software platform

American

noun

a major piece of software, as an operating system, an operating environment, or a database, under which various smaller application programs can be designed to run.

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The human-resources software platform Workday isn’t far behind, posting a 38% decline.

From The Wall Street Journal

That tension sits at the heart of Music Mogul AI, a new software platform created by veteran booking agent Brad Stewart of Stewart Entertainment in Charlotte, N.C.

From Los Angeles Times

Seven years ago, Goodarzi took over Intuit and immediately executed a fundamental business change from a tax and accounting software platform to a full-service provider.

From The Wall Street Journal

Private-equity firm Vista acquired Mindbody—a software platform that helps gyms, studios and spas manage their businesses—in late 2018 for $1.9 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal

The company is attempting to grow its market share with enterprise and sovereign customers through its Data Center Building Blocks software platform.

From Barron's

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