| Information Builders (ibi) | |
| Type: | Private |
| Foundation: | 1975 in United States |
| Location City: | New York City |
| Location Country: | United States |
| Key People: | Gerald D. Cohen, founder Frank J. Vella, CEO |
| Num Employees: | 1,400 (2007) |
| Industry: | Software and consulting |
| Products: | WebFOCUS FOCUS iWay Software integration technology |
| Revenue: | US$315 million (2007) |
Information Builders (ibi), founded in 1975, was a privately held software company headquartered in New York City.[1] Information Builders (ibi) provided services in the fields of Business Intelligence, Data Integration and Data Quality solutions.
Gerald D. Cohen, who died in 2020,[2] co-founded Information Builders (ibi) in 1975[3] with Peter Mittelman and Martin B. Slagowitz. Their initial product, FOCUS, was designed to enable people without formal computer programming skills to work with information systems.[4]
Information Builders (ibi) was one of the largest privately held software firms, operating in more than 60 locations.[5] In 2001, it established iWay Software, a wholly-owned company focusing on data integration and service-oriented architecture (SOA).[6]
In October 2020, TIBCO Software agreed to purchase ibi. The deal was completed in March 2021.[7]