However, Novell stopped developing the SoftSolutions product in the 90s, so it was never fully brought into compliance with the Y2K standards needed later that decade. Just prior to the turn of the century, many law firms and organizations were still using SoftSolutions, necessitating a change to a newer DMS.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Shultz, Dana H. |date=June 1998 |title=Are your applications ready for 2000? |url=https://archive.calbar.ca.gov/archive/calbar/2cbj/98jun/98jun-31.htm |access-date=October 4, 2025 |website=California Bar Journal}}</ref>
 
The original founders of SoftSolutions later went on to establish another Utah company, [[Company:NetDocuments|NetDocuments]], which also serviced the legal industry.<ref>{{cite web |title=About NetDocuments |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100117213134/http://www.netdocuments.com/information/ |access-date=October 10, 2025}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 01:24, 20 May 2026

SoftSolutions Technology Corporation
TypePrivate
IndustryDocument management system, Legal technology, Software
FateAcquired
Founded1979
Founders
  • Kenneth Duncan
  • Alvin Tedjamulia
  • Lee Duncan
Headquarters
Orem, Utah
,
U.S.A.
ProductsSoftSolutions document management software
ParentWordPerfect (1993)

SoftSolutions was an early document management system (or DMS), which was used primarily by law firms.

History

It was founded in 1979 by Ken Duncan, along with co-founders Alvin Tedjamulia and Lee Duncan.[1] It was a notable early software player in the Silicon Slopes technology region.

In 1988, the company moved from a basement office on State Street in Orem, UT to a newly-built corporate facility at 625 S. State Street in Orem, encompassing 14,000 square feet to accommodate it's then 45 employees and allow room for further expansion.[2]

In late 1993, when sources claim SoftSolutions had achieved 54% marketshare of the Document management market, it was purchased by WordPerfect, which was subsequently acquired by Novell in 1994.[3][4][5] SoftSolutions and WordPerfect were later incorporated into NetWare 4.1. SoftSolutions was subsequently terminated as a product, but its features were ultimately included in Novell's GroupWise product in 1998.[6]

At the time of its acquisition by WordPerfect/Novell in 1993, Y2K fears had begun to escalate. However, Novell stopped developing the SoftSolutions product in the 90s, so it was never fully brought into compliance with the Y2K standards needed later that decade. Just prior to the turn of the century, many law firms and organizations were still using SoftSolutions, necessitating a change to a newer DMS.[7]

The original founders of SoftSolutions later went on to establish another Utah company, NetDocuments, which also serviced the legal industry.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Wordperfect to purchase Orem software firm". Deseret News. November 11, 1993. https://www.deseret.com/1993/11/11/19076049/wordperfect-to-purchase-orem-software-firm/. 
  2. ↑ "Orem Software Firm Moves Into New Corporate Facility". Deseret News. December 13, 1988. https://www.deseret.com/1988/12/13/18787575/orem-software-firm-moves-into-corporate-facility/. 
  3. ↑ "Wordperfect to purchase Orem software firm". Deseret News. November 11, 1993. https://www.deseret.com/1993/11/11/19076049/wordperfect-to-purchase-orem-software-firm/. 
  4. ↑ Novell also gains SoftSolutions Document Management in Word Perfect Deal
  5. ↑ Fisher, Lawrence M. (March 22, 1994). "Novell to Acquire WordPerfect". The New York Times: Section D, p. 1. https://www.nytimes.com/1994/03/22/business/novell-to-acquire-wordperfect.html. 
  6. ↑ Hibbard, Justin (March 9, 1998). "Novell Updates GroupWise". https://www.informationweek.com/672/72iugrp.htm. 
  7. ↑ "Are your applications ready for 2000?". June 1998. https://archive.calbar.ca.gov/archive/calbar/2cbj/98jun/98jun-31.htm. 
  8. ↑ "About NetDocuments". https://web.archive.org/web/20100117213134/http://www.netdocuments.com/information/. 




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