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Finansbank gathers 120 Gbytes from 15,000 data sources to identify security anomalies.
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Die Mobiliar increases user satisfaction by lowering mean time to resolution by 50%.
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Siemens increased product quality, shortened test cycles, and automated mobile testing.
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1957
HP goes public
HP becomes a publicly traded company.
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1958
HP acquires F.L. Moseley Co.
This company is in the printing business.
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1963
HP’s first joint venture in Tokyo
HP partners with Sony and Yokogawa Electrics in Japan.
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1976
Brian Reynolds opens Micro Focus
Paul O’Grady and Stewart Lang join him later that year.
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1979
Novell is founded
Dennis Fairclough, George Canova, Darin Field, and Jack Davis are co-founders.
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1980
Serena is created
Doug Troxel has 25 employees within 8 years.
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1981
Borland is founded
Philippe Kahn's Borland Software quickly becomes a world leader in PC compilers and development tools.
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1982
Attachmate is founded
Frank W. and Julia Pritt focus on IBM emulation software.
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1983
Micro Focus listed on London Stock Exchange
The company gains a global presence.
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1985
TOWERS Software founded
A pioneer of electronic records management software, TOWER developed TRIM and influenced the ISO 15489 standard.
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1989
Mercury Interactive is founded
Amnon Landan and Arye Finegold's software company is set to quickly become the world leader in software quality.
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1992
SUSE is founded
SUSE is the first provider of Enterprise Linux distribution.
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1995
NetIQ is founded
The company focuses on performance monitoring software.
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1998
Micro Focus acquires Intersolv
The company expands into ITIL-based IT services management software.
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2005
Micro Focus returns to public trading
The company is re-listed on the London Stock Exchange.
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2005
HP acquires Peregrine Systems
The company expands into ITIL-based IT service management software.
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2006
HP acquires Mercury Interactive
The company’s software portfolio continues to grow.
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2007
Micro Focus acquires HAL Knowledge Systems and more
The acquisition heralds continuing acquisitions.
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2007
HP acquires Opsware and SPI Dynamics
These acquisitions set an early course for leadership in IT Operations, Cloud Computing and Application Security.
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2008
HP acquires TOWER Software
Company Expands its Information Management portfolio.
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2009
Micro Focus acquires Borland
Acquisitions at this time also include Compuware's software testing business and NetManage.
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2009
Authasas is created
The company focuses on authentication solutions.
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2010
HP acquires ArcSight and Fortify
Further investments in security position HP as an emerging market leader in E2E security software.
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2011
HP acquires Vertica and Autonomy
The value of data and analytics is recognized and quickly added as a strategic asset set to benefit the larger portfolio.
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2011
Novell is acquired by Attachmate Group
The merger was complete by April of 2011.
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2014
Micro Focus acquires Attachmate Group
The company now includes Attachmate, Novell, NetIQ, and SUSE.
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2015
HP acquires Voltage
The company offers data security for enterprise, cloud, and mobile.
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2015
Micro Focus acquires Authasas
The company profile grows to include enterprise authentication solutions.
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2015
HP splits into HPE and HPI
The company sets out in a new direction to separate focus between consumer and enterprise products.
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2016
Micro Focus acquires Serena
The company focuses on application development for business.
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2016
Micro Focus acquires GWAVA
The company focuses on secure archiving and messaging for enterprise.
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2016
Micro Focus agrees to a spin merge with HPE software
The companies complement each others’ software portfolios.
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2017
HPE Software merges with Micro Focus
One of the largest pure-play software companies is created.
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