Great Plains Software

Great Plains Software, Inc.
Company typePublic
Nasdaq: GPSI
IndustryInformation technology
Founded1981 (1981)
FounderJoseph Larson
Defunct2001 (2001)
FateAcquired by Microsoft
Headquarters
Area served
United States
Key people
Number of employees
2,200

Great Plains Software, Inc. was an accounting software company located in Fargo, North Dakota, whose products focused on small to medium-sized businesses. It was founded in 1981, went public in 1997, and was sold to Microsoft in 2001. Prior to its acquisition, it had 2,200 employees.