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WordPerfect Corporation

WordPerfect Corporation

Pioneering word processing software that dominated the PC market through the 1980s; sold to Novell in 1994 for ~$1.4B, arguably Utah's original software success story

Recently researchedAcquired & SunsetUtah County

Key facts

Founded
1979
Headcount
1,001–5,000 employees
Utah relationship
Founded in Utah
Region
Utah County
Headquarters
Total funding
Undisclosed
Last verified
Status
Acquired & Sunset

People

Bruce Bastian
Co-Founder & Chairman of the Board (1979–1994, deceased 2024) · founder
Alan Ashton
Co-Founder & CEO (1987–1994) · founder

Funding history

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