Hyperion Solutions Corporation
(Nasdaq: HYSL)
IndustrySoftware
Founded1981
Defunct2006
FateAcquired by Oracle Corporation
HeadquartersSanta Clara, California, United States
Key people
Godfrey R. Sullivan
(President and CEO)
ProductsBusiness intelligence tools
Business performance management tools

Hyperion Solutions Corporation was a software company located in Santa Clara, California, which was acquired by Oracle Corporation in 2007. Many of its products were targeted at the business intelligence (BI) and business performance management markets, and as of 2013 were developed and sold as Oracle Hyperion products. Hyperion Solutions was formed from the merger of Hyperion Software (formerly IMRS) and Arbor Software in 1998.

History

Oracle Corporation announced on March 1, 2007 it had agreed to purchase Hyperion Solutions Corporation for $3.3 billion in cash.[10][11] The transaction was completed on April 18, 2007 and Hyperion now operates as a division of Oracle.[12] Oracle extended support for most Hyperion products (v11.1.2.x) to 2018.[13] Hyperion BI tools were bundled into Oracle Business Intelligence Suite Enterprise Edition.

Market

Vendors in the business intelligence space are often categorized into:

BI market surveys and analyses include:

Products

Hyperion software products included:

References

  1. ^ Kathy Williams; James Hart (September 1995), Hyperion: Software Titan," Management Accounting, pp. 75–78
  2. ^ Willis, Clint (1998-05-10). "Buried Treasures". Forbes.
  3. ^ "Hyperion Spins Off Appsource; Goes For Ms Olap Space". Findarticles.com. 1999-02-09. Retrieved 2011-07-11.
  4. ^ Luening, Erich (May 26, 1998). "Arbor Software, Hyperion merge". CNET News.
  5. ^ "Hyperion Acquires Razza Solutions; Delivers Master Data Management for Business Performance Management". Information Management. January 26, 2005.
  6. ^ "Hyperion Appoints Northdoor To Distribute Entire Business Performance Management Portfolio". SourceWire. Retrieved 2012-10-02.
  7. ^ Havenstein, Heather (April 20, 2006). "Hyperion to acquire data-quality vendor UpStream Software". Computerworld.
  8. ^ "Q2 2007 Hyperion Earnings Conference Call". January 23, 2007.
  9. ^ "Hyperion to Acquire Decisioneering". Information Management. January 24, 2007.
  10. ^ [1] Archived March 3, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ Oracle Buys Enterprise Performance Management Leader Hyperion Archived September 21, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, March 1, 2007, Oracle Press Release
  12. ^ [2] Archived May 14, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  13. ^ "Oracle Lifetime Support Policy" (PDF). September 2013.
  14. ^ Weier, Mary Hayes (April 12, 2008). "How To Choose Among The Four Bright Lights Of BI". InformationWeek.
  15. ^ Weier, Mary Hayes (November 12, 2007). "What IBM's Cognos Acquisition Means For The BI Market And Its Customers".
  16. ^ "The BI Survey 9". Retrieved October 19, 2010.

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