Dell today announced the acquisition of enstratius, an awardwinning provider of software and consulting services that deliver hybridcloud and singlecloud management capabilities. Those days are long since past now, as dell continues to push forward into the software business. Jun 28, 2016 questdell offers both packaged and custom software applications in addition to associated software infrastructure components, such as databases, application servers, operating systems and. Dell completes acquisition of quest software channel. One annoying bug that has yet to be fixed is that a users out of office message can trigger a ticket to be updated and then create an endless loop of kace sending out ticket updated notifications to. 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. The deal comes as dell works to complete its acquisition of technology giant emc corp, a deal which is expected to close by the end of october. The buy will expand dells enterprise focus, with improved software capabilities in systems management, security, data protection, and. 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. The addition of quest will enable dell to deliver more competitive server, storage, networking, and end user computing solutions and services to. The acquisition of quest is a critical step forward for dell software because, with quest, dell is better able to provide endtoend solutions that help our customers simplify their operations, maximize workforce productivity, and deliver results faster.
Quest software and sonicwall provide missioncritical software to a large and loyal base of over 180,000. New york cnnmoney dell announced monday that it has agreed to buy quest software, a company that makes management tools for corporate it departments. Dell is selling off its software business, including quest software, sonicwall, and the statistica analytics platform, to private equity firms elliot management and francisco partners. Should dell acquire quest software, it would gain a wide range of server. Matt vitale leads the data protection businesses at quest. Francisco partners and elliott management to acquire the. Dell selling software unit to francisco partners, elliott.
Why dell decided to give up its questdell software division. Dell has been in talks to buy quest since at least may. The addition of quest, which helps companies manage databases and provides other corporate it services, will expand dell s software offerings. Techcrunch has confirmed that francisco partners and elliott management have agreed to acquire dell s software division. Dell sells software unit to francisco partners, elliott. Dell is now an internationalclass software company, mr. Jun 20, 2016 dell reportedly has been shopping such software assets as sonicwall and quest for months.
Sonicwall still operates as a subsidiary of dell, while appassure and quest software were integrated with. Shop for downloadable software like microsoft office, mcafee antivirus, operating systems and many more from dell software store. Awardwinning quest bolsters dell competitive position in delivering endtoend it solutions. Le titre etait cote en bourse nasdaq avec le code qsft jusqua son rachat par dell en 2016. This list of dell ownership activities delineates mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and stakes of dell. Jul 09, 2012 dell and quest software announced they have entered into a definitive agreement for dell to acquire quest, an awardwinning it management software provider offering a broad selection of solutions that solve the most common and most challenging it problems. Dell sheds software assets with quest software and.
Quest software, one identity to operate separately from. Whether its digital transformation, cloud expansion, security threats or something new, quest helps you solve complex problems with simple solutions. Dell stated that the quest acquisition will help it expand its software capabilities in systems management, security, data protection and. T services provider founded by investors led by ross perot in june 1, 1988, offering technology services in banking, insurance, healthcare and other businesses. Dells quest software acquisition, vmwares collaboration with nimble software for mobile vdi and red hat saps virtualisation deal are. Quest it management mitigate risk accelerate results. In a bid to become an endtoend solutions company, dell also aggressively sells.
Support has never been the best for this when dell had it and now that quest software bought this out it, unfortunately, is not much better. Why dell beats hp in acquisition processes by rob enderle, posted july 2, 2012 dells next step is one of blended integration and this is where we find out if the need to protect the assets and the need to protect titles and processes can be as elegantly balanced as they were when separated. The acquisition of enstratius further enhances dells endtoend solutions strategy bringing key capabilities to deliver cloud management products to our customers. Quest s management technologies are used by more than 100,000 companies in many industries, including healthcare. Jul 02, 2012 but dell is betting its ongoing investment in software, such as the quest product line, will make it a bigger brand in emerging hardwaresoftware systems. Dell is acquiring quest as the foundation to their software business. Dell is now an internationalclass software company. About sonicwall over a 25 year history, sonicwall has been the industrys trusted security partner. New york cnnmoney dell announced monday that it has agreed to buy quest software, a company that makes management tools for. They are a global provider to,000 companies across 100 countries, including 95% of the fortune 500 and 90% of the global.
Quests family of software solutions and key technologies are strongly aligned with dells software strategy. Dell acquired in 2012 when it won a protracted bidding war for quest software, which owned a wide portfolio of systems. Enstratius is available as softwareasaservice or as onpremise software that enables full control from within a customers data center, or via a hosted service. Elliott management, francisco partners and dell issued a joint press. Dell wins a bidding war for quest and now builds out its software unit with. Dell to acquire quest software database trends and. Dell has agreed to purchase quest software a san franciscobased outfit offering tools for managing a wide range of business software as it continues to shift its operation toward the world. It includes the presentation that was used for this mornings conference call and more.
Dell s quest for software business could lead to acquiring quest software. Business software store licensing and downloadable dell. In doing so, dell will bring itself into closer competition with the big four systems management vendors, ibm. Dell completes quest acquisition in enterprise software push. Quest offers a broad selection of software solutions that simplify and solve the most common and challenging it problems for organizations around the globe. Four years ago dell won a protracted bidding war to acquire quest software, which has a wide portfolio of systems management and migration tools, primarily for. Dell continues quest for software domination wired. Quest has more than 100,000 customers worldwide across its portfolio of software solutions spanning database management, data protection, endpoint systems management, identity and access management, and microsoft platform management. Dells quest for software business could lead to acquiring.
Dell acquires quest, offers vdi shops one throat to choke. Dell cede quest software et sonicwall a deux fonds le monde. Dell acquired quest software because no hardware vendor is surviving on the sales of hardware alonethe demand is for integrated systems. Prior to joining dell, vitale served as evp, worldwide sales for pentaho, a leader in open source business intelligence software. Systems management quests performance monitoring solutions, combined with existing marketleading capabilities from dell boomi, dell. Jun 21, 2016 software business sold as dell sheds quest and sonicwall to fund emc deal. It also provide windows tool to manage windows systems and has cloud automation, virtualization and backup and restore services. Jul 02, 2012 its officialthis morning dell announced its intent to acquire quest software update.
Jul 02, 2012 another major acquisition for dell this morning. Jul 02, 2012 dell has been in talks to buy quest since at least may. 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.
News roundup dell s quest software acquisition, vmwares collaboration with nimble software for mobile vdi and red hat saps virtualisation deal are. Feb 05, 20 notable buys include quest software, perot systems, force 10 networks and wyse technologies. Jul 02, 2012 dell dell, fortune 500 said the company fits well with its it services unit, which is its fastestgrowing line of business. The acquisitions allowed dell to offer better security, network management, cloud computing infrastructure and data backup to its business clientele. Oct 01, 2012 dell completes quest acquisition in enterprise software push. Software business sold as dell sheds quest and sonicwall. Dell today announced it has completed the acquisition of quest software, an awardwinning it management software provider. The deal will form the backbone of dells software business and push it deeper into the highermargin enterprise market. Software business sold as dell sheds quest and sonicwall to fund emc deal. Single source to find all video tutorials support for your quest software product. Offers packaged and customs software with databases and operating system and other technology infrastructure. Sonicwall splits from dell to become independent security vendor. The buy will expand dell s enterprise focus, with improved software capabilities in systems management, security, data protection, and.
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. After dell softwares expected sale is completed this fall, its new privateequity owners will. In addition to expertise in security and end user access management, quest has gained a measure of attention for its virtualization initiative as well. Quest software, now a part of dell, is a developer of windows management, application management, virtualization management, and database management software. The acquisition brings new management, security, data backup and recovery solutions to the dell software portfolio. Sep 28, 2012 dell completes acquisition of quest software quest software s extensive it management offerings expand and strengthen dell s software portfolio quest enables it organizations to. Jun 21, 2016 dell is selling off its software business, including quest software, sonicwall, and the statistica analytics platform, to private equity firms elliot management and francisco partners. Simple it management for a complex world technology keeps changing. Dell completes acquisition of quest software direct2dell.
Dell completes acquisition of quest software aol finance. Dell software businesses sold to private equity firms. Dell announced monday that it has entered into an agreement to acquire aliso viejo, calif. Now the entire software group is going to francisco and elliott. Why dell decided to give up its questdell software division eweek. As a result of the closing, which was finalized on sept. Sonicwall splits from dell to become independent security. Francisco partners and elliott management to acquire the dell software group. Contact centresan salvador manufacturing united states november 2, 2016 ntt data dell servicesperot systems it service provider japan 3,100,000,000. In june 2016, dell announced the sale of their software division, which included the quest, sonicwall, and one identity businesses, to francisco partners and elliott management corporation. Dell said to be talking to buyout firms, citigroup. Dell is in serious discussions with several wellknown buyout firms about the possibility of their purchasing sonicwall and quest software, and with citigroup about selling perot systems in deals.
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