Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Vector Software

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was No consensus. Michig (talk) 06:42, 21 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Vector Software

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Does not meet WP:CORPDEPTH, confirmed after several source searches. Available sources are mostly press releases, which do not establish notability. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 14:05, 29 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Business-related deletion discussions. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 14:05, 29 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Software-related deletion discussions. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 14:05, 29 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Rhode Island-related deletion discussions. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 14:05, 29 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Delete After wading through a mountain of press releases, I found one brief mention in a reliable source. Not enough. Nwlaw63 (talk) 14:26, 29 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - passes GNG. A few years back I did an eval of Vector Software's VectorCAST based on a reference in o book about Software Engineering (I think it was OBJECT-ORIENTED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING). I doubt that searching an entry "Vector Software" in books is a good idea, because the are too many false results, results referring to Vector Graphic rather to the company. On the other hand I found around 50+ books with a reference to Vector Software when used this string: "VectorCAST" and/or "Vector CAST".
Book examples: Complex Systems and Dependability (ISBN 9783642306624); Guide to Advanced Software Testing (ISBN 9781596932869); Avionics Certification: A Complete Guide to DO-178 (software), DO-254 (hardware) (ISBN 9781885544254); Verification, Validation and Testing in Software Engineering (ISBN 9781591408512).

Cheers Japco

Rename and Refocus: I've put a few results from searches on the article's talk page. My conclusion is that there is insufficient documentation to support an article about Vector Software the company, but there is sufficient documentation to support an article on their flagship product, VectorCAST. I would therefore suggest that the article be renamed to VectorCAST and the focus of the article revised toward the software, with a section therein related to the company. This could be inverted later if, indeed, sufficient published material emerges to support a company article. --User:Ceyockey (talk to me) 00:15, 5 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 01:29, 6 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 03:13, 14 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.