As a new company, dell software group will now operate as quest software and sonicwall quest software support. Dell acquires enstratius, an awardwinning enterprise. Jun 20, 2016 techcrunch has confirmed that francisco partners and elliott management have agreed to acquire dells software division. Dell cede quest software et sonicwall a deux fonds le monde. Dell to sell software unit to francisco partners and. Quest software, also known as quest, is a privately held software company headquartered in. Dell completes acquisition of quest software aol finance. Jun 20, 2016 quest software and sonicwall are among the software assets being acquired, and both were bought by dell in 2012, the year before the computer maker was taken private. 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. Quests management technologies are used by more than 100,000 companies in many industries, including healthcare.
Jul 02, 2012 another major acquisition for dell this morning. Quest celebrates first day of independence from dell with layoffs. Why dell decided to give up its questdell software division. This list of dell ownership activities delineates mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and stakes of dell acquisitions and mergers. Partner support everything our partners need for effectively engaging with quest software support. Dell sells software unit to francisco partners, elliott.
Les fonds francisco partners et elliott management rachetent les activites logiciels quest software et sonicwall du groupe dell. Qsft has announced it has acquired the assets of edmz security, llc, a privately held company specialising in privileged access. Quest software acquires edmz security to strengthen privileged identity management solutions expands quest one identity solution with privileged account management february 15, 2011 quest software, inc. Dell software was created merging various acquisitions mainly quest software and sonicwall by dell inc.
A dell computer logo is seen on a laptop at best buy in phoenix. Dell acquires emc, gains controlling stake in vmware. Dell acquires statsoft to bolster portfolio of big data solutions. And it ultimately led quest software into dells awaiting arms. Quest software acquires software compatibility company changebase.
Simple it management for a complex world technology keeps changing. Whether its digital transformation, cloud expansion, security threats or something new, quest helps you solve complex problems with simple solutions. One identity, a quest software business, helps organizations establish an identitycentric security strategy. Quest s management technologies are used by more than 100,000 companies in many industries, including healthcare. Offered to business customers by webbank, member fdic, who. Dell software businesses sold to private equity firms. Logo of quest software acquired by seahawk holdings. The addition of quest, including its 1,500 software sales experts and 1,300 software developers, to dells existing software expertise in systems management, security and cloud integration, is. List of dell ownership activities wikipedia open wikipedia design. Sonicwall announces spin out from dell software group. Business wiredell and quest software today announced they have entered into a definitive agreement for dell to acquire quest, an. Quest software, now a part of dell, is a developer of windows management, application management.
Dell dipped its toe in the data protection software market in february, when it acquired lowend replication vendor appassure and made dell slightly competitive against the disk backup systems it sold bundled with symantec and compellent software. The quest products will align with dells focus, and swainson pointed to a number of areas for synergy. Stockholders of quest software approved the acquisition of quest by dell at a stockholders meeting convened on sept. Dell is now an internationalclass software company. Quest software acquires software compatibility company. Quest software for management, security, business intelligence, and applications 2012. Anglepoint acquires blackrock technologies to expand. Francisco partners, a leading technologyfocused private equity firm, and elliott management today announced the completion of the acquisition of dell software group and the spin out of sonicwall as an independent company. Quest it management mitigate risk accelerate results. Getting started with quest support our support site has a new look and a new logo but the same great service support guide find everything you need to know about our support services and how to utilize support to maximize your product investment.
The company is known for toad, a product used by database professionals, in addition to other offerings for microsoft azure cloud management, software as a service, security, workforce mobility, data. Francisco partners and elliott management to acquire the dell software group. Software business sold as dell sheds quest and sonicwall to. This list of dell ownership activities delineates mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and. Dell sheds software assets with quest software and sonicwall.
Sonicwall, appassure and quest software came with customers, patents. This list of dell ownership activities delineates mergers, acquisitions, divestitures. We are proud to partner with francisco partners to acquire dell software from dell inc. Dell listens to customers and delivers worldwide innovative technology, business solutions and services they trust and value. Four years ago dell won a protracted bidding war to acquire quest software, which has a wide portfolio of systems management and migration tools, primarily for microsoftbased environments. Dell acquires systems management player kace in a move designed to bolster its ability to offer system management to those users looking for help meeting compliance and security demands dell has. Previously at dell, he led sales for the global 500 business segment as well as worldwide sales for data protection software. With a unique identity and access management iam portfolio, our awardwinning offering includes identity governance, adcentered iam, privileged access management and identity saas solutions, one identity helps organizations secure their enterprise end to end, smoothly make their.
Sep 28, 2012 quest worldwide brings more than 100,000 customers, 5,000 channel partners, 1,500 software sales and marketing experts, and 1,300 software developers to the dell software group, and is the. Brian white, an analyst at topeka capital markets, said the acquisition provided a. See more in the press release or click on the page below. Quest said the changebase acquisition would expand its product portfolio to develop a usercentric management focus for windows application, desktop, mobile and cloud environments. Quest acquisition bolsters dell backup software portfolio.
Enstratius also complements other dell technologies such as foglight performance monitoring, quest one identity and access management, the boomi integration platform, and data protection offerings such as appassure and netvault to create a stronger systems management portfolio that specifically addresses cloud systems management. The company announced its buying enterprise management software maker quest software for. Dell has long held a software portfolio, originally starting with server management tools. Software business sold as dell sheds quest and sonicwall. Since 1987, weve provided software solutions for the fast paced world of enterprise it. Dell software was a division of dell with headquarters in round rock, texas, united states. Quest software, also known as quest, is a privately held software company headquartered in aliso viejo, california, united states with 53 offices in 24 countries. 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.
Francisco partners acquires biometrics provider cross match technologies. Matt vitale leads the data protection businesses at quest. Quest software, one identity to operate separately from. Dell completes acquisition of quest software direct2dell. Quest acquires metalogix to bolster microsoft platform management solutions portfolio. 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.
Quest s chairman and ceo vinny smith didnt want to sell to. As a partnerdirect partner, we appreciate your continued business, commitment and trust in dell emc. Dell continues software expansion with statsoft acquisition. The quest products will align with dell s focus, and swainson pointed to a number of areas for synergy. As a new company, dell software group will now operate as quest software and sonicwall. It includes the presentation that was used for this mornings conference call and more. Quest softwares board discusses insights interest in the. In 2010, dell acquired kace networks and in 2012 it acquired quest software, which, along with kace networks and sonicwall, became part. 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.
The deal comes as dell works to complete its acquisition of. Sep 28, 2012 if you havent already heard, i am excited to announce that dell has completed the acquisition of quest. Quest celebrates first day of independence from dell with. Elliott management, francisco partners and dell issued a joint press. Dell software, which includes quest, sonicwall, and statistica, is being snapped. Quest softwares smith meets with insight venture management, and insight expresses interest in buying quest software. Quest software, one identity to operate separately from sonicwall after dell software sale. Aug 29, 2016 quest software, one identity to operate separately from sonicwall after dell software sale. Dell software has world class products and talented employees, and we look forward to working with the management. Effective january 1, 2018, quest will provide support all dlseries, and kace appliances for software and hardware. Named after its founder, michael dell, the company is one of the largest technological corporations in the world, employing more than 145,000 people in the u. With quest, you and your organization can spend less time on it. After dell softwares expected sale is completed this fall, its new privateequity owners will. Le titre etait cote en bourse nasdaq avec le code qsft jusqua son rachat par dell en 2016.
Simplify it management and spend less time on it administration and more time on it innovation. More recently, the company has added to its portfolio through notable acquisitions such as sonicwall for security 2012. Francisco partners and elliott management corporation have announced the completed acquisition of dell software group. Jul 02, 2012 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.
Partners are cheering the sonicwall deal, in particular, since that security business will be free of dell bureaucracy shedding direct sales and returning to a pure channel model. Francisco partners and elliott management to acquire the. With quests netvault and vranger, dell is now a headon competitor with symantec and commvault. Francisco partners and elliott management to acquire the dell. Its time to rethink systems and information management. List of dell ownership activities wikimili, the best. After dell software s expected sale is completed this fall, its new privateequity owners will. Dell will be able to expand the quest footprint, using the 20,000 strong dell sales force and 100,000 member channel. 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. 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. Prior to joining dell, vitale served as evp, worldwide sales for pentaho, a leader in open source business intelligence software. Nov 03, 2019 over a threemonth period in 2012, dell acquired three companies that specialized in network, storage and software security. Jun 21, 2016 dell has confirmed plans to sell its software division, including quest software and sonicwall, as the tech giant continues to shed assets ahead of its upcoming acquisition of emc.
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