Triple
T8806526
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Micro Focus |
E209545
|
entity |
| Predicate | acquired |
P2511
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Novell (through Attachmate Group) |
E193774
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Novell (through Attachmate Group) | Statement: [Micro Focus, acquired, Novell (through Attachmate Group)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Novell (through Attachmate Group) Context triple: [Micro Focus, acquired, Novell (through Attachmate Group)]
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A.
The Attachmate Group
The Attachmate Group was an American software holding company known for acquiring and managing enterprise software firms, including Novell and SUSE.
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B.
Novell
chosen
Novell was a prominent software company best known for its NetWare network operating system and contributions to enterprise networking and Linux technologies.
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C.
Unisys
Unisys is an American global information technology company known for providing IT services, software, and infrastructure solutions to government and commercial clients.
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D.
Sostrata
Sostrata is a character in Niccolò Machiavelli’s comedic play "The Mandrake," depicted as the mother of Lucrezia and a figure entangled in the play’s schemes surrounding fertility and deception.
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E.
Micro Focus
Micro Focus is a British multinational software and information technology company known for providing enterprise-level application modernization, testing, and management solutions.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69ca836320e48190b5cf585b90a322c4 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cc5fd1f1a08190a2e584f6b0495f5c |
completed | March 31, 2026, 11:59 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cf6f96bb448190b9316ad55d61662a |
completed | April 3, 2026, 7:43 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:45 p.m.