Laurent Ribardière
Laurent Ribardière | |
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| Born | March 11, 1964 |
| Occupation(s) | Businessman, computer scientist, and programmer |
Laurent Ribardière is a French computer scientist and businessman who founded the French database software company 4D SAS and its US Subsidiary 4D Inc.
In 1984 he began development of 4th Dimension (or 4D) which was code-named Silver Surfer at the time. 4D had its initial product release in 1987 with its own programming language.[1][2][3][4]
Laurent was also the original author of Wakanda and founded the Wakanda SAS company.[5][6][7]
Career
Ribardière began his career in 1982 by marketing a file management system.
References
- ^ "Overdue Apple Server Goes to Market". ComputerWorld. 26 January 1987.
- ^ "New Database Software Program Moves Macintosh Into The Big Leagues". chicagotribune.com.
- ^ "Seeking 4th Dimension? Take Heart, It's Now In Town". chicagotribune.com.
- ^ "High-End Mac Database Offers Own Programming Language". InfoWorld. 16 March 1987.
- ^ "4D Launches Wakanda JavaScript Stack for Web and Mobile Application Development". marketwired.com. June 28, 2012.
- ^ "4D Launches Wakanda JavaScript Stack for Web and Mobile Application Development". finance.yahoo.com. June 28, 2012.
- ^ "Developer & Entrepreneur, Laurent Ribardière, the first French Startuper in 1984, imagined Wakanda Platform in 2009 ! ... and launch a new Startup !". marketwired.com. June 28, 2012.
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