Company:Flexera

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Flexera
Formerly
  • Acresso Software (2008-2009)
TypePrivate
IndustryTechnology
Founded1988; 38 years ago (1988)
Headquarters
Itasca, Illinois
,
U.S.
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Number of employees
2,300+
Subsidiaries
Website{{{1}}}

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,[1] 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.[2]

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.[3]

In 2020, Flexera released their SaaS platform Flexera One.

On May 28, 2020, Flexera launched a new division called Revenera.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6]

On September 17, 2017, Flexera announced the completion of the acquisition of BDNA.[7]

On September 26, 2018, Flexera acquired RightScale for an undisclosed amount.[8]

On June 5, 2019, Flexera acquired Asheville, North Carolina–based RISC Networks for an undisclosed amount.[9]

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.[10] The acquisition was completed February 15, 2024.[11]

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. [12] and closed in early March of 2025 [13]

Revenera

Revenera, a division of Flexera
TypeTechnology company
Founded2020; 6 years ago (2020)
Headquarters
Itasca, Illinois
,
U.S.
ParentFlexera
Websiterevenera.com

Revenera is a division of Flexera launched on May 28, 2020.[14][15] The Revenera division is a business-focused organization which works in software monetization,[16] software composition analysis,[17] 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.[18]

On February 5, 2020, Flexera Software acquired software usage analytics company Revulytics.[19][20][21]

Product history

In July 2021, Revenera announced Software Container Delivery for entitlement-driven delivery of software container images.[22]

In September 2021, Revenera announced that all software monetization, software composition analysis, and installation (computer programs) software will be sold via a subscription model.[23]

In September 2022, Revenera launched enhanced Software Bill of Materials support.[24]

Monetization Monitor

Revenera publishes a series of reports each year named Monetization Monitors. These reports highlight software monetization, piracy, and usage analytics trends.[25][26][27]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Thoma Bravo Completes Acquisition of Macrovision's Software Business Unit". http://www.flexerasoftware.com/company/newscenter/pressreleases/press-releases_8572.htm. 
  2. ↑ Lai, Eric (October 10, 2009). "Acresso who? Macrovision spinoff changes name, again". ComputerWorld. https://www.computerworld.com/article/2528916/acresso-who--macrovision-spinoff-changes-name--again.html. 
  3. ↑ "Flexera's Owners Pursue Sale for Up to $3 Billion". Bloomberg.com. 6 May 2019. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-06/flexera-owners-are-said-to-pursue-sale-for-as-much-as-3-billion. 
  4. ↑ Desk, AIT News (2020-05-29). "Revenera: Flexera Rebrands Its Division Serving Software and IoT Companies" (in en-US). https://aithority.com/saas/revenera-flexera-rebrands-its-division-serving-software-and-iot-companies/. 
  5. ↑ Flexera Software Acquires ManageSoft
  6. ↑ Kuranda, Sarah (September 15, 2015). "Flexera Acquires Secunia To Create One-Stop Shop For Software Licensing, Vulnerability Management". CRN. CRN. https://www.crn.com/news/security/300078133/flexera-acquires-secunia-to-create-one-stop-shop-for-software-licensing-vulnerability-management. 
  7. ↑ "Flexera Completes Acquisition of BDNA" (in en-US). 2017-09-19. https://www.flexera.com/blog/it-visibility/flexera-completes-acquisition-of-bdna/. 
  8. ↑ MSV, Janakiram. "Flexera Acquires RightScale - The Multi-Cloud Management Platform Company" (in en). Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/janakirammsv/2018/09/26/flexera-acquires-rightscale-the-multi-cloud-management-platform-company/#77f285af5433. 
  9. ↑ Dignan, Larry. "Flexera buys RISC Networks to bolster cloud migration efforts" (in en). ZDnet. https://www.zdnet.com/article/flexera-buys-risc-networks-to-bolster-cloud-migration-efforts/. 
  10. ↑ "Flexera enters into definitive agreement to acquire Snow Software, broadening its portfolio for technology value optimization". https://www.flexera.com/about-us/press-center/flexera-enters-agreement-to-acquire-snow-software. 
  11. ↑ "Flexera Completes Acquisition of Snow Software, Broadening its Portfolio for Technology Value Optimization". https://www.flexera.com/about-us/press-center/flexera-completes-acquisition-of-snow-software. 
  12. ↑ "NetApp offloads Spot, Cloudcheckr to Flexera". https://blocksandfiles.com/2025/01/16/netapp-spot-flexera/. 
  13. ↑ "Flexera Completes Acquisition of NetApp's Spot FinOps Portfolio". https://www.flexera.com/about-us/press-center/flexera-completes-acquisition-of-netapps-spot-finops-portfolio. 
  14. ↑ Staff, AIT News (2020-05-29). "Revenera: Flexera Rebrands Its Division Serving Software and IoT Companies" (in en-US). https://aithority.com/saas/revenera-flexera-rebrands-its-division-serving-software-and-iot-companies/. 
  15. ↑ Lewkowicz, Jakub (2020-05-29). "SD Times news digest" (in en-US). 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/. 
  16. ↑ "Revenera Applauded by Frost & Sullivan for Providing Market-leading Usage Analytics and Software Enforcement Software" (in en-US). 2022-10-19. https://www.frost.com/news/press-releases/revenera-applauded-by-frost-sullivan-for-providing-market-leading-usage-analytics-and-software-enforcement-software/. 
  17. ↑ Rybak, Alex. "5 Tips for Creating an SBOM" (in en-US). https://www.devprojournal.com/software-development-trends/sbom/5-tips-for-creating-an-sbom/. 
  18. ↑ Lavine, Robert. "Flexera muscles in on Palamida" (in en-US). https://globalventuring.com/corporate/flexera-muscles-in-on-palamida/. 
  19. ↑ "Flexera Expands Into Critical Software Usage Analytics Space" (in en-US). 21 February 2020. https://www.thesoftwarereport.com/flexera-expands-into-critical-software-usage-analytics-space/. 
  20. ↑ "Flexera acquires software usage analytics startup Revulytics" (in en-US). 2020-02-05. https://techstartups.com/2020/02/05/flexera-acquires-software-usage-analytics-startup-revulytics/. 
  21. ↑ Dignan, Larry (2020-02-05). "Flexera buys Revulytics to help software vendors monetize better" (in en-US). https://www.zdnet.com/article/flexera-buys-revulytics-to-help-software-vendors-monetize-better/. 
  22. ↑ Vizard, Mike (2021-07-23). "Revenera Makes Monetizing Container Images Easier". TechStrong Media. https://containerjournal.com/topics/container-ecosystems/revenera-makes-monetizing-container-images-easier//. 
  23. ↑ "Businesses to move to a subscription-based model by 2023". 31media.co.uk. https://www.softwaretestingnews.co.uk/businesses-to-move-to-a-subscription-based-model-by-2023/. 
  24. ↑ Kocher, Laveesh (16 September 2022). "A New Software Composition Analysis Solution From Revenera". https://www.opensourceforu.com/2022/09/a-new-software-composition-analysis-solution-from-revenera/. 
  25. ↑ Lewkowicz, Jakub (2022-02-15). "Report: 64% of companies were impacted by supply chain attacks mostly due to increased OSS reliance" (in en-US). https://sdtimes.com/security/report-64-of-companies-were-impacted-by-supply-chain-attacks-mostly-due-to-increased-oss-reliance/. 
  26. ↑ Barker, Ian (2023-01-06). "How usage data can strengthen software monetization initiatives". https://betanews.com/2023/01/06/how-usage-data-can-strengthen-software-monetization-initiatives-qa/. 
  27. ↑ "Report: 59% of software companies expect to increase SaaS delivery in the next 18 months" (in en-US). 2022-10-31. https://venturebeat.com/programming-development/report-59-of-software-companies-expect-to-increase-saas-delivery-in-the-next-18-months/. 
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