ABBYY vs Ximian

Side by side, from the public record each company was imported from. Where a figure is missing it is because no source we hold states it — not because it is zero.

ABBYY is the older of the two, founded in 1989 — 10 years before Ximian.

Founded: 1989; 1999
Status: Active; Active
Headquarters: Milpitas, United States; Boston, United States
Industry: software industry; software industry
Founders: David Yang; Nat Friedman, Miguel de Icaza
Employees: 500; Not recorded
Legal form: corporation; privately held company
Parent: Not recorded; Novell
Website: abbyy.com; Not recorded

Facts on both companies come from the public records named on ABBYY and Ximian.