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The Attachmate Group, Inc.
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Websitewww.attachmategroup.com

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The Novell building in Provo, Utah, in 2013 during the Attachmate Group era
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SuSE employees at a Beijing conference, in 2014 during the Attachmate Group era

The Attachmate Group, Inc. was a privately held software holding company based in Houston, Texas in the United States.[1] The major companies held by the group were Attachmate, NetIQ, Novell, and SUSE.[1]

Attachmate was owned by Wizard Parent LLC—an investment group consisting of Elliott Management Corporation, Francisco Partners, Golden Gate Capital, and Thoma Bravo.[3][failed verification]

History

WRQ and Formation

In 1981, Doug Walker, Mike Richer and Marty Quinn founded Walker, Richer & Quinn (WRQ) to integrate microcomputers with existing IT environments. The company set its sights on the Hewlett-Packard market, launching the first commercially viable terminal emulator for the HP 3000. (Two subsidiaries, Express Metrix and NetMotion Wireless, had been spun off by WRQ in 2000 and 2001, respectively, and continued to operate successfully for years to come.)

After buying both WRQ, Inc. and Attachmate Corporation, who had been long-time competitors in the host emulation business, the private equity firms announced that the companies would be merged.[4] On June 1, 2005, the deal closed, and it was revealed that the two companies, merged into one, would be named AttachmateWRQ.[5]

NetIQ

NetIQ, founded in 1995 by Ching-Fa Hwang, Her-daw Che, Hon Wong, Ken Prayoon Cheng and Thomas R. Kemp, was a company that provided systems management and security management software. Their products included AppManager and Security Manager.

On April 27, 2006, AttachmateWRQ announced an agreement to acquire NetIQ[6] On July 5, 2006, both companies released a press release announcing the closing of the deal. The new company would do business under the name Attachmate Corporation.[7]

OnDemand

In 2006, AttachmateWRQ acquired OnDemand Software,[8] developer of WinINSTALL, a product similar to AttachmateWRQ's existing NetWizard product.

Two years later Scalable Software acquired the WinINSTALL business unit (substantially all assets of the former OnDemand) from Attachmate.[9]

Wollongong

Later, the company also acquired The Wollongong Group (makers of Pathway TCP and Emissary).[10]

Novell

In 2011, Attachmate acquired Novell, Inc[11] and let go hundreds of Novell employees.[12]

Novell subsequently operated as two separate business units under the Novell and SUSE brand names and joined Attachmate and NetIQ as holdings of The Attachmate Group. Certain intellectual property assets are planned to be sold to CPTN Holdings, a consortium of companies led by Microsoft.[13]

Acquisition by Micro Focus

On 15 September 2014, the British firm Micro Focus International announced that it would acquire the Attachmate Group for Template:US$ in shares,[14][15][16] and Attachmate Group announced entering into a definitive agreement to merge with Micro Focus, with transaction to be closed in 2014-11-03.[17][18] Wizard Parent LLC was estimated to hold a 40% stake in Micro Focus following the acquisition.[14]

In 2014-11-05, Micro Focus International announced the completion of its merger with the Attachmate Group.[19][better source needed]

In 2015-04-05, Micro Focus announced the completion of integrating Attachmate Group of companies that had been merged in 2014-11-20. During the integration period, the affected companies had been merged into a single organization. In the announced reorganization, NetIQ and Novell products would be part of Micro Focus portfolio.[20] SUSE was sold to EQT AB in 2019.[21]

References

  1. ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Micro Focus International completes merger with the Attachmate Group" (Press release). Newbury, UK: Micro Focus. 20 November 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  2. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Parks, Louis B. (6 June 2011). "No. 9 private company: The Attachmate Group". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Principal Investors". The Attachmate Group. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Investors begin merger of Attachmate and WRQ". May 30, 2005. Attachmate, founded by Pritt in 1982, was among the region's largest software developers in the late '90s and early '00s, with revenue of ...
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Duryee, Tricia (2005-06-02). "AttachmateWRQ merger complete". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2025-07-29.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.NetIQ Acquisition Press Release, Attachmate, April 27, 2006
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."WRQ, Attachmate software companies merging". The Seattle Times. 2005-04-19. Retrieved 2025-07-29.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.OnDemand Acquisition Press Release, Attachmate, March 7, 2006, archived from the original on June 16, 2006
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Scalable Software WinINSTALL Press Release (PDF)[permanent dead link]
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Writer, CBR Staff (1996-01-25). "ATTACHMATE FINALISES WOLLONGONG ACQUISITION, SHEDDING MORE LIGHT ON ITS INTRANET PLANS". Tech Monitor. Retrieved 2025-07-29.
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Attachmate Group Completes Acquisition of Novell". Attachmate. April 27, 2011.
  12. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Hundreds laid off at Novell in Provo". Daily Herald. Archived from the original on September 1, 2020. Retrieved September 25, 2013.
  13. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Novell agrees to be bought in $2.2b deal, Boston Updates, November 22, 2010, archived from the original on November 23, 2010, retrieved 2010-11-22
  14. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Micro Focus to Buy Attachmate in $1.2 Billion Share Deal". Bloomberg. 15 September 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  15. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Micro Focus to Buy Attachmate in $1.2 Billion Deal". The Wall Street Journal. 15 September 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  16. ^ Proposed Merger Between Micro Focus and the Attachmate Group to Create a Leading Global Infrastructure Software Company
  17. ^ The Attachmate Group announces intention to merge with Micro Focus
  18. ^ The Attachmate Group Enters into Agreement to Merge with Micro Focus
  19. ^ Micro Focus International Completes Merger with the Attachmate Group
  20. ^ Attachmate is now part of Micro Focus
  21. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Ian Murphy (2019-03-18). "EQT completes aquisition [sic] of SUSE from Micro Focus". www.enterprisetimes.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-05-02.

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