Breakthrough Software

Breakthrough Software was a software company based in Novato, California. Breakthrough developed and sold the Time Line project management software for PC DOS computers, releasing the first version in 1984,[1] and version 2.0 in July, 1985.[2] Company staff in the 1980s included president William Lohse (1984-1985),[3] COO and CEO Victoria Lohse[4] and president Andrew Layman starting in 1986.[2]

Breakthrough Software
IndustrySoftware
FateMerged into Symantec
FoundedBy 1984
Defunct1987
HeadquartersNovato, California, U.S.
ProductsProject management software
BrandsTime Line, Timeline

The product was slightly renamed to Timeline by October, 1986.[2]

Negotiations to merge Breakthrough into Integrated Software Systems Corp. (ISSCO) reached an agreement in principle in October, 1986[4] but broke down soon afterwards when Computer Associates, developer of a different project management program, announced an agreement to acquire ISSCO.[5]

Breakthrough was acquired by Symantec in 1987. Symantec continued to release versions of Timeline until at least version 6.0 in 1994.[6]

References
  1. Breakthrough offers project management software for IBM micro. Computerworld, 3 Sept 1984.
  2. Hank Bannister. Project Software Demand Growing. InfoWorld, Jan 27, 1986. page 5.
  3. Vendors search for next big win. Computerworld, Mar 25, 1985. page 57.
  4. Issco agrees to buy maker of Time Line. InfoWorld, 13 Oct 1986.
  5. Rachel Parker. Breakthrough to Withdraw from Merge Plans with ISSCO. InfoWorld, 15 Dec 1986.
  6. William Brandel. Symantec to purchase rival. Computerworld. 11 April 1994. page 30.
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