Triple
T5017935
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Pure Software |
E112777
|
entity |
| Predicate | acquiredBy |
P347
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Rational Software
Rational Software was a prominent software company best known for its software development tools and methodologies, including Rational Rose and the Rational Unified Process (RUP), before being acquired by IBM.
|
E486242
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Rational Software | Statement: [Pure Software, acquiredBy, Rational Software]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rational Software Context triple: [Pure Software, acquiredBy, Rational Software]
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A.
Eiffel Software
Eiffel Software is a software company best known for developing the Eiffel programming language and tools that emphasize object-oriented design and software reliability.
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B.
PeopleSoft
PeopleSoft is an enterprise software company best known for its human resources and financial management applications, later integrated into Oracle’s product portfolio.
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C.
Siebel Systems
Siebel Systems was a leading enterprise software company best known for pioneering customer relationship management (CRM) solutions for large organizations.
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D.
Rockwell Software
Rockwell Software is a business unit of Rockwell Automation that develops industrial automation and manufacturing execution system (MES) software solutions.
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E.
BEA Systems
BEA Systems was a software company best known for its enterprise middleware and application server products that played a major role in early Java-based web and enterprise computing.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Rational Software Triple: [Pure Software, acquiredBy, Rational Software]
Generated description
Rational Software was a prominent software company best known for its software development tools and methodologies, including Rational Rose and the Rational Unified Process (RUP), before being acquired by IBM.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rational Software Target entity description: Rational Software was a prominent software company best known for its software development tools and methodologies, including Rational Rose and the Rational Unified Process (RUP), before being acquired by IBM.
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A.
Eiffel Software
Eiffel Software is a software company best known for developing the Eiffel programming language and tools that emphasize object-oriented design and software reliability.
-
B.
PeopleSoft
PeopleSoft is an enterprise software company best known for its human resources and financial management applications, later integrated into Oracle’s product portfolio.
-
C.
Siebel Systems
Siebel Systems was a leading enterprise software company best known for pioneering customer relationship management (CRM) solutions for large organizations.
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D.
Rockwell Software
Rockwell Software is a business unit of Rockwell Automation that develops industrial automation and manufacturing execution system (MES) software solutions.
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E.
BEA Systems
BEA Systems was a software company best known for its enterprise middleware and application server products that played a major role in early Java-based web and enterprise computing.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69bd4434acb8819086679dbeccc2fe54 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:57 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd73415e088190802f9bb283262386 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 4:18 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69be9278421c8190b142466c099c7d1c |
completed | March 21, 2026, 12:43 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69be938580588190bec22c1e8f7f4028 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 12:48 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69be942f29488190adfc096c8c5781ac |
completed | March 21, 2026, 12:50 p.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:35 p.m.