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Flexera
Formerly
  • Acresso Software (2008-2009)
Company typePrivate
IndustryTechnology
Founded1988; 36 years ago (1988)
Headquarters
Itasca, Illinois
,
U.S.
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Number of employees
1,300+
Subsidiaries
Websitewww.flexera.com Edit this at Wikidata

Flexera is an American computer software company based in Itasca, Illinois. It is a business-focused organization which works in software asset management and cloud management.

History

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On 1 April 2008, Macrovision sold its software division to the Thoma Bravo investment fund,[1] which became Acresso Software. Macrovision subsequently changed its name to Rovi Corporation.

In October 2009, Acresso Software, Inc. became Flexera Software after a legal threat from Agresso Software.[2]

On July 19, 2011, Thoma Bravo sold a majority stake in Flexera Software LLC to Teachers' Private Capital, the private investment department of the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan. The transaction was finalized on October 3, 2011.[3]

In 2020, Flexera released their SaaS platform Flexera One.

On May 28, 2020, Flexera launched a new division called Revenera.[4] Revenera is a business-focused organization which works in monetization, software composition analysis, and installation (computer programs) software.

Acquisitions

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Flexera acquired Australian based ManageSoft in 2010.[5] Managesoft was OSA (Open Software Associates), which itself came out of HP's Australian Software Organisation.

On September 15, 2015, Flexera acquired Denmark based Secunia for an undisclosed amount.[6]

On September 17, 2017, Flexera announced the completion of the acquisition of BDNA. [7]

On September 26, 2018, Flexera acquired RightScale for an undisclosed amount.[8]

On June 5, 2019, Flexera acquired Asheville, North Carolina–based RISC Networks for an undisclosed amount.[9]

On November 28, 2023, Flexera entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Snow Software, a software asset management company based in Sweden for an undisclosed sum.[10] The acquisition was completed February 15, 2024.[11]

Flexera Software

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The Flexera Software division (now Revenera) has made several acquitions. On February 26, 2016, Flexera Software acquired software composition analysis company Palamida.[12]

On February 5, 2020, Flexera Software acquired software usage analytics company Revulytics.[13][14][15]

Revenera

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Revenera, a division of Flexera
Company typeTechnology company
Founded2020; 4 years ago (2020)
Headquarters
Itasca, Illinois
,
U.S.
ParentFlexera
Websiterevenera.com

Revenera is a division of Flexera launched on May 28, 2020.[16][17] The Revenera division is a business-focused organization which works in software monetization,[18] software composition analysis,[19] and installation (computer programs) software.

Product history

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In July 2021, Revenera announced Software Container Delivery for entitlement-driven delivery of software container images.[20]

In September 2021, Revenera announced that all software monetization, software composition analysis, and installation (computer programs) software will be sold via a subscription model.[21]

In September 2022, Revenera launched enhanced Software Bill of Materials support.[22]

Monetization Monitor

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Revenera publishes a series of reports each year named Monetization Monitors. These reports highlight software monetization, piracy, and usage analytics trends.[23][24][25]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Thoma Bravo Completes Acquisition of Macrovision's Software Business Unit". Archived from the original on 2013-06-02. Retrieved 2009-11-09.
  2. ^ Lai, Eric (October 10, 2009). "Acresso who? Macrovision spinoff changes name, again". ComputerWorld. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Flexera's Owners Pursue Sale for Up to $3 Billion". Bloomberg.com. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  4. ^ Desk, AIT News (2020-05-29). "Revenera: Flexera Rebrands Its Division Serving Software and IoT Companies". AiThority. Retrieved 2023-04-10. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  5. ^ Flexera Software Acquires ManageSoft
  6. ^ Kuranda, Sarah (September 15, 2015). "Flexera Acquires Secunia To Create One-Stop Shop For Software Licensing, Vulnerability Management". CRN. CRN. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Flexera Completes Acquisition of BDNA". Flexera Blog. 2017-09-19. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
  8. ^ MSV, Janakiram. "Flexera Acquires RightScale - The Multi-Cloud Management Platform Company". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-11-25.
  9. ^ Dignan, Larry. "Flexera buys RISC Networks to bolster cloud migration efforts". ZDnet. Retrieved 2019-06-07.
  10. ^ "Flexera enters into definitive agreement to acquire Snow Software, broadening its portfolio for technology value optimization". Flexera. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  11. ^ "Flexera Completes Acquisition of Snow Software, Broadening its Portfolio for Technology Value Optimization". Flexera. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  12. ^ Lavine, Robert. "Flexera muscles in on Palamida". Global Venturing. Retrieved 2016-10-26.
  13. ^ "Flexera Expands Into Critical Software Usage Analytics Space". The Software Report. 21 February 2020. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
  14. ^ "Flexera acquires software usage analytics startup Revulytics". Tech Startups. 2020-02-05. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
  15. ^ Dignan, Larry (2020-02-05). "Flexera buys Revulytics to help software vendors monetize better". ZDNet. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
  16. ^ Staff, AIT News (2020-05-29). "Revenera: Flexera Rebrands Its Division Serving Software and IoT Companies". AiThority. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  17. ^ Lewkowicz, Jakub (2020-05-29). "SD Times news digest". SD Times. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
  18. ^ "Revenera Applauded by Frost & Sullivan for Providing Market-leading Usage Analytics and Software Enforcement Software". Frost and Sullivan. 2022-10-19. Retrieved 2022-10-19.
  19. ^ Rybak, Alex. "5 Tips for Creating an SBOM". DevProJournal. Retrieved 2022-10-19.
  20. ^ Vizard, Mike (2021-07-23). "Revenera Makes Monetizing Container Images Easier". Container Journal. TechStrong Media. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  21. ^ "Businesses to move to a subscription-based model by 2023". Software Testing News. 31media.co.uk. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  22. ^ Kocher, Laveesh (16 September 2022). "A New Software Composition Analysis Solution From Revenera". Open Source 4 U. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  23. ^ Lewkowicz, Jakub (2022-02-15). "Report: 64% of companies were impacted by supply chain attacks mostly due to increased OSS reliance". SD Times. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
  24. ^ Barker, Ian (2023-01-06). "How usage data can strengthen software monetization initiatives". Beta News. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  25. ^ "Report: 59% of software companies expect to increase SaaS delivery in the next 18 months". VentureBeat. 2022-10-31. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
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