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Flexera
Formerly
  • Acresso Software (2008-2009)
Company typePrivate
IndustryTechnology
Founded1988; 36 years ago (1988)
HeadquartersItasca, Illinois, U.S.
Area servedWorldwide
Key people
Number of employees1,300+
Subsidiaries
Websitewww.flexera.com Edit this at Wikidata

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, 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.

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.

In 2020, Flexera released their SaaS platform Flexera One.

On May 28, 2020, Flexera launched a new division called Revenera. Revenera is a business-focused organization which works in monetization, software composition analysis, and installation (computer programs) software.

Acquisitions

Flexera acquired Australian based ManageSoft in 2010. 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.

On September 17, 2017, Flexera announced the completion of the acquisition of BDNA.

On September 26, 2018, Flexera acquired RightScale for an undisclosed amount.

On June 5, 2019, Flexera acquired Asheville, North Carolina–based RISC Networks for an undisclosed amount.

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. The acquisition was completed February 15, 2024.

Flexera Software

The Flexera Software division (now Revenera) has made several acquitions. On February 26, 2016, Flexera Software acquired software composition analysis company Palamida.

On February 5, 2020, Flexera Software acquired software usage analytics company Revulytics.

Revenera

Revenera, a division of Flexera
Company typeTechnology company
Founded2020; 4 years ago (2020)
HeadquartersItasca, Illinois, U.S.
ParentFlexera
Websiterevenera.com

Revenera is a division of Flexera launched on May 28, 2020. The Revenera division is a business-focused organization which works in software monetization, software composition analysis, and installation (computer programs) software.

Product history

In July 2021, Revenera announced Software Container Delivery for entitlement-driven delivery of software container images.

In September 2021, Revenera announced that all software monetization, software composition analysis, and installation (computer programs) software will be sold via a subscription model.

In September 2022, Revenera launched enhanced Software Bill of Materials support.

Monetization Monitor

Revenera publishes a series of reports each year named Monetization Monitors. These reports highlight software monetization, piracy, and usage analytics trends.

See also

References

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