Stardent Inc

Stardent Inc. was formed from the merger of Ardent Computer Corporation and Stellar Computer Inc.. The merger was announced on August 30, 1989. Ardent was based in Sunnyvale, California and Stellar was based in Newton, Massachusetts. In early July 1990, the west coast portion of Stardent joined the company headquarters on the east coast. On July 24, 1990, Stardent fired co-chairmen Alan H. Michaels and Matthew Sanders III after they brought suit against Kubota Corporation, a major investor in Stardent. The board of directors subsequently dismissed Michaels and Sanders from the board.