The document summarizes the history of the company Sentry Data Inc., which was originally formed from the remnants of the bankrupt company DATX. It describes how a hospital called Norwegian American Hospital (NAH) funded the creation of Sentry Data to complete its installation of DATX's system. Sentry Data grew initially but then faced difficulties as its stock price declined during a downturn. It eventually declared bankruptcy but was acquired by Control Data Corporation. The document discusses lessons learned around the challenges of being an early adopter hospital and the risks of vendor instability.