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===World ERP System launched===
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The software ultimately sold was named '''JD Edwards WorldSoftware''', popularly called '''World'''. Development began using [[System/34]] and [[System/36|/36]] minicomputers, changing course in the mid-1980s to the [[System/38]], later switching to the [[AS/400]] platform when it became available.

The company's initial focus was on developing the [[accounting]] software needed for their clients. World was server-centric as well as multi-user; the users would access the system using one of several [[IBM]] [[Dumb terminal|computer terminals]] or "green-screens". (Later on, users would run [[terminal emulator]] software on their personal computers).

As an [[Enterprise resource planning|ERP system]], World comprised the three basic areas of expertise: [[Business analyst|functional/business analyst]], [[programmer]]/[[software developer]], and [[Configurable Network Computing|CNC]]/[[system administration]].