Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

Canadian Business Intelligence company Cognos, known as Quasar befiore 1982, was sold for 5 Billion dollars to ______.

  1. Apple Inc.

  2. Microsoft

  3. EMC Corporation

  4. IBM
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Explanation

Cognos, the Canadian business intelligence software company founded in 1969, was acquired by IBM in 2008 for approximately $5 billion. This acquisition was part of IBM's strategy to strengthen its business intelligence and performance management capabilities. Cognos was indeed known as Quasar before 1982. Apple, Microsoft, and EMC were not the acquirers.

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