Beam Software
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Beam Software was an Australian video game developer known for early licensed titles and adaptations, including several based on popular films and literary works.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Beam Software canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17214299 — 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: Beam Software Context triple: [The Hobbit (1982 video game), developer, Beam Software]
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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.
Amazin' Software
Amazin' Software was the original name of the company that became Electronic Arts, a major American video game publisher.
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C.
Starfish Software
Starfish Software was a software company co-founded by tech entrepreneur Philippe Kahn, best known for its work in wireless synchronization and mobile data management solutions in the 1990s.
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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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E.
Compuware Arena
Compuware Arena is a multi-purpose ice hockey venue in Plymouth Township, Michigan, best known as the longtime home of the OHL’s Plymouth Whalers.
- 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: Beam Software Target entity description: Beam Software was an Australian video game developer known for early licensed titles and adaptations, including several based on popular films and literary works.
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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.
Amazin' Software
Amazin' Software was the original name of the company that became Electronic Arts, a major American video game publisher.
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C.
Starfish Software
Starfish Software was a software company co-founded by tech entrepreneur Philippe Kahn, best known for its work in wireless synchronization and mobile data management solutions in the 1990s.
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D.
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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E.
Compuware Arena
Compuware Arena is a multi-purpose ice hockey venue in Plymouth Township, Michigan, best known as the longtime home of the OHL’s Plymouth Whalers.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.