Corollary, Inc.

Corollary, Inc.
Founded1985
Founders
  • George White
  • Alan Slipson
Defunct1997
FateAcquired by Intel Corporation
Websitecorollary.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 1997-10-18)

Corollary, Inc. was an American computer hardware company.

History

The company was founded in 1985 by two former executives of Texas Instruments,[1] with the goal of bringing symmetrical multiprocessing (SMP) to machines based on the Intel x86.

Corollary was the first company to release an IBM PC-Compatible SMP computer in collaboration with Zenith Data Systems, the Z-1000.[1] The multiprocessing technology developed for the Z-1000 was later licensed to OEM companies like Compaq, Zenith and Mitac,[2] which resulted in products such as the Compaq SystemPro.

In 1993, Corollary was set to release an iteration on their previous SMP design, the C-Bus II, based on the Intel Pentium processor.[3]

In 1997, the company was acquired by Intel Corporation[4] as a wholly-owned subsidiary.[5] At the time, Corollary was working on the Profusion technology, which would have provided eight-way multiprocessing. In February 1999, half of the staff working on the project was laid off,[6] which delayed the project indefinitely.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Corollary, Inc., Corporate Overview". Archived from the original on 1997-10-18.
  2. ↑ Kopecky, Robert. "Multiplying the Power". InfoWorld. Vol. 27. Nov. 1989.
  3. ↑ Quinlan, Tom. "Corollary designs chip set around P5". Infoworld. Vol. 15 Jun 1992.
  4. ↑ LeFevre, Jim. "Corollary unites Intel and Compaq for NT push." MIDRANGE Systems, vol. 10, no. 18, 14 Nov. 1997, pp. 44+. Gale General OneFile, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A20087987/ITOF?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-ITOF&xid=eb65e996. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
  5. ↑ "Hotseat: Corollary's George White speaks of SMP". Infoworld. Vol. 3 Nov 1997.
  6. ↑ Magee, Mike. "Fifty per cent of original Corollary Profusion staff gone". The Register. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
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