AppSense
{{Short description|Software company in United Kingdom}}
{{COI|date=October 2015}}
{{Infobox company
| name = AppSense
| successor = Ivanti (2016)
| founded = {{start date and age|1999}}
| founder = Charles Sharland
| hq_location = Sunnyvale, California
Daresbury, England
| num_locations = 23 countries
| area_served = California
New York City
England
| products = virtualization technology
}}
AppSense was a company that provided virtual user/desktop infrastructure. It was acquired by Ivanti (then called LANDESK) in 2016. AppSense offered virtual user environments for enterprise desktop infrastructure, from user rights management to personalization settings.{{cite web | url = https://www.infoworld.com/article/2627547/appsense-user-virtualization-solution-helps-desktop-virtualization-adoption.html | title = AppSense user virtualization solution helps desktop virtualization adoption | author = David Marshall | date = 3 June 2010 | accessdate = 9 August 2021 }}
History
AppSense was founded in 1999 by Charles Sharland.
In February 2011, AppSense announced a $70 million round of funding from Goldman Sachs for a minority share in the company.{{cite web | url = https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-02-23/goldman-sachs-boosts-web-wager-with-70-million-appsense-stake.html | title = Goldman Sachs Boosts Web Wager With $70 Million AppSense Stake | author = Ari Levy | date = 23 February 2011 | publisher = Bloomberg | accessdate = 22 July 2012}} Originally based in Daresbury, England, in 2010 AppSense opened a US headquarters in New York City, with a Technology and Development center located in Sunnyvale, California. The company relocated its headquarters to Sunnyvale, California from New York City in 2013.
In May 2010, AppSense was mentioned for use with Citrix systems.{{cite web | url = http://blogs.citrix.com/2010/05/11/appsense-named-the-citrix-ready-2010-solution-of-the-year-winner/ | title = AppSense named the Citrix Ready 2010 Solution of the Year Winner | author = Vicky Pomarico | date = 11 May 2010 | accessdate = 29 July 2012}}
In 2010, AppSense joined the Microsoft System Center Alliance, and is an ISV Partner.{{cite web | url = http://virtualization.com/2011/05/18/appsense-now-a-microsoft-managed-partner/ | title = AppSense Now A Microsoft Managed Partner | author = Robin Wauters | date = 18 May 2011 | publisher = Virtualization.com | accessdate = 22 July 2012}}
In May 2011, AppSense announced a partnership with Cisco.{{cite web | url = http://www.informationweek.com/news/software/infrastructure/229700020 | title = Cisco, AppSense Partner On Virtualization | author = Andy Dornan | publisher = InformationWeek | date = 26 May 2011 | accessdate = 29 July 2012}}
In March 2016 AppSense was acquired by LANDESK. In 2017, LANDESK and HEAT Software were merged to create a new software company called Ivanti.{{Cite web |title=LANDESK and HEAT Software Merge to Form Ivanti |url=https://www.ivanti.com/en-gb/company/press-releases/2017/landesk-and-heat-are-now-ivanti |access-date=2023-07-13 |website=www.ivanti.com |language=en-gb}}
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