next, inc.

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

NeXT, Inc.

   <company> The company founded by {Steve Jobs} [in ?] following
   his involuntary departure from {Apple Computer, Inc.}.  NeXT
   produced both the hardware and {operating system}
   ({NEXTSTEP}).  They changed their name to "NeXT Software" when
   they stopped making hardware and released NEXTSTEP For {Intel}
   processors.  The company was bought by Apple in 1997(?).

   (1999-11-25)