This is an important acquisition for dell software because quest helps extend our capabilities in systems management, security and business intelligence software, and it also strengthens our ability to bring industryleading, differentiated, and easy to manage solutions to our customers around. Dell today announced it has completed the acquisition of quest software, an awardwinning it management software provider. Previously at dell, he led sales for the global 500 business segment as well as worldwide sales for data protection software. Aug 29, 2016 quest software, one identity to operate separately from sonicwall after dell software sale. Francisco partners and elliott management to acquire the dell. Jun 21, 2016 software business sold as dell sheds quest and sonicwall to fund emc deal. Dell dell, fortune 500 said the company fits well with its it services unit, which is its fastestgrowing line of business. Quest software war bis zur ubernahme durch dell ein borsennotierter amerikanischer. The quest family is s great group of people, with a lot of collective intelligence and stellar products. With the acquisition, boomi expects to be able to help businesses discover and manage 100 percent of. Mar 20, 2012 emc acquires pivotal labs big data leader emc and agile experts pivotal combine to accelerate development of nextgeneration applications for startups and large enterprises story highlights. Quests management technologies are used by more than 100,000 companies in many industries, including healthcare. Jul 02, 2012 dell dell, fortune 500 said the company fits well with its it services unit, which is its fastestgrowing line of business.
Jun 20, 2016 techcrunch has confirmed that francisco partners and elliott management have agreed to acquire dells software division. The dell software group will add to dells enterprise solutions capability, accelerate strategic growth and further differentiate the company from. Jul 02, 2012 another major acquisition for dell this morning. See more in the press release or click on the page below. Dell software was created merging various acquisitions mainly quest software and sonicwall by dell inc.
Headquarters 1 dell way round rock, texas 78682 united states phone. Quest softwares extensive it management offerings expand and. Taxes, shipping and other charges are extra and vary. Dell announced monday that it has entered into an agreement to acquire aliso viejo, calif. Dell goes proactive in endpoint security by adding cylance. Business software store licensing and downloadable dell. Dell software was a division of dell with headquarters in round rock, texas, united states. Dell today announced it has acquired appassure, a global leader in complete application protection for virtual, physical and cloud infrastructures. Those days are long since past now, as dell continues to push forward into the software business. Simple it management for a complex world technology keeps changing. Appassure is the first software acquisition by dell since the formation of its software group. Whether its digital transformation, cloud expansion, security threats or something new, quest helps you solve complex problems with simple solutions. It was hinted at over the past few weeks, but dell, inc. This marks dells second strategic acquisition this year in an attempt to be a onestop shop for virtual desktop infrastructure vdi.
Chronic organizational change, optimizations, layoffs every six months, and unrealistic growth targets erode morale as well as. The company announced its buying enterprise management software maker quest software for. May 19, 2016 in its three decades of operation the texas headquartered company has acquired a number of technology companies here is a list of some of the companies acquired by dell inc. Dell wins a bidding war for quest and now builds out its software unit with an eye on everything from identity management to data center. After dell software group sale, one identity reinvents its. Dellowned boomi to buy unifi in quest for business data. Dell sells software unit to francisco partners, elliott. Dellowned boomi to buy unifi in quest for business data insights. The sale includes several of dells highprofile acquisitions in recent years, among them the database software maker quest, network security company sonicwall, and cloud management company. Software business sold as dell sheds quest and sonicwall to. Techcrunch has confirmed that francisco partners and elliott management have agreed to acquire dells software division. Dell could reach an agreement to sell quest software and sonicwall as soon as this week. Carolyn joined quest from dell where she held a number of senior finance leadership roles, the last one as svp and cfo of dells software division. She also oversees it infrastructure, procurement and real estate.
This past year, dell sold off the dell software group to private equity firm francisco partners and hedge fund manager elliott management, which. This past year, dell sold off the dell software group to private equity firm francisco partners and hedge fund manager elliott management, which in november established quest as an. After dell softwares expected sale is completed this fall, its new privateequity owners will. Dell completes acquisition of quest software, aufgerufen am 29. In june 2016, dell announced the sale of their software division, which included the quest, sonicwall, and one identity businesses, to francisco partners and elliott management corporation. Dell completes quest acquisition in enterprise software push. Sep 28, 2012 dell completes acquisition of quest software quest software s extensive it management offerings expand and strengthen dell s software portfolio quest enables it organizations to. Francisco partners and elliott managements deep passion for technology and proven track records in nurturing and building software businesses will enable dell softwares loyal base of employees to continue delivering innovation, said tom sweet, senior vice president and chief financial officer, dell. Quest software, one identity to operate separately from.
Emc has acquired san franciscobased pivotal labs, a privatelyheld provider of agile software development services and tools. The acquisition brings new management, security, data backup and recovery solutions to the dell software portfolio. Why dell decided to give up its questdell software division. Prior to dell she held various finance roles at pepsico and. Dell to sell software unit to francisco partners and. Exclusions apply on dell d3100 dock, dell dock, select dell eports and power companions. I worked at quest software fulltime for more than 8 years. Founded by shari nolan in 1997 the data storage company was acquired by dell in 1999 for about 340 million dollars. Prior to joining dell, vitale served as evp, worldwide sales for pentaho, a leader in open source business intelligence software. Dell completes acquisition of quest software quest softwares extensive it management offerings expand and strengthen dells software portfolio. Oct 01, 2012 dell completes quest acquisition in enterprise software push. Quest is one of the biggest windows software vendors it has over 80 freeware and comprehensive server management options and its integration into dell could improve the hardwareturnedhybrid companys sales pitch dell recently purchased clerity software, which sells a suite of products to help with server consolidation. Dell software businesses sold to private equity firms.
Dell completes acquisition of quest software aol finance. Quest software upgrades lotus notes migration software and extends global alliance with microsoft for lotus notes migration quests enterprise migration solutions ramping up. Dell reserves the right to cancel orders arising from pricing or other errors. It includes the presentation that was used for this mornings conference call and more. Dell is selling off its software business, including quest software, sonicwall, and the statistica analytics platform, to private equity firms elliot management and francisco partners. The deal will form the backbone of dells software business and push it deeper into the highermargin enterprise market.
Matt vitale leads the data protection businesses at quest. Quest software upgrades lotus notes migration software and. This list of dell ownership activities delineates mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and stakes of dell. Emc acquires pivotal labs big data leader emc and agile experts pivotal combine to accelerate development of nextgeneration applications for startups and large enterprises story highlights. Business wire dell and quest software today announced they have entered into a definitive agreement for dell to acquire quest, an awardwinning it. Carolyn is senior vice president and chief financial officer of quest. Quests windows management tools now under dells control. Quest it management mitigate risk accelerate results. Sonicwall still operates as a subsidiary of dell, while appassure and quest. The deal comes as dell works to complete its acquisition of technology giant emc corp, a deal which is expected to close by the end of october. Offered to business customers by webbank, member fdic, who determines qualifications for and terms of credit. Jul 02, 2012 its officialthis morning dell announced its intent to acquire quest software. Jun 20, 2016 francisco partners and elliott managements deep passion for technology and proven track records in nurturing and building software businesses will enable dell softwares loyal base of.
Elliott management, francisco partners and dell issued a joint press. Offers packaged and customs software with databases and operating system and other technology infrastructure. Francisco partners, a leading technologyfocused private equity firm, and elliott management corporation today announced they have completed the previously announced acquisition of the dell software group from dell, inc. Quest software, one identity to operate separately from sonicwall after dell software sale. Together, dell software and quest offer a powerful combination of.
A corporate filing is called a foreign filing when an existing corporate entity files in a state other than the state they originally filed in. Its officialthis morning dell announced its intent to acquire quest software. Date company industry country transaction value references november 16, 2012 gale technologies. Dell, looking to expand beyond its business of selling personal computers, announced on monday that it would buy quest software as it expands its data services business. Dell and quest software today announced they have entered into a definitive agreement for dell to acquire quest, an awardwinning it management softwa. Dell is now an internationalclass software company, mr. Dell acquired in 2012 when it won a protracted bidding war for quest software, which. Jun 21, 2016 dell is selling off its software business, including quest software, sonicwall, and the statistica analytics platform, to private equity firms elliot management and francisco partners. Tech giant continues to sell assets ahead of its upcoming acquisition of emc. Jul 02, 2012 dell ended the bidding war for quest software inc. Appassure and quest software came with customers, patents and new products. After buying quest software in 2012 and unifying the 36 other companies it had bought to form dell software, dell started to build its own security division in 20 when it bought credant. Appassures technology enhances dells storage and software portfolios, enabling it to offer backup and recovery software that protects a companys entire application infrastructure. Dell completes acquisition of quest software direct2dell.
United technologies sells rocketdyne, dell buys quest. The sale includes several of dell s highprofile acquisitions in recent years, among them the database software maker quest, network security company sonicwall, and cloud management company. After dell software group sale, one identity reinvents its go. It also provide windows tool to manage windows systems and has cloud automation, virtualization and backup and restore services. Dell acquires quest, offers vdi shops one throat to choke. Techcrunch has confirmed that francisco partners and elliott management have agreed to acquire dell s software division. Feb 24, 2012 appassures awardwinning technology delivers reliable application recovery from customers servers to their datacenter and their cloud.
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