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QDAcity (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)

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as stated in the german deletion discussion

"On behalf of myself and QDAcity GmbH, we would like to point out that we are a new company that has decided to enter our field of expertise and establish our business. To this end, we require a Wikipedia page, not only in German, but also in English, Spanish, and Chinese."

Therfore it is just a promotional article lacking notability as well as undisclosed paid editing. Darkking3 (talk) 16:45, 30 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete Independent sources lacking and no indication of notability. Though the tone is not promotional, the reason for creating the page seems to be to generate attention per the comment on the German deletion discussion. Clear undisclosed COI as well. Anonrfjwhuikdzz (talk) 17:17, 30 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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• Delete as WP:ADMASQ. Jumpytoo Talk 01:19, 1 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

2025 Airbus A320 software update (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)

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Updates on their own very rarely constitute an article. This, along with the fact that nothing has happened since updates were announced except speculation makes me believe this is more WP:NOTNEWS which violates WP:CRYSTALBALL. This could potentially be merged into the article Airbus A320 family or moved to Wikinews as an alternative, but I don't believe it currently deserves a Wikipedia article. Johnson524 01:27, 29 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The affected aircraft are basically grounded until they get the software update. Supposed to take 2-3 hourcs per a/c. Does not deserve an own article and should be moved into main A320 article. --Denniss (talk) 01:47, 29 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

After reading the EASA air directive it's actually a software downgrade of the ELevator Aileron Computer from version 1.04 to 103+ and a prohibition to to re-install ELAC with version 1.04 on any A320 series a/c. Denniss (talk) 13:03, 29 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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• Merge and delete redirect - there have been some delays due to this (most notably, Avianca has been forced to halt booking until 8 December), but most airlines have been able to complete the upgrade overnight and were able to fit it in their schedules of general operations. (RTE, Yonhap) Unless if any more disruptions occur this should be a blip on the news radar. MSG17 (talk) 12:10, 29 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Merge and delete I created this article as I was spooked by the seeming urgency of the BBC News live blog - usually a harbinger of longevity, but not in this case. No Swan So Fine (talk) 12:59, 29 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Neutral Currently, the stories about this event are not too much. If this is a little event, I think it should be merged. Shwangtianyuan MAKE CHINA GREAT AGAIN 13:19, 29 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Merge--this is prime for being an update on the A320 page, rather than its own separate article. Departure– (talk) 14:34, 29 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Merge & delete Merge to A320. Not significant for separate article.

• Merge & delete Merge to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_software_bugs#Transportation. The incident does not belong only on the A320 page as the software bug affects Airbus types A319/A320/A321 ([1]) — Preceding unsigned comment added by XeZaR (talk • contribs) 01:33, 30 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  Technically the Airbus A320 family article covers all variants, but yes it should be added there too, I agree. MSG17 (talk) 08:29, 30 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete: merge usually implies leaving a redirect, which would not be appropriate in this case as this won't have been the only A320 software update in 2025. With 6000 aircraft temporarily affected this probably deserves a sentence or two in the A320 family article, but nothing more. Rosbif73 (talk) 09:15, 1 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Fails WP:GNG and also not found any WP:RS Clenpr (talk) 08:21, 29 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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• Delete: The book Managing IMAP linked in the article does proviide a good overview of SilkyMail. However, that was the only reliable source I could find and articles should have more than one source. Schützenpanzer (Talk) 14:40, 29 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Neutral currently there is another article by this vendor that has an article. Would be worthwhile to check if maybe the vendor is notable and then move both products into that article. PhotographyEdits (talk) 18:48, 29 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Fails WP:NCORP. There is a decent amount of local news coverage but that's not enough for NCORP. I would have restored the redirect to Agencia Espacial Mexicana, but there doesn't appear to be any mention of anything by that title there. PARAKANYAA (talk) 21:47, 28 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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• Comment: There was, long ago, mention of "AEXA" as a possible acronym for Agencia Espacial Mexicana (hence the redirect), but mention of that was removed in June 2010 (and the agency ended up as "AEM" instead). This probably could have ended up at RfD long ago for that reason, but with the overriding with an article we're here instead. (While this can be construed as a contesting of the old redirect and opposing any restoration of it, at this time I have no opinion on the current article itself.) WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 00:31, 29 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep, meets GNG, a NASA and The Independent article etc. This technology was used successfully on the ISS, an important space milestone. Randy Kryn (talk) 10:22, 29 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  Neither of those sources are independent from the company, the Independent article's content on the company is entirely quotes from the company, and NASA is a business partner. The third point is irrelevant. PARAKANYAA (talk) 15:26, 29 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  I am so sick and tired of people namedropping WP: GNG without actually checking whether the sources meet it. The NASA piece is not independent coverage of the company; AEXA collaborated with them. The Independent article provides only mentions AEXA once; it is not even close to significant coverage. And who told you that "used successfully on the ISS" is relevant to this discussion? This is a discussion about sourcing. Totally irrelevant rubbish. HyperAccelerated (talk) 20:48, 30 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delete: I could not find sufficient sourcing for the subject to meet WP: GNG in my WP: BEFORE. The existing sources are from entities that closely collaborated with the subject (e.g. NASA) or are trivial mentions (e.g. The Independent, Freethink). HyperAccelerated (talk) 20:44, 30 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Kittl (design platform) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)

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Tagged this nn a few months ago, dunno about the AI generated and I don't really think it matters too much since it's a brochure either way, and the sources are still all your usual WP:SERIESA stuff and SPS. I guess the first, Business Insider source being the usual funding announcement format but lacking even real funding information (much less any other useful information) because they hyped it so much they did it before the funding round is a little new. Can't write an encyclopedia article out of hype though.

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Created with templates {{ORGCRIT assess table}} and {{ORGCRIT assess}} This table may not be a final or consensus view; it may summarize developing consensus, or reflect assessments of a single editor. Source Independent? Reliable? Significant coverage? Secondary? Overall value toward ORGCRIT Burroughs, Callum. "Kittl, an AI-powered design startup rivaling Canva, is set to raise funds from US giant IVP, sources say". Business Insider. Retrieved 2025-09-26. see nom "Kittl - Products, Competitors, Financials, Employees, Headquarters Locations". www.cbinsights.com. Retrieved 2025-09-26. database entry "Kittl 2025 Company Profile: Valuation, Funding & Investors | PitchBook". pitchbook.com. Retrieved 2025-09-26. ditto (maybe I should write an essay with a list of these reasons... but I guess we already have a few) "Online Photos Sector Report - Market & Investment Trends in August, 2025 - Tracxn". tracxn.com. Retrieved 2025-09-26. ... Barely mentions the company Allen, Patricia (2023-01-26). "Berlin-based Kittl draws up plans to expand its design platform with €10.8 million cash boost". EU-Startups. Retrieved 2025-06-19. usual funding announcement "Putting the ill back in communication, Heritage Type Co. nets $1.9 million". Tech.eu. 2021-10-08. Retrieved 2025-06-19. funding announcement "Kittl kicks it root down with $11.6 million". Tech.eu. 2023-01-26. Retrieved 2025-06-20. ditto Dillet, Romain (2024-01-24). "Kittl raises another $36M for its browser-based design tool". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2025-06-20. ditto. You know what, I might group the others together where I can Natalie Fear (2024-11-16). "Monotype collaborates with Kittl in huge upgrade for the design platform". Creative Bloq. Retrieved 2025-09-26. Partnership announcement Monotype. "Monotype and Kittl Announce Partnership at Web Summit 2024". www.prnewswire.com (Press release). Retrieved 2025-09-26. Presswire, EIN (16 September 2025). "Printify Announces Amplified 2025: Empowering Entrepreneurs to Launch and Grow Online Stores". FOX4. Retrieved 29 September 2025. press releases kittl.com (twice) literally the company website "Kittl Review: Is This Browser-Based Design Tool Worth It for Professional Designers? (2025) • THE ENDEARING DESIGNER". theendearingdesigner.com. 2025-07-04. Retrieved 2025-09-26. Heinrichs, Janine (2024-03-16). "Kittl Review: The Ultimate Tool for Graphic Designers?". JDD. Retrieved 2025-09-29. SPS Helyer, Ruby (2025-05-09). "7 reasons I'm replacing Adobe Illustrator with this service". XDA. Retrieved 2025-09-26. Valnet now Also, the list format, while having many merits, really obscures the fact that this is extremely boilerplate "content" Basu, Ritupriya (16 January 2025). "Meet Kittl, the intuitive and collaborative design tool built specifically for graphic designers". The Brand Identity. Retrieved 29 September 2025. interview Haan, Katherine (2024-03-20). "10 Best T-Shirt Design Websites Of 2025". Forbes Advisor. Retrieved 2025-09-26. WP:FORBESADVISOR Reed, Logan (2025-06-04). Passive Income Empire: Build 6+ Streams of Online Income with Affiliate Marketing, Self-Publishing, Print on Demand, and More. Megan Hollis. inkquesto (2025-08-20). Freelance Riches: How I Made My First $5,000 Online in 30 Days: Step-by-Step Guide to Landing High-Paying Freelance Clients, Building Your Online Income, and Achieving Financial Freedom. inkquesto. Self published books. Honestly even putting them here feels like spam. I don't need to say anything about trustpilot right? Surely?

Alpha3031 (t • c) 11:25, 28 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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  Delete Can't find any sourcing that establishes notability with the standards for WP:NCORP or even WP:GNG. May be LLM generated too, though it's difficult to tell. Anonrfjwhuikdzz (talk) 18:57, 28 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

CaptionHub (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)

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failing WP:GNG and WP:NCORP. Shah Of Nowhere ^talk! 01:47, 28 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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  Delete - obvious case of WP:PROMO. ロドリゲス恭子 (talk) 17:45, 1 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Explurger (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)

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Much time having been wasted over this whole affair, I won't bore you by repeating the details. Sources are press release after press release of the most SERIESA/WP:CORPROUTINE content you'll find.

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• Delete : I was leaning towards "weak keep" as the sourcing was only slightly unsatisfactory, but upon examining the collapsed content, I agree with the proposer than the sources of this article are not of an acceptable quality. Kvinnen • dispatch an owl 11:33, 27 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep I don’t really see a valid reason to delete, because the subject meets WP:GNG, and it is a service not a company so we can apply WP:NORG but only through WP:PRODUCT, and for software programs, GNG is the relevant notability criteria; also there are enough reliable sources covering this topic in details, including 1, 2, 3 and more, but the article has promotional content that needs cleanup. Pasados (talk) 16:51, 27 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  That's very interesting. Do you have time to talk about it now? Alpha3031 (t • c) 21:11, 27 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  I am seriously asking this question, and I do not retract it. I would consider it good form to explain why you think two funding announcements and a launch announcement are anything but routine coverage, which is covered under both Wikipedia:Notability § Common circumstances and the subject specific listing of such circumstances, WP:CORPROUTINE. I will revise my assessment given an appropriate answer, but I do need an answer from you. Alpha3031 (t • c) 22:20, 28 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  Remember that not all third-party sources are reliable. It's very common for companies at this stage to make press releases and funding announcements. In many cases, these announcements are made via PR firms that they contract. These sources are not independent and cannot count towards notability. Please be more careful going forward. HyperAccelerated (talk) 20:58, 30 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep – The CEO of the company doesn't seem particularly noteworthy on his own, but the company appears to have enough to WP:NCORP. Svartner (talk) 21:47, 27 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  You have provided no justification for why we should listen to you. HyperAccelerated (talk) 20:59, 30 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delete: I did a WP: BEFORE and could only find routine coverage. You know it's bad when the top Keep !vote claims that they found quality sources that will save the article, and they all fall into WP: CORPROUTINE. HyperAccelerated (talk) 20:56, 30 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Fails WP:GNG and also not found any WP:RS Clenpr (talk) 19:52, 26 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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weak delete: the article is devoid of any sources, but subject was borderline notable shareware [2] [3] [4]

University of Geneva includes it in their "museum" collection of old software [5]

Almost none of this points to GNG but it seems a WP:BEFORE was not performed. ^{themoon@talk:~$} 14:24, 28 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Keep This was an example of early WYSIWYG software for building webpages dating back to at least 1996 [6]. There are detailed reviews dating back to 1996 as well [7] [8]. Macworld in 2001 was still a print magazine and is a suitably reliable source for an in-depth review of software (even if it has changed since). I expect more reliable and detailed sources would have been found if a more complete WP:BEFORE had been performed. Article should be kept and updated in the spirit of WP:PRESERVE using these older sources. Anonrfjwhuikdzz (talk) 19:39, 28 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep: per new sources found Schützenpanzer (Talk) 16:53, 29 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep Subject of significant coverage in reliable sources as found by Anonrfjwhuikdzz. DigitalIceAge (talk) 19:44, 29 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. ✗plicit 14:47, 1 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Respond.io

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Bit of a brochure/"list of routine business events" as with the usual of this kind of article. I couldn't really find anything less routine in the usual plus ProQuest, so here's the assessment of the current sources:

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• Delete: Source analysis above is excellent; outside of press releases [9], I can't find much about the company. Not quite enough for notability here. Oaktree b (talk) 15:28, 24 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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• Delete: I agree with the source assessment above and could not find any additional sources for the article to meet WP: GNG. HyperAccelerated (talk) 22:20, 26 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete: I am also in agreement with the source analysis. Doesn't appear that this company meets WP:GNG or any other criteria for notability. ~RAM (talk) 07:44, 29 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Does not meet the required depth for WP:NCORP. PhotographyEdits (talk) 01:16, 22 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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• Delete: The article's current sources don't count towards NCORP; this source comes the closest but the analysis doesn't seem to be sufficiently independent from the company executives. A BEFORE search didn't come up with anything better, although the generic company name makes it hard to search. Helpful Raccoon (talk) 19:27, 23 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Microsoft Operations Framework (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)

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No footnotes, just one interwiki. Nothing in the article suggests it meets WP:GNG or WP:NSOFT. BEFORE gives mostly mentions in passing that fail WP:SIGCOV, although there's one "pocket" guide book about it: [10]. I don't think that's enough for GNG, but it's worth discussing here - maybe someone can find more sources, or thinks what is visible in GS is enough? (Mind you, I don't). _{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 03:05, 22 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Smerge to ITIL. Save for this one dedicated article in The Sydney Morning Herald, I could not find much coverage outside of mentions, but of the mentions they all bring up MOF being a clone of ITIL. I think there's room in that article for a few sentences bringing up MOF (and other company-specific ITIL extensions). DigitalIceAge (talk) 00:16, 23 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Weak Delete: There are a few sources but I don't think it is enough to meet notability. RolandSimon (talk) 16:06, 24 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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CDC MarketFirst (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)

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Entirely promotional and fails WP:NORG. Amigao (talk) 00:10, 2 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Comment.@Amigao: MarketFirst is a software not a company. It's one of many software programs made by the CDC Software Corporation. WP:NORG only somewhat applies via WP:PRODUCT; but as we don't have an article on the company its not all that relevant to this discussion. WP:GNG is the standard for software programs. Note that many sources do not include CDC when referring to this program and just call it MarketFirst. Best.4meter4 (talk) 00:44, 2 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Comment. Here are a couple of book sources: [11], [12]. Best.4meter4 (talk) 00:55, 2 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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• Keep - Don't really see a valid reason to delete. Category:Marketing software indicates that articles on software are acceptable on Wikipedia. — Maile (talk) 01:42, 2 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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• Keep - This is software seems has been through a few ownership changes from when it was a standalone company and clearly has been just a software package for the last 20 years. I recently updated the article to remove a lot of promotional material and clean it up. It appears mostly defunct, but seems to still be supported as legacy software package by its owner. Given the number of references, I believe it meets notability, if only from a historic perspective. Sargdub (talk) 01:25, 3 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  Comment Interesting. If it were solely for that reason, I would be in favor of attempting to keep the article. User:Deathnotekll2 User:Deathnotekll2 (talk) 03:08, 6 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete. However, at it's currently written the article is unacceptable. Fails both WP:GNG and WP:NPOV. The software also contains many unsupported claims to its successes that can't be completely verified by the sources it relies upon. Many of the links are broken or inaccessible - such as those from Reuters and Business Wire - rendering any dedicated verification difficult. It appears the software did exist and was successful, but the article would need to be written again (especially to obtain new versions of its sources). User:Deathnotekll2

• Delete - Reads like an advertisement or resume; fails WP:NOTPROMO. Kyunde (talk) 17:29, 6 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Keep - Plenty of reliable third party sources. Recommend to move to MarketFirst, drop "CDC". audiodude (talk) 10:36, 12 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete - Per WP:NORG.

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• Delete: Here's my assessment of the sources in the article and those presented here. I didn't find any that were both accessible and provided independent coverage of the software. -- Reconrabbit 19:52, 17 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Source assessment table

Source	Independent?	Reliable?	Significant coverage?	Count source toward GNG?
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20021014005306/en/Pivotal-to-Acquire-MarketFirst-Software	Press release			✘ No
https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN0433581520040204			Not about MarketFirst (based on coverage of this event from other authors, since Reuters link is down)	✘ No
https://www.aptean.com/en-US/press-release/cdc-software-consona-merge	Press release		Not directly about MarketFirst	✘ No
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20181001005066/en/ESW-Capital-Launches-Avolin-With-Acquisition-of-Vertical-Business-Applications-From-Aptean	Press release			✘ No
http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/26/228285/harvey-nichols-has-ab-fab-integrated-crm-and-analysis-solutions.htm			Mention that Harvey Nichols installed MarketFirst in their systems, not any actual discussion of the software	✘ No
https://web.archive.org/web/20110608011135/http://www.crm2day.com/content/t6_librarynews_1.php?news_id=120655	Press release		~ Describes the implementation of MarketFirst by Softrax (in a decidedly promotional manner)	✘ No
http://www.cdcsoftware.com/en/CDCMarketFirst/Customers.aspx	Self-published report from publisher of the software			✘ No
https://customerthink.com/sharp_electronics_marketfirst_case_study	CustomerThink may have published decent copy in 2003, but currently all of their output appears to be generated by AI with very little editorial oversight (though they claim to not produce sponsored posts).		Article does not exist (no archived copy)	? Unknown
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1287865/000119312506123193/d10k.htm	Self-published report from publisher of the software			✘ No
Marketing Automation Platforms, Q3 2019	Independent overview of automation platforms		Does not mention MarketFirst at all	✘ No
This table may not be a final or consensus view; it may summarize developing consensus, or reflect assessments of a single editor. Created using {{source assess table}}.

• Weak keep: My recommendation is to come to the realization that this is a former software platform that doesn't seem to exist any more. Therefore, remove any trace of promotional tone or linkage, truncate the article, put the verbs in the past tense, and let it exist as a memo for posterity. The software pretty clearly had a significant role at a time more than a decade ago; it's just not a relevant topic in today's business landscape. That's what Wikipedia is for... helping us remember the SuperCalcs of yore. - Screwdryver (talk) 04:59, 19 November 2025 (UTC) — Screwdryver (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. Jeraxmoira🐉 (talk) 05:19, 19 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete: I have looked in various locations and have found little besides routine business coverage. The sources mentioned by 4meter4 are just brief list entries. If we're being generous, maybe this source could count towards WP:NPROD, but it's still just a single source; there are no sources that clearly have in-depth coverage. Helpful Raccoon (talk) 03:14, 21 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Neutral. Just commenting that I did not claim that the sources I provided at the top had SIGCOV, I was just trying to make it clear that the topic was a product and not a company. I have no opinion on notability.4meter4 (talk) 21:28, 24 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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• Interoperable Object Reference (via WP:PROD on 13 September 2025)