ALWIL Software
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ALWIL Software was the original Czech company behind the popular Avast antivirus product before it evolved into Avast Software s.r.o.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| ALWIL Software canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15371974 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: ALWIL Software Context triple: [Avast Software s.r.o., hasPredecessor, ALWIL Software]
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A.
Altamira Software
Altamira Software was a pioneering computer graphics and digital imaging company co-founded by computer graphics visionary Alvy Ray Smith.
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B.
Avalanche Software
Avalanche Software is an American video game development studio best known for creating titles such as Disney Infinity and Hogwarts Legacy.
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C.
Syntrillium Software
Syntrillium Software was a software company best known for creating the audio editing program Cool Edit, which later evolved into Adobe Audition after Adobe acquired the firm.
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D.
Altsys
Altsys was a software company best known for creating the vector-graphics illustration program FreeHand, later acquired and developed by larger firms.
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E.
Wyatt Software
Wyatt Software was a software company known for employing pioneering programmer Ward Cunningham early in his career.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: ALWIL Software Target entity description: ALWIL Software was the original Czech company behind the popular Avast antivirus product before it evolved into Avast Software s.r.o.
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A.
Altamira Software
Altamira Software was a pioneering computer graphics and digital imaging company co-founded by computer graphics visionary Alvy Ray Smith.
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B.
Avalanche Software
Avalanche Software is an American video game development studio best known for creating titles such as Disney Infinity and Hogwarts Legacy.
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C.
Syntrillium Software
Syntrillium Software was a software company best known for creating the audio editing program Cool Edit, which later evolved into Adobe Audition after Adobe acquired the firm.
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D.
Altsys
Altsys was a software company best known for creating the vector-graphics illustration program FreeHand, later acquired and developed by larger firms.
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E.
Wyatt Software
Wyatt Software was a software company known for employing pioneering programmer Ward Cunningham early in his career.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.