Brief Description
Colusa commercialized software for developers to produce memory-protected high-performance internet components in popular programming languages. The company provided a cross-language virtual machine that provided secure execution within systems such as databases and operating systems.
Microsoft Corporation acquired Colusa Software Inc. in 1996. Co-inventor, co-founder, and CEO Robert Wahbe became an executive at Microsoft after Colusa's acquisition.
Inventors
Steven Lucco, Robert Wahbe
Company Founders
Robert Wahbe (UC Berkeley PhD, computer science, 1996), Steve Lucco (UC Berkeley PhD, computer science, 1994)
Timeline
- 1993. Company founded
- 1996. Acquired by Microsoft