Flexera Explained

Former Name:
  • Acresso Software (2008-2009)
Flexera
Industry:Technology
Type:Private
Hq Location City:Itasca, Illinois
Hq Location Country:U.S.
Area Served:Worldwide
Num Employees:1,300+

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

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

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 February 5, 2020, Flexera acquired software usage analytics Company Revulytics.[11] [12]

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.[13] The acquisition was completed February 15, 2024.[14]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Thoma Bravo Completes Acquisition of Macrovision's Software Business Unit . 2009-11-09 . 2013-06-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130602033702/http://www.flexerasoftware.com/company/newscenter/pressreleases/press-releases_8572.htm . dead .
  2. News: Lai . Eric . Acresso who? Macrovision spinoff changes name, again . 11 March 2024 . ComputerWorld . October 10, 2009.
  3. News: Flexera's Owners Pursue Sale for Up to $3 Billion. 6 May 2019. Bloomberg.com. 1 June 2020.
  4. Web site: Desk . AIT News . 2020-05-29 . Revenera: Flexera Rebrands Its Division Serving Software and IoT Companies . 2023-04-10 . AiThority . en-US.
  5. Web site: Flexera Named a Leader in the 2020 Magic Quadrant for Software Asset Management Tools . Yahoo! Finance . 24 July 2020 . GlobalNewswire . 11 March 2024.
  6. https://www.flexera.com/company/news/press-releases/flexera-software-acquires-managesoft.html Flexera Software Acquires ManageSoft
  7. News: Kuranda . Sarah . Flexera Acquires Secunia To Create One-Stop Shop For Software Licensing, Vulnerability Management . 11 March 2024 . CRN . CRN . September 15, 2015 . secunia.
  8. Web site: 2017-09-19 . Flexera Completes Acquisition of BDNA . 2023-12-18 . Flexera Blog . en-US.
  9. News: Flexera Acquires RightScale - The Multi-Cloud Management Platform Company. MSV. Janakiram. Forbes. 2018-11-25. en.
  10. News: Flexera buys RISC Networks to bolster cloud migration efforts. Dignan. Larry. ZDnet. 2019-06-07. en.
  11. Web site: Flexera Expands Into Critical Software Usage Analytics Space The Software Report. jirehl. 21 February 2020 . en-US. 2020-02-28.
  12. Web site: Flexera acquires software usage analytics startup Revulytics. 2020-02-05. Tech News Startups News. en-US. 2020-02-28.
  13. Web site: Flexera enters into definitive agreement to acquire Snow Software, broadening its portfolio for technology value optimization . Flexera . 11 March 2024.
  14. Web site: Flexera Completes Acquisition of Snow Software, Broadening its Portfolio for Technology Value Optimization . Flexera . 11 March 2024.