NetIQ

{{Infobox company

| name = NetIQ

| logo =

| logo_caption =

| type = Subsidiary

| industry = Computer software

| fate = Acquired by The Attachmate Group ({{End date|2006|07|05}})

| foundation = {{Start date and age|1995}}, in San Jose, California, U.S.

| location_city = San Jose, California

| location_country = United States

| key_people = Jay Gardner (president and GM)

| products =

| parent = OpenText

| homepage = {{Official URL}}

}}

NetIQ is a security software company. In 2023 it was acquired by OpenText.

NetIQ was previously based in San Jose, California, with products that provide identity and access management, security and data center management. Its flagship offerings are NetIQ AppManager, NetIQ Identity Manager and NetIQ Access Manager.

OpenText has owned NetIQ since 2023 after its acquisition of Micro Focus, which acquired The Attachmate Group, which acquired NetIQ in 2006,{{cite news

|newspaper=The New York Times

|url=https://archive.nytimes.com/query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage-9805EEDD133DF930A15752C1A9669D8B63.html

|title=3 Private Equity Firms Agree To Buy Novell for $2.2 Billion - Web Log ...

|first=Evelyn M. |last=Rusli |date=November 23, 2010}} six years after the latter acquired Mission Critical Software.{{cite news

|newspaper=The New York Times

|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/02/29/technology/mission-critical-software-and-netiq-plan-142-billion-merger.html

|title=Mission Critical Software and NetIQ Plan $1.42 Billion Merger

|first=Carolyn |last=Koo |date=February 29, 2000}}{{Cite news |last=Deogun |first=Nikhil |title=Mission Critical and NetIQ Plan To Merge in $1.42 Billion Deal - WSJ |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB951692306476939 |access-date=2024-03-10 |work=The Wall Street Journal |language=en-US}}

History

NetIQ was founded by Ching-fa Hwang, Her-daw Che, Hon Wong, Ken Prayoon Cheng and Tom Kemp in September 1995;{{Cite web |title=UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, Washington, D.C. 20549 |url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1084827/000095010901503911/d10k4051.pdf}} AppManager was introduced in 1996.{{cite news

|newspaper=Computerworld

|url=https://www.computerworld.com/article/2544421/data-center/partners-and-rivals-announce-products-at-ms-management-summit.html

|title=Partners and rivals announce products at MS Management Summit

|date=April 2, 2007}} Their February 2000 merger with Mission Critical Software widened the company's focus to include systems management as well as performance.{{cite web

|url=http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/2003/0929nt1.html

|title=A look at NetIQ AppManager |first=Dave |last=Kearns |date=September 29, 2003

|work=Network World}}{{cite web

|url=http://www.referenceforbusiness.com/history2/67/NetIQ-Corporation.html

|title=NetIQ Corporation – Company Profile, Information, Business Description, History, Background Information on NetIQ Corporation

|work=referenceforbusiness.com}}

In 2001, NetIQ acquired Webtrends, whose software "monitors corporate Internet traffic."{{cite news |newspaper=The New York Times

|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/18/business/worldbusiness/IHT-tech-briefnetiq-growth.html

|title=NetIQ Growth |date=January 18, 2001 |first=Victoria |last=Shannon

|quote=.. would buy WebTrends .. software that monitors corporate Internet traffic.}}{{cite web

|url=http://www.baselinemag.com/crm/NetIQs-WebTrends-Host-With-the-Most

|title=NetIQ's WebTrends: Host With the Most

|work=baselinemag.com|date=August 14, 2002

}} — which they sold in 2005.{{cite news |date=March 29, 2005 |title=Technology Briefing - Deals - NetIQ To Sell WebTrends Unit |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E07E6DC123FF93AA15750C0A9639C8B63 |work=The New York Times}}

In 2006, NetIQ was acquired by AttachmateWRQ,{{cite web

|url=http://www.networkworld.com/news/2006/042706-attachmate-buys-netiq.html

|title=Attachmate buys NetIQ for $495 million

|first=Nancy |last=Gohring |date=April 27, 2006 |work=Network World

|url-status=dead |archivedate=April 15, 2014

|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140415192719/http://www.networkworld.com/news/2006/042706-attachmate-buys-netiq.html}} After that company acquired Novell in 2011,{{cite web

|url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-20023535-264.html

|title=Attachmate acquires Novell for $2.2 billion

|publisher=CBS Interactive |work=CNET}} it changed its name to The Attachmate Group. NetIQ added identity and security products as well as data center and virtualization{{cite web

|url=http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/Attachmate-Splits-Novell-Acquisition-into-NetIQ-SUSE-Divisions-777455

|title=Attachmate Splits Novell Acquisition into NetIQ, SUSE Divisions

|work=eweek.com}} to their offerings. It was the Attachmate acquisition that led to the alignment of NetIQ products into three categories:{{Cite web |title=Micro Focus finalises $1.2b merger deal with Attachmate |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/micro-focus-finalises-1-2b-merger-deal-with-attachmate/ |access-date=2023-09-22 |website=ZDNET |language=en}}

identity and access management,
security management and
data center management.{{cite web

|url=http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/10-things/bending-the-failed-expectations-curve-10-questions-with-netiqs-jay-gardner/2165

|title=Bending the failed expectations curve: 10 questions with NetIQ's Jay Gardner

|first=Jeff |last=Cerny |date=February 1, 2011 |work=TechRepublic}}

In 2014, The Attachmate Group was merged into Micro Focus International.{{Cite web

|title=Proposed Merger between Micro Focus and the Attachmate Group to create a leading global infrastructure software company - Micro Focus

|url=https://www.microfocus.com/about/press/pressreleases/2014/pr15092014.aspx

|website=microfocus.com |accessdate=2015-07-15}} NetIQ also announced the use of an Identity Manager number 4.5.{{Cite web |last=Atkinson |first=Doug |date=2014-11-04 |title=NetIQ Releases Identity Manager 4.5 |url=https://solutionsreview.com/netiq-releases-new-version-of-iam-solution-netiq-identity-manager-4-5/ |access-date=2024-03-10 |website=Solutions Review Technology News and Vendor Reviews |language=en-US}}

References

External links

{{Official website}}

NetIQ

History

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