Ipswitch, Inc.

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Roger Greene founded Ipswitch in 1991 out of his apartment without any venture capital funding or bank financing. The company became profitable in its second year. The first product Ipswitch produced was a gateway that allowed the Novell Inc. IPX networking protocol to connect with the Internet Protocol.{{cite web|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/blog/mass-high-tech/2009/09/roger-greene-bootstrapped-ipswitch-sans-bank.html|title=Roger Greene Bootstrapped Ipswitch, sans bank funding|publisher=Boston Business Journal|first=Rodney H. |last=Brown|date=September 22, 2009|access-date=June 29, 2016}} In 1994, Ipswitch launched the IMail server, the first product available on the e-commerce site, Open Market.{{cite web|url=http://www.imailserver.com/company/timeline/|title=IMail Server Timeline|publisher=Ipswitch|access-date=June 29, 2016}} In the mid-1990s, the company was a value-added reseller of the Spyglass Mosaic browser.{{cite news |first1=Rick |last1=Ayre |first2=Thomas |last2=Mace |title=Just Browsing |newspaper=PC Mag|page=142 |date=12 March 1996 |publisher=Ziff Davis |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9rGvyMX6n8cC&pg=RA1-PA142}} In 1996, the company released the beta version of WhatsUp Gold, a commercial version of an earlier shareware product, WS_Ping,{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1mn8SUpmrrwC&q=whatsup+gold+1996&pg=PA259|title=Security Sage's Guide to Hardening the Network Infrastructure|publisher=Syngress| first1=Steven |last1=Andres |first2=Brian |last2=Kenyon |first3=Erik |last3=Pack Birkholz|date=May 5, 2004 |isbn=9780080480831|access-date=June 29, 2016}} as well as purchasing the rights to WS_FTP.

In 2008, Ipswitch acquired the Wisconsin-based software producer Standard Networks Inc. and its product MOVEit.{{cite web|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/stories/2008/02/18/daily8.html|title=Standard Networks Acquired by Ipswitch Unit|publisher=Milwaukee Business Journal|date=February 19, 2008|access-date=June 29, 2016}} Shortly after the acquisition, Ipswitch split its operations into three divisions, secure file transfers, network management, and messaging and collaboration.{{cite web|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/2012/04/24/ipswitch-acquisition-iopus.html|title=Ipswitch makes another tech acquisition:iOpus Software|publisher=Boston Business Journal|date=April 24, 2012|access-date=June 29, 2016}} The company acquired Salt Lake City-based Hourglass Technologies in 2009.{{cite web|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/blog/techflash/2013/01/ipswitch-announces-plans-to-up.html|title=Ipswitch to Boost Headcount by 30 Percent|publisher=Boston Business Journal|first=Don|last=Seiffert|date=January 28, 2013|access-date=June 29, 2016}} The following year, the company acquired the compliance system and system log analysis software producer, Dorian Software.{{cite web|url=https://www.networkworld.com/article/2243374/windows/whatsup-gold-buys-windows-security-management-vendor.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160807130232/http://www.networkworld.com/article/2243374/windows/whatsup-gold-buys-windows-security-management-vendor.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 7, 2016 |title=WhatsUp Gold buys Windows security management vendor |publisher=Networkworld|first=Denise |last=Dubie |date=January 26, 2010 |accessdate=June 29, 2016}} In December 2012, Ipswitch acquired the Waldorf, Germany-based performance testing company iOpus known for its product, iMacros, a web-browser extension.{{cite web|url=http://bostinno.streetwise.co/2012/04/24/ipswitch-continues-its-growth-by-acquisition-strategy-with-purchase-of-iopus-software/|title=Ipswitch Continues Its Growth by Acquisition Strategy With Purchase of iOpus Software|publisher=BostInno|first=Walter |last=Frick|date=April 24, 2012|access-date=June 29, 2016}}

In 2015, Ipswitch merged its network monitoring and file transfer divisions and created the PartnerSynergy program. Ipswitch opened a support and operations center in Galway, Ireland in March 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/business/technology/ipswitch-to-create-60-jobs-in-galway-1.2573668|title=Ipswitch to Create 60 Jobs in Galway|publisher=Irish Times|first=Fiona |last=Reddan|date=March 15, 2016|access-date=June 29, 2016}} On 28 March 2019, Ipswitch signed an agreement with Progress Software Corporation, whereby Progress will acquire Ipswitch.{{cite web|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/progress-acquires-ipswitch-for-225-million-tops-first-quarter-targets/|title=Progress acquires Ipswitch for $225 million, tops first quarter targets|publisher=ZDNet|first=Larry|last=Dignan|date=March 28, 2019}} The completion of the purchase for $225 million was announced by Progress on May 1, 2019.{{Cite web|url=http://investors.progress.com/news-releases/news-release-details/progress-completes-acquisition-ipswitch-inc|title=Progress Completes Acquisition of Ipswitch, Inc.|website=Progress Software Corporation|language=en|access-date=2019-06-13}}

The company commits 5 percent of its profits to a variety of community investment programs, designed to support the interests of its employees.{{cite web|url=http://archive.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/10/04/software_firm_hits_1_million_in_charitable_gifts/|title=Software Firm Hits $1 Million in Charitable Gifts|publisher=Boston.com|first=Davis|last=Bushnell|date=October 4, 2007|access-date=May 5, 2013}} In 2010, Ipswitch Inc.’s network management division claimed that the company achieved over 5,000 downloads of its WhatsUp Gold Engineer’s Toolkit in the first month of its release. Through a partnership with Trees for Life International, they planted over 5,000 trees, one for each download.{{cite web|url=http://it.tmcnet.com/channels/network-management/articles/94461-ipswitch-network-managements-whatsup-gold-engineers-toolkit-surpasses.htm|title=Ipswitch Network Management's WhatsUp Gold Engineer's Toolkit Surpasses 5,000 Downloads|publisher=infoTech|first=Anil|last=Sharma|date=August 6, 2010|access-date=June 29, 2016}}

• List of Standard Networks products, Standard Networks was acquired by Ipswitch in 2008{{cite web|title=Standard Networks acquired by Ipswitch unit|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/stories/2008/02/18/daily8.html|publisher=Milwaukee Business Journal|accessdate=21 Apr 2014}}

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