Micro Focus and HPE Software have joined to become one of the largest pure-play software companies in the world. Bringing together two leaders in the software industry, Micro Focus is uniquely positioned to help customers maximize existing software investments and embrace innovation in a world of hybrid IT—from mainframe to mobile to cloud.
We are a pure-play software company focused from the ground up on building, selling, and supporting software. This focus allows us to deliver on our mission to put customers at the center of innovation and deliver high-quality, enterprise-grade scalable software that our teams can be proud of. We help customers bridge the old and the new by maximizing the ROI on existing software investments and enabling innovation in the new hybrid model for enterprise IT.
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Micro Focus is headquartered in Newbury, United Kingdom. With more than 5,800 employees in R&D, the new combined company helps solve the most complex technology problems for customers through the delivery of world-class, enterprise-scale solutions in key areas including DevOps, Hybrid IT, Security and Risk Management, and Predictive Analytics.
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The management team is committed to running the company according to corporate governance best practice. This commitment includes company-wide recognition of the importance of Micro Focus' corporate social responsibilities (CSR).
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Micro Focus is listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE:MCRO) and has annual revenues of approximately US$4.4bn. Our success is driven by an experienced management team that upholds core values shared across the entire company.
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Here, you will find all our latest press releases and related information.
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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 is acquired by 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 protfolio.
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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.