Computerworld article from 1980: https://books.google.com/books?id=OMthpMVWLOAC&pg=RA1-PA83&lpg=RA1-PA83&dq=exxon+data+systems&source=bl&ots=xlkY18uhvw&sig=CbL

Computerworld article from 1980: https://books.google.com/books?id=OMthpMVWLOAC&pg=RA1-PA83&lpg=RA1-PA83&dq=exxon+data+systems&source=bl&ots=xlkY18uhvw&sig=CbLPqdpSm2rjlUzur73RQGWRnBY&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Fzo9VbmPNsndsAXVsoDAAg&ved=0CDQQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=exxon%20data%20systems&f=false https://books.google.com/books?id=OMthpMVWLOAC&pg=RA1-PA83&l... They were projecting $695 million in office automation revenue for 1985. Obviously, that didn't work out. Excellent quote in there: "Northern believes software development may be Exxon's biggest problem in tying the loose ends together"