Dell softwares information management growth continues. Quest acquisition opens door for dell to focus on complete. As a partnerdirect partner, we appreciate your continued business, commitment and trust in dell emc. But as of january 31 2019, support for all versions of the product is discontinued. Sonicwall splits from dell to become independent security. Quest kace, formerly dell kace, is a company that specializes in computer appliances for systems management of information technology equipment. Its an outstanding addition to the dell software family from both a strategic and technical standpoint, and we couldnt be more excited. It includes the presentation that was used for this mornings conference call and more. Francisco partners and elliott management to acquire the dell software group press release june 20 2016 francisco partners, a leading technologyfocused private equity firm, elliott management corporation, and dell today announced they have signed a definitive agreement for francisco partners and elliott to acquire the dell software group.
Francisco partners and elliott managements deep passion for technology and proven track records in nurturing and building software businesses will enable dell software s loyal base of. They are a global provider to,000 companies across 100 countries, including 95% of the fortune 500 and 90% of the global. Dell s quest for software business could lead to acquiring quest software. Software business sold as dell sheds quest and sonicwall. The acquisition of quest is a critical step forward for dell software because, with quest, dell is better able to provide endtoend solutions that help our customers simplify their operations, maximize workforce productivity, and deliver results faster. Why dell bought quest software dell acquired quest software because no hardware vendor is surviving on the sales of hardware alonethe demand is for integrated systems.
Whether its digital transformation, cloud expansion, security threats or something new, quest helps you solve complex problems with simple solutions. Quest acquisition bolsters dell backup software portfolio. It places dell as a major competitor when it comes to data and storage. Francisco partners and elliott management complete. Jul 02, 2012 after more than a month of backandforth negotiations, dell today announced that it had landed the reluctant fish called quest software. Later that same year, dell followed up with its acquisition of quest software, giving the company a full. Francisco partners and elliott management to acquire the.
Why dell decided to give up its questdell software division. Previously at dell, he led sales for the global 500 business segment as well as worldwide sales for data protection software. 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. Quest s family of software solutions and key technologies are strongly aligned with dell s software strategy. For dell, grabbing quest would greatly enhance its recently formed software business headed by its newly minted president john swainson, the former ceo of ca and longtime head of ibms software group. Quest s management technologies are used by more than 100,000 companies in many industries, including healthcare. Dell announces the acquisition of enstratius, an awardwinning provider of software and consulting services that deliver hybridcloud and singlecloud management capabilities. The acquisition of quest is a critical step forward for dell software because, with quest, dell is better able to provide endtoend solutions that help our customers simplify their operations, maximize workforce productivity, and deliver. Sep 28, 2012 quest offers a broad selection of software solutions that simplify and solve the most common and challenging it problems for organizations around the globe. It has a worldwide presence, with more than 60 offices in 23 countries with a customer base of more than 100,000. 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. Dell announced it has completed the acquisition of quest software, an it management software provider. Dell said to be talking to buyout firms, citigroup. Quest it management mitigate risk accelerate results.
Software business sold as dell sheds quest and sonicwall to fund emc deal michael dell ceo, dell 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. Dell completes quest acquisition in enterprise software. Dell and its partners see dell s acquisition of quest as bringing together the hardware and software. 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. Francisco partners and elliott management corporation have announced the completed acquisition of dell software group. Jul 02, 2012 one big problem that it pros have with vdi is that it requires many different components from various vendors. Dell announced monday that it has entered into an agreement to acquire aliso viejo, calif. 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. Business wiredell and quest software today announced they have entered into a definitive agreement for dell to acquire quest, an. Techcrunch has confirmed that francisco partners and elliott management have agreed to acquire dell s software division.
Sonicwall, appassure and quest software came with customers, patents. Dell completes acquisition of quest software direct2dell. Dell acquires quest, offers vdi shops one throat to choke. Dec 08, 2015 dell quest, sonicwall users face another acquisition deal sonicwall and quest software users, who endured dell s acquisition three years ago, face more uncertainty, as dell reportedly considers the sale of those companies to reduce debt. Dell vworkspace formerly known as quest vworkspace until dell s acquisition in 2012 was often thought of as one of the most affordable vdi solutions on the market. Sep 28, 2012 as a relatively young and growing organization, these resources are invaluable to the dell software group. But it has broadening its offerings with a string of acquisitions such as. Dell completes acquisition of quest software aol finance. Dell officials say quest s suite of technologies is wellaligned with its own software strategy, and that the acquisition provides critical components to expand dell s software capabilities in systems management, security, data protection and workspace management. Should dell acquire quest software, it would gain a wide range of server. The company announced its buying enterprise management software maker quest software for.
Established in 2003, kace was headquartered in mountain view, california with offices in europe and asia history. 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. Is dell eyeing quest software following its wyse acquisition. Quest acquisition opens door for dell to focus on complete solutions, not parts. The many companies which fall under emc also become great assets under the dell technologies brand. 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. Dell today announced it has completed the acquisition of quest software, an awardwinning it management software provider. References edit dell computer corp acquires convergenet technologies inc 19990908. Dell quest, sonicwall users face another acquisition deal. 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.
Dells jay snyder sees incredible opportunity at new relic. Matt vitale leads the data protection businesses at quest. 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. Those days are long since past now, as dell continues to push forward into the software business. This list of dell ownership activities delineates mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and. Midsummer tends to be slow in terms of major announcements, so it stands to reason that youve already read your fair share of articles that talk about dell s acquisition of quest software. As a new company, dell software group will now operate as quest software and sonicwall. With the acquisition of a management software company, dell is trying to position itself as a vendor for businesses that are trying to build and manage their own data centers, whether on site or in the cloud. Nov 03, 2019 over a threemonth period in 2012, dell acquired three companies that specialized in network, storage and software security. Our full analysis of dells impending acquisition of quest.
Oct 01, 2012 dell completes quest acquisition in enterprise software push. Sonicwall still operates as a subsidiary of dell, while appassure and quest software. Quests family of software solutions and key technologies are strongly aligned with dells software strategy. Company profile page for quest software incca including stock price, company news, press releases, executives, board members, and contact information. Dell completes quest acquisition in enterprise software push. In 2012, dell acquired appassure, then a standalone provider of data protection software. Dell software was a division of dell with headquarters in round rock, texas, united states. The netvault product line was now a part of dell software s systems management strategic area. The close of the quest acquisition is a tremendous milestone in dells journey to strengthen our endtoend it capabilities, empowering our customers to unlock greater value in their. Dell obviously sees the importance of solidifying its it software position given how fast. Asap software express was acquired from corporate express. Dell software was created merging various acquisitions mainly quest software and sonicwall by dell inc. Should dell acquire quest software, it would gain a wide range of server, workspace, application, and storage management. Babureutersa dell computer factory in sriperumbudur taluk, india.
It also provides software for security, application virtualization, and systems management products. Prior to joining dell, vitale served as evp, worldwide sales for pentaho, a leader in open source business intelligence software. Dell officially completed the wyse technology acquisition today and may already be in talks to buy another desktop virtualisationrelated vendor, quest software, according to reports. Quest to be core of dells software biz austin business.
Brian reposted an article discussing the prospect of such a move back when the rumor. Sonicwall splits from dell to become independent security vendor. Dells quest for software business could lead to acquiring. This list of dell ownership activities delineates mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and stakes of dell.
The acquisition provides critical components to expand dell s software. Dell recently completed its acquisition of quest software, an it management software provider. Dell completes acquisition of quest software channel daily news. Dell s acquisition of quest software this week gives the hardware giant a way to deliver nearly all the components of a virtual desktop infrastructure. 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.
Jun 20, 2016 techcrunch has confirmed that francisco partners and elliott management have agreed to acquire dells software division. The acquisition provides critical components to expand dells software. Consider that vmware owns vmware horizon 6 and dell owns its competitor vwyse workspace, which came via dell s acquisition of quest software. Dell completed its acquisition of quest software, and added it to the dell software group. The acquisition brings new management, security, data backup and recovery solutions to the dell software portfolio. Dell completes acquisition of quest software channel. Dell software businesses sold to private equity firms. Elliott management, francisco partners and dell issued a joint press. Quest software war bis zur ubernahme durch dell ein borsennotierter amerikanischer. 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 incca company profile and news bloomberg.
Jul 02, 2012 with quest, dell can provide a bundled offering for software applications in a very seamless way. For dell, grabbing quest would greatly enhance its recently formed software business headed by its newly minted president john swainson, the former ceo of ca and longtime head of ibms software. 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 tools. As a result of the closing, which was finalized on sept. 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. In a move that further diversifies its offerings, dell announced today that it will acquire quest software, a maker of enterprise management. Jul 02, 2012 another major acquisition for dell this morning. The quest family of software, which also includes windows server management tools, are a natural fit alongside other recent dell acquisitions, such as application modernization vendor clerity. 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. Quest offers a broad selection of software solutions that simplify and solve the most common and challenging it problems for organizations around the globe.
Jul 02, 2012 its officialthis morning dell announced its intent to acquire quest software update. Francisco partners and elliott management complete acquisition of dell software group and announce the formation of two separate companies quest and sonicwall jeff hawn named ceo of quest bill. Dell quest, sonicwall users face another acquisition deal sonicwall and quest software users, who endured dell s acquisition three years ago, face more uncertainty, as dell reportedly considers the sale of those companies to reduce debt. May 25, 2012 dell s quest for software business could lead to acquiring quest software. Dell is now an internationalclass software company, mr. Dell vworkspace and flexilabs alternatives software2. Our full analysis of dell s impending acquisition of quest software. Quest software, now a part of dell, is a developer of windows management, application management, virtualization management, and database management software. Software business sold as dell sheds quest and sonicwall to. Simple it management for a complex world technology keeps changing.
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