NetManage
Encyclopedia
NetManage Inc. was a software company based in Cupertino, California, founded in 1990 by Zvi Alon, an Israeli engineer . The company’s development centre was located at the MATAM
technology park, in Haifa
, Israel. In June 2008 the company was acquired by Micro Focus International
, a British company based in Newbury
, Berkshire.
in the 1980’s. It was one of the first software companies to offer TCP/IP, networking
, and email
solutions.
During the Dotcom boom, the company generated annual revenues in excess of $100m (for the year ended 31 December 2000), but in following years failed to sustain this level of revenues. The company reported to have 10,000 customers worldwide, including the majority of the Fortune 500 companies. The company’s shares were traded on the NASDAQ under the symbol NETM.
The company developed a Web browser
like solution called Chameleon, as early as 1994. A Chameleon
was also used as the company's logo.
The company was also involved in launching the first Internet service provider
in Israel - NetVision.
Matam, Haifa
Matam , located at the southern entrance to Haifa, is the largest and oldest dedicated hi-tech parks in Israel...
technology park, in Haifa
Haifa
Haifa is the largest city in northern Israel, and the third-largest city in the country, with a population of over 268,000. Another 300,000 people live in towns directly adjacent to the city including the cities of the Krayot, as well as, Tirat Carmel, Daliyat al-Karmel and Nesher...
, Israel. In June 2008 the company was acquired by Micro Focus International
Micro Focus International
Micro Focus International plc is a multinational software and information technology business based in Newbury, Berkshire, United Kingdom. The firm provides software and consultancy services for clients updating legacy systems to more modern platforms...
, a British company based in Newbury
Newbury, Berkshire
Newbury is a civil parish and the principal town in the west of the county of Berkshire in England. It is situated on the River Kennet and the Kennet and Avon Canal, and has a town centre containing many 17th century buildings. Newbury is best known for its racecourse and the adjoining former USAF...
, Berkshire.
History
NetManage was founded in 1990 by Zvi Alon, an Israeli engineer that was trained at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology and immigrated to the Silicon ValleySilicon Valley
Silicon Valley is a term which refers to the southern part of the San Francisco Bay Area in Northern California in the United States. The region is home to many of the world's largest technology corporations...
in the 1980’s. It was one of the first software companies to offer TCP/IP, networking
Computer network
A computer network, often simply referred to as a network, is a collection of hardware components and computers interconnected by communication channels that allow sharing of resources and information....
, and email
Email
Electronic mail, commonly known as email or e-mail, is a method of exchanging digital messages from an author to one or more recipients. Modern email operates across the Internet or other computer networks. Some early email systems required that the author and the recipient both be online at the...
solutions.
During the Dotcom boom, the company generated annual revenues in excess of $100m (for the year ended 31 December 2000), but in following years failed to sustain this level of revenues. The company reported to have 10,000 customers worldwide, including the majority of the Fortune 500 companies. The company’s shares were traded on the NASDAQ under the symbol NETM.
The company developed a Web browser
Web browser
A web browser is a software application for retrieving, presenting, and traversing information resources on the World Wide Web. An information resource is identified by a Uniform Resource Identifier and may be a web page, image, video, or other piece of content...
like solution called Chameleon, as early as 1994. A Chameleon
Chameleon
Chameleons are a distinctive and highly specialized clade of lizards. They are distinguished by their parrot-like zygodactylous feet, their separately mobile and stereoscopic eyes, their very long, highly modified, and rapidly extrudable tongues, their swaying gait, the possession by many of a...
was also used as the company's logo.
The company was also involved in launching the first Internet service provider
Internet service provider
An Internet service provider is a company that provides access to the Internet. Access ISPs directly connect customers to the Internet using copper wires, wireless or fiber-optic connections. Hosting ISPs lease server space for smaller businesses and host other people servers...
in Israel - NetVision.
Products developed or acquired by NetManage
- OnWeb - Legacy ModernizationSoftware modernizationLegacy Modernization, or Software modernization, refers to the conversion, rewriting or porting of a legacy system to a modern computer programming language, software libraries, protocols, or hardware platform...
, Integration & Webification solution, which enable companies to continue using legacy host systems for mission critical applications. OnWeb turns inefficient green screen applications into graphical, Web-based applications and transforms business processes, locked in host systems, into components that can be reused in most IT environments. This is accomplished without changing the business logic of the legacy application lowering the risk and cost of deploying new business solutions. - RUMBA - Terminal emulation & Host Connectivity solution. RUMBA provides business users a friendly Windows environment in which to access and use information from a broad range of host systems, including IBM mainframe, IBM iSeries (AS/400), Hewlett-Packard, UNIX, and VAX. It provides all the core functionality of a Windows-based emulator, from multi-session support and host printer emulation to a variety of file transfer and host-based graphics options.
- Librados - a Java JCAJava EE Connector ArchitectureJava EE Connector Architecture is a Java-based technology solution for connecting application servers and enterprise information systems as part of enterprise application integration solutions. While JDBC is specifically used to connect Java EE applications to databases, JCA is a more generic...
Application Integration Adapter - SOA Planner - Intelligent Service Modeling & Planning solution
- Ecco ProEcco ProEcco Pro is personal information manager software based on an outliner, and supporting folders similar to spreadsheet columns that allow filtering and sorting of information based upon user defined criteria....
- a personal information management software program - Relay GoldRelay GoldRelay Gold is a terminal emulator software program that supports modem transmission and mainframe file transfer. It was developed by Microcom, and marketed by Relay Technology until its acquisition in the late 1990s by NetManage....
- a terminal emulatorTerminal emulatorA terminal emulator, terminal application, term, or tty for short, is a program that emulates a video terminal within some other display architecture....
software program - Z-Mail, a cross platform open standards email client software program, which was bought from Network Computing DevicesNetwork Computing DevicesNetwork Computing Devices was a company founded in 1987 to produce a new class of products now known as a "thin client". It was founded in Mountain View, CA, and when it closed it was headquartered in Portland, Oregon....
- Chameleon UNIX Link - A Web browserWeb browserA web browser is a software application for retrieving, presenting, and traversing information resources on the World Wide Web. An information resource is identified by a Uniform Resource Identifier and may be a web page, image, video, or other piece of content...
running on Unix
Acquisitions
- Arabesque Software - acquired in 1994
- Syzygy Communications - acquired in 1995
- AGE Logic - acquired in 1995
- NetSoft - acquired in 1997
- FTP SoftwareFTP SoftwareFTP Software was a software company incorporated in 1986 by James van Bokkelen, John Romkey , Nancy Connor, Roxanne van Bokkelen , Dave Bridgham and several other founding shareholders. It was the first of many companies to name themselves after an Internet protocol...
- acquired in 1998 - Relay Technology - acquired in 1999
- Wall Data, Inc, developer of OnWeb and RUMBA - acquired in 1999
- Simware - acquired in 1999
- Librados - acquired in 2004