Flexera#Revenera

{{Infobox company

| former_name = {{plainlist|* Acresso Software (2008-2009) }}

| name = Flexera

| logo = Flexera Software logo.png

| industry = Technology

| type = Private

| founded = {{start date and age|1988}}

| hq_location_city = Itasca, Illinois

| hq_location_country = U.S.

| area_served = Worldwide

| key_people = {{Unbulleted list|Jim Ryan (CEO)}}

| website = {{Official URL}}

| subsid = {{Unbulleted list|Revenera|Snow Software}}

| num_employees = 2,300+

}}

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

On 1 April 2008, Macrovision sold its software division to the Thoma Bravo investment fund,{{Cite web |url=http://www.flexerasoftware.com/company/newscenter/pressreleases/press-releases_8572.htm |title=Thoma Bravo Completes Acquisition of Macrovision's Software Business Unit |access-date=2009-11-09 |archive-date=2013-06-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130602033702/http://www.flexerasoftware.com/company/newscenter/pressreleases/press-releases_8572.htm |url-status=dead }} 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.{{cite news |last1=Lai |first1=Eric |title=Acresso who? Macrovision spinoff changes name, again |url=https://www.computerworld.com/article/2528916/acresso-who--macrovision-spinoff-changes-name--again.html |access-date=11 March 2024 |publisher=ComputerWorld |date=October 10, 2009}}

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.{{Cite news|title=Flexera's Owners Pursue Sale for Up to $3 Billion|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-06/flexera-owners-are-said-to-pursue-sale-for-as-much-as-3-billion|last=|first=|date=6 May 2019|newspaper=Bloomberg.com|access-date=1 June 2020}}

In 2020, Flexera released their SaaS platform Flexera One.

On May 28, 2020, Flexera launched a new division called Revenera.{{Cite web |last=Desk |first=AIT News |date=2020-05-29 |title=Revenera: Flexera Rebrands Its Division Serving Software and IoT Companies |url=https://aithority.com/saas/revenera-flexera-rebrands-its-division-serving-software-and-iot-companies/ |access-date=2023-04-10 |website=AiThority |language=en-US}} Revenera is a business-focused organization which works in monetization, software composition analysis, and installation (computer programs) software.

Flexera Acquisitions

Flexera acquired Australian based ManageSoft in 2010.[https://www.flexera.com/company/news/press-releases/flexera-software-acquires-managesoft.html Flexera Software Acquires ManageSoft] 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.{{cite news |last1=Kuranda |first1=Sarah |title=Flexera Acquires Secunia To Create One-Stop Shop For Software Licensing, Vulnerability Management |url=https://www.crn.com/news/security/300078133/flexera-acquires-secunia-to-create-one-stop-shop-for-software-licensing-vulnerability-management |access-date=11 March 2024 |agency=CRN |publisher=CRN |date=September 15, 2015 |ref=secunia}}

On September 17, 2017, Flexera announced the completion of the acquisition of BDNA.{{Cite web |date=2017-09-19 |title=Flexera Completes Acquisition of BDNA |url=https://www.flexera.com/blog/it-visibility/flexera-completes-acquisition-of-bdna/ |access-date=2023-12-18 |website=Flexera Blog |language=en-US}}

On September 26, 2018, Flexera acquired RightScale for an undisclosed amount.{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/janakirammsv/2018/09/26/flexera-acquires-rightscale-the-multi-cloud-management-platform-company/#77f285af5433|title=Flexera Acquires RightScale - The Multi-Cloud Management Platform Company|last=MSV|first=Janakiram|work=Forbes|access-date=2018-11-25|language=en}}

On June 5, 2019, Flexera acquired Asheville, North Carolina–based RISC Networks for an undisclosed amount.{{Cite news|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/flexera-buys-risc-networks-to-bolster-cloud-migration-efforts/|title=Flexera buys RISC Networks to bolster cloud migration efforts|last=Dignan|first=Larry|work=ZDnet|access-date=2019-06-07|language=en}}

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.{{cite web |title=Flexera enters into definitive agreement to acquire Snow Software, broadening its portfolio for technology value optimization |url=https://www.flexera.com/about-us/press-center/flexera-enters-agreement-to-acquire-snow-software |website=Flexera |access-date=11 March 2024}} The acquisition was completed February 15, 2024.{{cite web |title=Flexera Completes Acquisition of Snow Software, Broadening its Portfolio for Technology Value Optimization |url=https://www.flexera.com/about-us/press-center/flexera-completes-acquisition-of-snow-software |website=Flexera |access-date=11 March 2024}}

On January 16, 2025, Flexera announced it had entered into an agreement to acquire the Spot FinOps and Cloud Infrastructure Products from NetApp, consisting of the previous NetApp acquisitions of SpotInst, CloudCheckr, and Fylamynt. {{cite web |title= NetApp offloads Spot, Cloudcheckr to Flexera |url=https://blocksandfiles.com/2025/01/16/netapp-spot-flexera/ |website=Blocks and Files |access-date=16 April 2024}} and closed in early March of 2025 {{cite web |title= Flexera Completes Acquisition of NetApp's Spot FinOps Portfolio |url=https://www.flexera.com/about-us/press-center/flexera-completes-acquisition-of-netapps-spot-finops-portfolio|website=Flexera |access-date=16 April 2024}}

Revenera

{{Infobox company

| name = Revenera, a division of Flexera

|logo = Revenera_logo.png

| type = Technology company

| founded = {{start date and age|2020}}

| hq_location_city = Itasca, Illinois

| hq_location_country = U.S.

| parent = Flexera

| website = {{URL|revenera.com}}

}}

Revenera is a division of Flexera launched on May 28, 2020.{{Cite web |last= Staff |first=AIT News |date=2020-05-29 |title=Revenera: Flexera Rebrands Its Division Serving Software and IoT Companies |url=https://aithority.com/saas/revenera-flexera-rebrands-its-division-serving-software-and-iot-companies/ |access-date=2023-04-10 |website=AiThority |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Lewkowicz|first= Jakub |date=2020-05-29 |title=SD Times news digest|url=https://sdtimes.com/softwaredev/sd-times-news-digest-erwin-data-intelligence-suite-update-red-hat-supports-quarkus-and-gatsbys-round-of-funding-for-modern-development/ |access-date=2020-05-29 |website=SD Times|language=en-US}} The Revenera division is a business-focused organization which works in software monetization,{{Cite web |date=2022-10-19 |title=Revenera Applauded by Frost & Sullivan for Providing Market-leading Usage Analytics and Software Enforcement Software|url=https://www.frost.com/news/press-releases/revenera-applauded-by-frost-sullivan-for-providing-market-leading-usage-analytics-and-software-enforcement-software/ |access-date=2022-10-19 |website=Frost and Sullivan|language=en-US}} software composition analysis,{{Cite web|last=Rybak|first=Alex | title=5 Tips for Creating an SBOM |url=https://www.devprojournal.com/software-development-trends/sbom/5-tips-for-creating-an-sbom/ |access-date=2022-10-19 |website=DevProJournal|language=en-US}} and installation (computer programs) software.

=Flexera Software=

The Flexera Software division (now Revenera) has made several acquisitions. On February 26, 2016, Flexera Software acquired software composition analysis company Palamida.{{Cite web| last=Lavine | first=Robert | url=https://globalventuring.com/corporate/flexera-muscles-in-on-palamida/|title=Flexera muscles in on Palamida |website=Global Venturing|language=en-US|access-date=2016-10-26}}

On February 5, 2020, Flexera Software acquired software usage analytics company Revulytics.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thesoftwarereport.com/flexera-expands-into-critical-software-usage-analytics-space/|title=Flexera Expands Into Critical Software Usage Analytics Space |website=The Software Report|date=21 February 2020 |language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-28}}{{Cite web|url=https://techstartups.com/2020/02/05/flexera-acquires-software-usage-analytics-startup-revulytics/|title=Flexera acquires software usage analytics startup Revulytics|date=2020-02-05|website=Tech Startups |language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-28}}{{Cite web|last=Dignan| first= Larry| url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/flexera-buys-revulytics-to-help-software-vendors-monetize-better/|title=Flexera buys Revulytics to help software vendors monetize better|date=2020-02-05|website=ZDNet |language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-28}}

=Product history=

In July 2021, Revenera announced Software Container Delivery for entitlement-driven delivery of software container images.{{cite web |last= Vizard |first=Mike |date=2021-07-23 |title=Revenera Makes Monetizing Container Images Easier

|url=https://containerjournal.com/topics/container-ecosystems/revenera-makes-monetizing-container-images-easier//|website=Container Journal|publisher=TechStrong Media|access-date=23 July 2021}}

In September 2021, Revenera announced that all software monetization, software composition analysis, and installation (computer programs) software will be sold via a subscription model.{{cite web |title=Businesses to move to a subscription-based model by 2023|url=https://www.softwaretestingnews.co.uk/businesses-to-move-to-a-subscription-based-model-by-2023/|website=Software Testing News|publisher=31media.co.uk|access-date=28 September 2021}}

In September 2022, Revenera launched enhanced Software Bill of Materials support.{{cite web |last=Kocher | first= Laveesh|title=A New Software Composition Analysis Solution From Revenera |url=https://www.opensourceforu.com/2022/09/a-new-software-composition-analysis-solution-from-revenera/ |website=Open Source 4 U| date= 16 September 2022|access-date=16 September 2022}}

=Monetization Monitor=

Revenera publishes a series of reports each year named Monetization Monitors. These reports highlight software monetization, piracy, and usage analytics trends.{{Cite web |last=Lewkowicz|first= Jakub |date=2022-02-15 |title=Report: 64% of companies were impacted by supply chain attacks mostly due to increased OSS reliance|url=https://sdtimes.com/security/report-64-of-companies-were-impacted-by-supply-chain-attacks-mostly-due-to-increased-oss-reliance/ |access-date=2022-02-15 |website=SD Times|language=en-US}}{{cite web |last= Barker |first=Ian|date=2023-01-06 |title=How usage data can strengthen software monetization initiatives|url=https://betanews.com/2023/01/06/how-usage-data-can-strengthen-software-monetization-initiatives-qa/|website=Beta News|access-date=6 January 2023}}{{Cite web |date=2022-10-31 |title=Report: 59% of software companies expect to increase SaaS delivery in the next 18 months|url=https://venturebeat.com/programming-development/report-59-of-software-companies-expect-to-increase-saas-delivery-in-the-next-18-months/ |access-date=2022-10-31 |website=VentureBeat|language=en-US}}