Flexera
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| Company type | Private |
| Industry | Technology |
| Founded | 1988 |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
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Number of employees | 1,300+ |
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| Website | www |
Flexera is an American computer software company based in Itasca, Illinois. It is a business-focused organization which works in software asset management and cloud management.
History
[edit]On 1 April 2008, Macrovision sold its software division to the Thoma Bravo investment fund,[1] which became Acresso Software. Macrovision subsequently changed its name to Rovi Corporation.
In October 2009, Acresso Software, Inc. became Flexera Software after a legal threat from Agresso Software.[2]
On July 19, 2011, Thoma Bravo sold a majority stake in Flexera Software LLC to Teachers' Private Capital, the private investment department of the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan. The transaction was finalized on October 3, 2011.[3]
In 2020, Flexera released their SaaS platform Flexera One.
On May 28, 2020, Flexera launched a new division called Revenera.[4] Revenera is a business-focused organization which works in monetization, software composition analysis, and installation (computer programs) software.
In February 2020, Flexera was ranked in the Gartner Magic Quadrant as a leader in Cloud Management Platforms. In July, Flexera was ranked also ranked a leader for Software Asset Management Tools for the third consecutive year.[5]
Acquisitions
[edit]Flexera acquired Australian based ManageSoft in 2010.[6] Managesoft was OSA (Open Software Associates), which itself came out of HP's Australian Software Organisation.
On September 15, 2015, Flexera acquired Denmark based Secunia for an undisclosed amount.[7]
On September 17, 2017, Flexera announced the completion of the acquisition of BDNA. [8]
On September 26, 2018, Flexera acquired RightScale for an undisclosed amount.[9]
On June 5, 2019, Flexera acquired Asheville, North Carolina–based RISC Networks for an undisclosed amount.[10]
On November 28, 2023, Flexera entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Snow Software, a software asset management company based in Sweden for an undisclosed sum.[11] The acquisition was completed February 15, 2024.[12]
Flexera Software
[edit]The Flexera Software division (now Revenera) has made several acquitions. On February 26, 2016, Flexera Software acquired software composition analysis company Palamida.[13]
On February 5, 2020, Flexera Software acquired software usage analytics company Revulytics.[14][15][16]
Revenera
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| Company type | Technology company |
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| Founded | 2020 |
| Headquarters | , |
| Parent | Flexera |
| Website | revenera |
Revenera is a division of Flexera launched on May 28, 2020.[17][18] The Revenera division is a business-focused organization which works in software monetization,[19] software composition analysis,[20] and installation (computer programs) software.
Product history
[edit]In July 2021, Revenera announced Software Container Delivery for entitlement-driven delivery of software container images.[21]
In September 2021, Revenera announced that all software monetization, software composition analysis, and installation (computer programs) software will be sold via a subscription model.[22]
In September 2022, Revenera launched enhanced Software Bill of Materials support.[23]
Monetization Monitor
[edit]Revenera publishes a series of reports each year named Monetization Monitors. These reports highlight software monetization, piracy, and usage analytics trends.[24][25][26]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Thoma Bravo Completes Acquisition of Macrovision's Software Business Unit". Archived from the original on 2013-06-02. Retrieved 2009-11-09.
- ^ Lai, Eric (October 10, 2009). "Acresso who? Macrovision spinoff changes name, again". ComputerWorld. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ "Flexera's Owners Pursue Sale for Up to $3 Billion". Bloomberg.com. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ^ Desk, AIT News (2020-05-29). "Revenera: Flexera Rebrands Its Division Serving Software and IoT Companies". AiThority. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
((cite web)):|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Flexera Named a Leader in the 2020 Magic Quadrant for Software Asset Management Tools". Yahoo! Finance. GlobalNewswire. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ Flexera Software Acquires ManageSoft
- ^ Kuranda, Sarah (September 15, 2015). "Flexera Acquires Secunia To Create One-Stop Shop For Software Licensing, Vulnerability Management". CRN. CRN. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ "Flexera Completes Acquisition of BDNA". Flexera Blog. 2017-09-19. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
- ^ MSV, Janakiram. "Flexera Acquires RightScale - The Multi-Cloud Management Platform Company". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-11-25.
- ^ Dignan, Larry. "Flexera buys RISC Networks to bolster cloud migration efforts". ZDnet. Retrieved 2019-06-07.
- ^ "Flexera enters into definitive agreement to acquire Snow Software, broadening its portfolio for technology value optimization". Flexera. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ "Flexera Completes Acquisition of Snow Software, Broadening its Portfolio for Technology Value Optimization". Flexera. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ Lavine, Robert. "Flexera muscles in on Palamida". Global Venturing. Retrieved 2016-10-26.
- ^ "Flexera Expands Into Critical Software Usage Analytics Space". The Software Report. 21 February 2020. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
- ^ "Flexera acquires software usage analytics startup Revulytics". Tech Startups. 2020-02-05. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
- ^ Dignan, Larry (2020-02-05). "Flexera buys Revulytics to help software vendors monetize better". ZDNet. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
- ^ Staff, AIT News (2020-05-29). "Revenera: Flexera Rebrands Its Division Serving Software and IoT Companies". AiThority. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
- ^ Lewkowicz, Jakub (2020-05-29). "SD Times news digest". SD Times. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
- ^ "Revenera Applauded by Frost & Sullivan for Providing Market-leading Usage Analytics and Software Enforcement Software". Frost and Sullivan. 2022-10-19. Retrieved 2022-10-19.
- ^ Rybak, Alex. "5 Tips for Creating an SBOM". DevProJournal. Retrieved 2022-10-19.
- ^ Vizard, Mike (2021-07-23). "Revenera Makes Monetizing Container Images Easier". Container Journal. TechStrong Media. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ "Businesses to move to a subscription-based model by 2023". Software Testing News. 31media.co.uk. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- ^ Kocher, Laveesh (16 September 2022). "A New Software Composition Analysis Solution From Revenera". Open Source 4 U. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ Lewkowicz, Jakub (2022-02-15). "Report: 64% of companies were impacted by supply chain attacks mostly due to increased OSS reliance". SD Times. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
- ^ Barker, Ian (2023-01-06). "How usage data can strengthen software monetization initiatives". Beta News. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ^ "Report: 59% of software companies expect to increase SaaS delivery in the next 18 months". VentureBeat. 2022-10-31. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
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