Quest software, one identity to operate separately from. Dell is now an internationalclass software company, mr. 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. In a push to become a software player, dell won a bidding war for quest software as it aims to bolster its data center software. Software business sold as dell sheds quest and sonicwall. Techcrunch has confirmed that francisco partners and elliott management have agreed to acquire dells software division. How did dell really win the bidding war for quest software, the provider of virtualization and it management software. 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. Quest is an uncharacteristically large acquisition for dell, which has done only one other multibilliondollar deal in its history. Those days are long since past now, as dell continues to push forward into the software business. Asap software express was acquired from corporate express.
Quests management technologies are used by more than 100,000 companies in many industries, including healthcare. Dell gives vdi partners center stage, downplays quest vworkspace. Sep 28, 2012 if you havent already heard, i am excited to announce that dell has completed the acquisition of quest. This list of dell ownership activities delineates mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and stakes. Dell completes acquisition of quest software channel. Increase productivity for database development and administration. Californian quest was founded in 1978 and it is famous for being the maker of toad tool for oracle application developers used for development and management of relational databases using sql. Dell could position itself as a onestop shop for vdi customers with its recent acquisitions of wyse technology and quest software, but sources said the company will deemphasize quest vworkspace and default to partners citrix and vmware for desktop virtualization. Software business sold as dell sheds quest and sonicwall to fund emc deal. Dell software businesses sold to private equity firms.
Jul 02, 2012 another major acquisition for dell this morning. 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. Software business sold as dell sheds quest and sonicwall to. Dell gives vdi partners center stage, downplays quest. It includes the presentation that was used for this mornings conference call and more. After dell softwares expected sale is completed this fall, its new privateequity owners will. The acquisition of enstratius further enhances dells endtoend solutions strategy bringing key capabilities to deliver cloud management products to our customers. Enable highperformance oracle replication and data integration. Cnet in a push to become a software player, dell won a bidding war for quest software as it aims to bolster its data center software. Dell computer corp acquires convergenet technologies inc 19990908.
Dell, looking to expand beyond its business of selling personal computers, announced on monday that it would buy quest. Aug 21, 2012 dell could position itself as a onestop shop for vdi customers with its recent acquisitions of wyse technology and quest software, but sources said the company will deemphasize quest vworkspace and default to partners citrix and vmware for desktop virtualization. Jun 20, 2016 techcrunch has confirmed that francisco partners and elliott management have agreed to acquire dells software division. Sonicwall splits from dell to become independent security. Dell announces its intention to acquire wyse technology.
Francisco partners and elliott management to acquire the. 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. Over a threemonth period in 2012, dell acquired three companies that specialized in network, storage and software security. 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 acquisition brings new management, security, data backup and recovery solutions to the dell software portfolio. With quests netvault and vranger, dell is now a headon competitor with symantec and commvault. Both may get the boot, as dell looks to free up some cash, and make room for emc and. Elliott management, francisco partners and dell issued a joint press. May 09, 2012 dell today announced it has finalized its acquisition of sonicwall, inc. Babureuters a dell computer factory in sriperumbudur taluk, india. Dell announces its intent to acquire make technologies.
Dell initially declined to buy quest software nasdaq. Le titre etait cote en bourse nasdaq avec le code qsft jusqua son rachat par dell en 2016. Enstratius is available as softwareasaservice or as onpremise software that enables full control from within a customers data center, or via a hosted service. 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 around. Contact centresan salvador manufacturing united states november 2, 2016 ntt data dell services perot systems it service provider japan 3,100,000,000. No matter your platform, quest has a solution that fits. 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. 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. Is dell eyeing quest software following its wyse acquisition. 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, datadriven insight, and backup and recovery. 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. Business wiredell and quest software today announced they have entered into a definitive agreement for dell to acquire quest, an. 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. 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.
Quest offers a broad selection of software solutions that simplify and solve the most common and challenging it problems for organizations around the globe. John swainson, president, dell software, said the close of the quest acquisition is a tremendous milestone in dells journey to strengthen our endtoend it. It would also immediately pole vault dell to the front of the line as a virtualization and cloud software leader thanks to the technologies that quest gained along the way through acquisitions of. Business wiredell and quest software today announced they have entered into a definitive agreement for dell to acquire quest, an awardwinning it. But quest is the latest in a string of enterprise deals for dell. Aug 29, 2016 quest software, one identity to operate separately from sonicwall after dell software sale. In a move that further diversifies its offerings, dell announced today that it will acquire quest software, a maker of enterprise management.
On friday september 28, 2012, dell announced to have completed the acquisition of quest software. Dell completes acquisition of it security leader sonicwall dell. Its officialthis morning dell announced its intent to acquire quest software. Nov 01, 2016 sonicwall splits from dell to become independent security vendor. New york cnnmoney dell announced monday that it has agreed to buy quest software, a company that makes management tools for. Dell sells software unit to francisco partners, elliott. Dell recently completed its acquisition of quest software, an it management software provider. Quest offered windows management and migration tools, identity and access management, and other technologies that complemented dell s own software portfolio, along with some products that didnt seem to jibe. Why dell decided to give up its questdell software division.
The company announced its buying enterprise management software maker quest software for. The company was also known for investing in technology areas such as virtualization, cloud automation and backup and recovery. The acquisition provides critical components to expand dells software capabilities in systems management, security, data protection and workspace management. Jul 02, 2012 its officialthis morning dell announced its intent to acquire quest software update. This list of dell ownership activities delineates mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and stakes of dell. Nov 03, 2019 over a threemonth period in 2012, dell acquired three companies that specialized in network, storage and software security. Dell may acquire quest software to expand its desktop virtualisation offerings and gain quests customers. Quests family of software solutions and key technologies are strongly aligned with dells software strategy. Jul 02, 2012 cnet in a push to become a software player, dell won a bidding war for quest software as it aims to bolster its data center 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.
Quest s management technologies are used by more than 100,000 companies in many industries, including healthcare. Sonicwall, appassure and quest software came with customers, patents. Jun 21, 2016 software business sold as dell sheds quest and sonicwall to fund emc deal. Accelerate backup speed, reduce storage costs and use the cloud for disaster recovery. Dell completes acquisition of quest software direct2dell. 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. Dell to sell software unit to francisco partners and.
Awardwinning quest bolsters dell competitive position in delivering endtoend it solutions. The sale includes several of dells highprofile acquisitions in recent years, among them the database software maker quest, network security company sonicwall, and cloud management company. Dell announces its intent to acquire quest software. Dell cede quest software et sonicwall a deux fonds le monde. Quest software, one identity to operate separately from sonicwall after dell software sale. 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 it management mitigate risk accelerate results. Dell announced it has completed the acquisition of quest software, an it management software provider. Dell completes acquisition of quest software aol finance. Sonicwall splits from dell to become independent security vendor. Francisco partners and elliott management to acquire the dell. Dell finally acquires quest software storagenewsletter.
As a result of the closing, which was finalized on sept. Dell completes acquisition of quest software channel daily news. Business wire dell and quest software today announced they have entered into a definitive agreement for dell to acquire quest, an awardwinning it. Dell quest, sonicwall users face another acquisition deal. Experts wonder if there is too much product overlap for such a deal to make sense. Dell completes acquisition of quest software quest softwares extensive it management offerings expand and strengthen dells software portfolio quest enables it organizations to. Dell recently announced the formation of its software group to build upon its existing software expertise. 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. Sep 28, 2012 dell today announced it has completed the acquisition of quest software, an awardwinning it management software provider. Tech giant continues to sell assets ahead of its upcoming acquisition of emc. See more in the press release or click on the page below. Les fonds francisco partners et elliott management rachetent les activites logiciels quest software et sonicwall du groupe dell. 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.
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