Discover the New Micro Focus

1957

HP goes public

HP becomes a publicly traded company.

1958

HP acquires F.L. Moseley Co.

This company is in the printing business.

1963

HP’s first joint venture in Tokyo

HP partners with Sony and Yokogawa Electrics in Japan.

1976

Brian Reynolds opens Micro Focus

Paul O’Grady and Stewart Lang join him later that year.

1979

Novell is founded

Dennis Fairclough, George Canova, Darin Field, and Jack Davis are co-founders.

1980

Serena is created

Doug Troxel has 25 employees within 8 years.

1981

Borland is founded

Philippe Kahn's Borland Software quickly becomes a world leader in PC compilers and development tools.

1982

Attachmate is founded

Frank W. and Julia Pritt focus on IBM emulation software.

1983

Micro Focus listed on London Stock Exchange

The company gains a global presence.

1985

TOWERS Software founded

A pioneer of electronic records management software, TOWER developed TRIM and influenced the ISO 15489 standard.

1989

Mercury Interactive is founded

Amnon Landan and Arye Finegold's software company is set to quickly become the world leader in software quality.

1992

SUSE is founded

SUSE is the first provider of Enterprise Linux distribution.

1995

NetIQ is founded

The company focuses on performance monitoring software.

1998

Micro Focus acquires Intersolv

The company expands into ITIL-based IT services management software.

2005

Micro Focus returns to public trading

The company is re-listed on the London Stock Exchange.

2005

HP acquires Peregrine Systems

The company expands into ITIL-based IT service management software.

2006

HP acquires Mercury Interactive

The company’s software portfolio continues to grow.

2007

Micro Focus acquires HAL Knowledge Systems and more

The acquisition heralds continuing acquisitions.

2007

HP acquires Opsware and SPI Dynamics

These acquisitions set an early course for leadership in IT Operations, Cloud Computing and Application Security.

2008

HP acquires TOWER Software

Company Expands its Information Management portfolio.

2009

Micro Focus acquires Borland

Acquisitions at this time also include Compuware's software testing business and NetManage.

2009

Authasas is created

The company focuses on authentication solutions.

2010

HP acquires ArcSight and Fortify

Further investments in security position HP as an emerging market leader in E2E security software.

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.

2011

Novell is acquired by Attachmate Group

The merger was complete by April of 2011.

2014

Micro Focus acquires Attachmate Group

The company now includes Attachmate, Novell, NetIQ, and SUSE.

2015

HP acquires Voltage

The company offers data security for enterprise, cloud, and mobile.

2015

Micro Focus acquires Authasas

The company profile grows to include enterprise authentication solutions.

2015

HP splits into HPE and HPI

The company sets out in a new direction to separate focus between consumer and enterprise products.

2016

Micro Focus acquires Serena

The company focuses on application development for business.

2016

Micro Focus acquires GWAVA

The company focuses on secure archiving and messaging for enterprise.

2016

Micro Focus agrees to a spin merge with HPE software

The companies complement each others’ software portfolios.

2017

HPE Software merges with Micro Focus

One of the largest pure-play software companies is created.