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About Incisive
Incisive is the first to deliver its spreadsheet analysis and management solutions offerings as both Software as a Service (SaaS) and also as installable products that offer best-in-class spreadsheet error detection, management and risk mitigation. Incisive products and services are compatible with market-leading spreadsheet applications, such as Microsoft Office Excel 2007, 2003, 2000 and Mac; Google Spreadsheets and Apple Numbers.
History
In 1995, three Oregon State University computer science professors, Margaret Burnett PhD, Martin Erwig PhD and Greg Rothermel PhD, recognized an extensive and largely untapped market for spreadsheet error detection tools.
Intrigued by the idea that spreadsheets are a programming language – meaning that users are essentially untrained programmers – they sought to bring software quality control concepts into the spreadsheet domain. By studying actual human behavior, they developed technology to allow average users to build and use spreadsheets with exceedingly more confidence and accuracy.
Microsoft Excel makes it very easy for people to create spreadsheets, however, this same accessibility and ease of use makes it difficult for companies to impose quality controls on spreadsheets.
After more than ten years of spreadsheet and user behavior research, Professors Burnett, Erwig and Rothermel co-founded RedRover Software Inc. to create and market productivity solutions for all levels of spreadsheet users. The RedRover technology was recently acquired by Valley Inception and will be marketed as Incisive.
Research Group
Research utilized by Incisive was and is continuing to be developed by three active research professors, Dr. Margaret Burnett, Dr. Martin Erwig, and Dr. Gregg Rothermel. Each is also a co-founder of EUSES (End Users Shaping Effective Software), a collaboration of international universities and Fortune 500 participants focused on developing effective software for end user programmers.
- Dr. Margaret Burnett
- Dr. Martin Erwig
- Dr. Gregg Rothermel
