Softlab GmbH was a software development and

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company who developed and deployed a

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called Maestro I, which was the first

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in the

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. Founded in

Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the third-largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Ha ...

, Germany, in 1971, Softlab became a part of the BMW Group in 1992. In 2008, BMW merged Softlab and some subsidiary companies of Softlab Group into a new company named

Cirquent Cirquent (formerly Softlab Group) was a subsidiary of NTT Data that provides IT, consulting and professional services. The company's headquarters is in Munich, Germany, with offices in Austria, Switzerland and the UK. The company provides co ...

.Computerwoche: Softlab ändert Namen und Strategie, http://www.computerwoche.de/a/softlab-aendert-namen-und-strategie,1221948

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