Dell announced monday that it has entered into an agreement to acquire aliso viejo, calif. Francisco partners and elliott management to acquire the dell. For dell, combining software and hardware within a single company was supposed to. If you havent already heard, i am excited to announce that dell has completed the acquisition of quest. Its officialthis morning dell announced its intent to acquire quest software update. Dell completes acquisition of quest software companies. The company was also known for investing in technology areas such as virtualization, cloud automation and backup and recovery. However, these products are now owned and supported solely by quest and not dell.
Dell sells off software to double down on its riskiest business c dell inc. Dell stated that the quest acquisition will help it expand its software capabilities in. It includes the presentation that was used for this mornings conference call and more see. Under terms of the agreement, approved by the boards of directors of both companies, dell. Dell listens to customers and delivers worldwide innovative technology, business solutions and services they trust and value. Under the deal, quest softwares it management offerings are to expand and strengthen dells software portfolio. Emc acquires pivotal labs big data leader emc and agile experts pivotal combine to accelerate development of nextgeneration applications for startups and large enterprises story highlights. 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. 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. Some of these legacy products found on this website may still contain dell branding. 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. 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. Dell moves deeper into the software business, acquires enstratius, one of the most recognized cloud management startups techcrunch 26 feb 20.
See more in the press release or click on the page below. This list of dell ownership activities delineates mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and stakes of dell. Experts wonder if there is too much product overlap for such a deal to make sense. 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. 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. After dell softwares expected sale is completed this. The acquisition brings new management, security, data backup and recovery solutions to the dell software portfolio. Quest software, one identity to operate separately from. Quest supports heterogeneous and nextgeneration virtualized and cloud environments with a wide range of solutions that are highly. Dell, looking to expand beyond its business of selling personal computers, announced on monday that it would buy quest software as it.
Dell computer corp acquires convergenet technologies inc 19990908. Software business sold as dell sheds quest and sonicwall to. 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. 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. Management business offerings by extending their capabilities to further support sharepoint, sharepoint online, and onedrive for business. Jul 02, 2012 another major acquisition for dell this morning. Jul 02, 2012 its officialthis morning dell announced its intent to acquire quest software. Why dell decided to give up its questdell software division eweek. 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. Quest it management mitigate risk accelerate results. Chronic organizational change, optimizations, layoffs every six months, and unrealistic growth targets erode morale as.
With quest, the focus is on the data center side of the business. 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. Why zoom picked oracle to help power video meetings. I worked at quest software fulltime for more than 8 years. 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. This is after quests go shop period where their investors try to find the best deal possible after they announced they were planning to go private. Quest s management technologies are used by more than 100,000 companies in many industries, including healthcare. Software business sold as dell sheds quest and sonicwall.
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. Dell recently completed its acquisition of quest software, an it management software provider. Asap software express was acquired from corporate express. Francisco partners and elliott management to acquire the. Dell and quest software today announced they have entered into a definitive agreement for dell to acquire quest, an awardwinning it management softwa. Sonicwall announces spin out from dell software group. On friday september 28, 2012, dell announced to have completed the acquisition of quest software. Jul 02, 2012 windows server software from quest will complement dell s clerity and make technologies purchases. Quest software updates endpoint management products.
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. Sep 28, 2012 stockholders of quest software approved the acquisition of quest by dell at a stockholders meeting convened on sept. Dell may acquire quest software to expand its desktop virtualisation offerings and gain quests customers. 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. 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. As a result of quests recent divestiture from dell, quest acquired a number of products from dell. Dell and the special committee enter a fiveday period of exclusive negotiations. 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. Jun 20, 2016 techcrunch has confirmed that francisco partners and elliott management have agreed to acquire dells software division.
With quests netvault and vranger, dell is now a headon competitor with symantec and commvault. Partner support everything our partners need for effectively engaging with quest software support. Is dell eyeing quest software following its wyse acquisition. Emc has acquired san franciscobased pivotal labs, a privatelyheld provider of agile software development services and tools. Is this good for dell and the desktop virtualization industry at large. Aug 29, 2016 quest software, one identity to operate separately from sonicwall after dell software sale. Sep 28, 2012 if you havent already heard, i am excited to announce that dell has completed the acquisition of quest. Quest supports heterogeneous and nextgeneration virtualized. 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. Dell software businesses sold to private equity firms. Dell completes acquisition of quest software direct2dell. Quest software has updated two of its endpoint management products.
Quest supports heterogeneous and nextgeneration virtualized and cloud environments with a wide range of solutions that are complementary to dells mid market. 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. Dell dell and quest software qsft have entered into a definitive agreement for dell to acquire quest. Dell completes acquisition of quest software aol finance. Established in 2003, kace was headquartered in mountain view, california with offices in europe and. The quest family is s great group of people, with a lot of collective intelligence and stellar products. Quest kace, formerly dell kace, is a company that specializes in computer appliances for systems management of information technology equipment. As a result of the closing, which was finalized on sept. Dell sells off software to double down on its riskiest. Dell completes acquisition of quest software channel daily news.
Techcrunch has confirmed that francisco partners and elliott management have agreed to acquire dells software division. Dell completes acquisition of quest software channel. So, lets assume that this is a real thing and that dell is trying to buy quest. Quest software, one identity to operate separately from sonicwall after dell software sale. Stockholders of quest software approved the acquisition of quest by dell at a stockholders meeting convened on sept. Businessweek is reporting that dell is in discussions to acquire quest software. Francisco partners and elliott management corporation have announced the completed acquisition of dell software group. Quests management technologies are used by more than 100,000 companies in many industries, including healthcare. It also enters the smartphone market with the mini 3i from china mobile. Quest software war bis zur ubernahme durch dell ein borsennotierter amerikanischer softwarehersteller mit sitz in aliso viejo, kalifornien. Elliott management, francisco partners and dell issued a joint press. This is after quest s go shop period where their investors try to find the best deal possible after they announced they were planning to go private.
Dell wins a bidding war for quest and now builds out its software unit with an eye on. Francisco partners and elliott managements deep passion for technology and proven track records in nurturing and building software businesses will. Established in 2003, kace was headquartered in mountain view, california with offices in europe and asia. The selloff comes as dell positions itself for an expected october closing for its acquisition of tech giant emc. As a result of quest s recent divestiture from dell, quest acquired a number of products from dell. Dell acquired predictive analytics software provider statsoft in march 2014. 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. 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. Those days are long since past now, as dell continues to push forward into the software business. Dell moves deeper into the software business, acquires enstratius, one of the most recognized cloud management startups. According to a report in bloomberg businessweek, dell is in talks to acquire quest software inc. Quest acquisition bolsters dell backup software portfolio.
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