Oct 01, 2012 dell completes quest acquisition in enterprise software push. 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. May 25, 2012 dell s quest for software business could lead to acquiring quest software. Dell acquires quest, offers vdi shops one throat to choke. The company announced its buying enterprise management software maker quest software for.
It also provides software for security, application virtualization, and systems management products. Dell softwares information management growth continues. Software business sold as dell sheds quest and sonicwall to. Dell and its partners see dell s acquisition of quest as bringing together the hardware and software. 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. Quest s family of software solutions and key technologies are strongly aligned with dell s software strategy. 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 acquisition of quest software direct2dell.
The acquisition provides critical components to expand dell s software. Whether its digital transformation, cloud expansion, security threats or something new, quest helps you solve complex problems with simple solutions. Consider that vmware owns vmware horizon 6 and dell owns its competitor vwyse workspace, which came via dell s acquisition of quest 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. 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. Quest offers a broad selection of software solutions that simplify and solve the most common and challenging it problems for organizations around the globe. Sonicwall, appassure and quest software came with customers, patents. Its an outstanding addition to the dell software family from both a strategic and technical standpoint, and we couldnt be more excited. Jul 02, 2012 with quest, dell can provide a bundled offering for software applications in a very seamless way. 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 completed its acquisition of quest software, and added it to the dell software group. Dell s quest for software business could lead to acquiring quest software. Dells quest for software business could lead to acquiring.
Jun 20, 2016 techcrunch has confirmed that francisco partners and elliott management have agreed to acquire dells software division. Why dell decided to give up its questdell software division. 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. Those days are long since past now, as dell continues to push forward into the software business. 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. 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. Dells jay snyder sees incredible opportunity at new relic. 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. Later that same year, dell followed up with its acquisition of quest software, giving the company a full. But as of january 31 2019, support for all versions of the product is discontinued. 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. Quest acquisition opens door for dell to focus on complete solutions, not parts. 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. But it has broadening its offerings with a string of acquisitions such as.
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. Established in 2003, kace was headquartered in mountain view, california with offices in europe and asia history. Quests family of software solutions and key technologies are strongly aligned with dells software strategy. Babureutersa dell computer factory in sriperumbudur taluk, india. Dell completes quest acquisition in enterprise software push. Dell obviously sees the importance of solidifying its it software position given how fast. Brian reposted an article discussing the prospect of such a move back when the rumor. Dell announces the acquisition of enstratius, an awardwinning provider of software and consulting services that deliver hybridcloud and singlecloud management capabilities. Jul 02, 2012 one big problem that it pros have with vdi is that it requires many different components from various vendors. This list of dell ownership activities delineates mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and.
Dell recently completed its acquisition of quest software, an it management software provider. 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. 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. Simple it management for a complex world technology keeps changing. 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. Quest acquisition bolsters dell backup software portfolio. It places dell as a major competitor when it comes to data and storage. Elliott management, francisco partners and dell issued a joint press. 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. 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. 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. Quest it management mitigate risk accelerate results. They are a global provider to,000 companies across 100 countries, including 95% of the fortune 500 and 90% of the global. Our full analysis of dells impending acquisition of quest. Dell this morning announced the acquisition of statsoft, a leading provider of innovative advanced analytics solutions. 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. Previously at dell, he led sales for the global 500 business segment as well as worldwide sales for data protection software. Company profile page for quest software incca including stock price, company news, press releases, executives, board members, and contact information. The acquisition provides critical components to expand dells software. Dell software businesses sold to private equity firms. 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. 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. 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.
Sonicwall splits from dell to become independent security vendor. 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. Francisco partners and elliott management corporation have announced the completed acquisition of dell software group. Francisco partners and elliott management to acquire the dell. 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. Quest acquisition opens door for dell to focus on complete. Dell is now an internationalclass software company, mr. Dell software was a division of dell with headquarters in round rock, texas, united states.
Prior to joining dell, vitale served as evp, worldwide sales for pentaho, a leader in open source business intelligence software. Techcrunch has confirmed that francisco partners and elliott management have agreed to acquire dell s software division. Sonicwall still operates as a subsidiary of dell, while appassure and quest software. Sonicwall splits from dell to become independent security. In a move that further diversifies its offerings, dell announced today that it will acquire quest software, a maker of enterprise management. Dell quest, sonicwall users face another acquisition deal. Dell completes acquisition of quest software aol finance. As a result of the closing, which was finalized on sept. 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. As a new company, dell software group will now operate as quest software and sonicwall. The acquisition brings new management, security, data backup and recovery solutions to the dell software portfolio. Quest s management technologies are used by more than 100,000 companies in many industries, including healthcare.
The netvault product line was now a part of dell software s systems management strategic area. This list of dell ownership activities delineates mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and stakes of dell. Quest software, now a part of dell, is a developer of windows management, application management, virtualization management, and database management software. Nov 03, 2019 over a threemonth period in 2012, dell acquired three companies that specialized in network, storage and software security.
Francisco partners and elliott management to acquire the. Is dell eyeing quest software following its wyse acquisition. 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. The many companies which fall under emc also become great assets under the dell technologies brand. Dell vworkspace and flexilabs alternatives software2. Jul 02, 2012 after more than a month of backandforth negotiations, dell today announced that it had landed the reluctant fish called quest software. References edit dell computer corp acquires convergenet technologies inc 19990908. 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. Jul 02, 2012 another major acquisition for dell this morning. Dell announced monday that it has entered into an agreement to acquire aliso viejo, calif. As a partnerdirect partner, we appreciate your continued business, commitment and trust in dell emc.
Matt vitale leads the data protection businesses at quest. Dell completes acquisition of quest software channel daily news. Should dell acquire quest software, it would gain a wide range of server. Francisco partners and elliott management complete. In 2012, dell acquired appassure, then a standalone provider of data protection software. 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. 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 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. Our full analysis of dell s impending acquisition of quest 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. Quest software incca company profile and news bloomberg. Should dell acquire quest software, it would gain a wide range of server, workspace, application, and storage management.
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. Dell announced it has completed the acquisition of quest software, an it management software provider. Business wiredell and quest software today announced they have entered into a definitive agreement for dell to acquire quest, an. Quest to be core of dells software biz austin business. Sep 28, 2012 as a relatively young and growing organization, these resources are invaluable to the dell software group. 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. Quest software war bis zur ubernahme durch dell ein borsennotierter amerikanischer. Dell completes acquisition of quest software channel. Dell completes acquisition of quest software, aufgerufen am 29.
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