NetIQ
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryComputer software
FoundedSan Jose, California, U.S. (1995 (1995))
FateAcquired by The Attachmate Group (July 5, 2006 (2006-07-05))
Headquarters
Houston, Texas
,
United States
Key people
Jay Gardner (President and GM)
Products
  • AD Bridge
  • Access Manager
  • Advanced Authentication
  • Change Guardian
  • Data Access Governance
  • Directory and Resource Administrator
  • eDirectory
  • Identity Governance and Administration
  • Identity Manager
  • Privileged Account Manager
  • Risk Service
  • Secure API Manager
  • SecureLogin
  • Universal Policy Administrator
ParentOpenText
Websitewww.netiq.com Edit this at Wikidata

NetIQ is a product line within the CyberRes line of business at OpenText, which includes solutions focused on cybersecurity, including ArcSight, Fortify, Voltage, and NetIQ.[1][2]

NetIQ was previously based in Houston, Texas, with products that provide identity and access management, security and data center management. Its flagship offerings are NetIQ Identity Manager and NetIQ Access Manager. Other past software titles include AppManager, Secure Configuration Manager, and Sentinel.

OpenText has owned NetIQ since 2023 after its acquisition of Micro Focus, which acquired The Attachmate Group, which acquired NetIQ in 2006,[3] six years after the latter acquired Mission Critical Software.[4][5]

History

NetIQ was founded by Ching-fa Hwang, Her-daw Che, Hon Wong, Ken Prayoon Cheng and Tom Kemp in September 1995;[6] AppManager was introduced in 1996.[7] Their February 2000 merger with Mission Critical Software[4] widened the company's focus to include systems management as well as performance.[8][9]

In 2001, NetIQ acquired Webtrends, whose software "monitors corporate Internet traffic."[10][11] — which they sold in 2005.[12]

In 2006, NetIQ was acquired by AttachmateWRQ,[13] After that company acquired Novell in 2011,[14] it changed its name to The Attachmate Group. NetIQ added identity and security products as well as data center and virtualization[15] to their offerings. It was the Attachmate acquisition that led to the alignment of NetIQ products into three categories:[16]

In 2014, The Attachmate Group was merged into Micro Focus International.[18] NetIQ also announced the use of an Identity Manager number 4.5.[19] This new technology released helps managers to be more productive in different environments.[20]

Products and services

NetIQ Access Manager
a Web access management product that provides single sign-on for web applications.[21][22]
NetIQ Identity Manager
NetIQ's implementation of Identity Management software. It utilizes XML-based configuration files to determine the product's implemented functions.[23][24]

Privilege Access Management

See also

References

  1. ^ "About | CyberRes". www.microfocus.com. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  2. ^ "NetIQ hires industry veteran". iTnews. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  3. ^ Rusli, Evelyn M. (November 23, 2010). "3 Private Equity Firms Agree To Buy Novell for $2.2 Billion - Web Log ..." The New York Times.
  4. ^ a b Koo, Carolyn (February 29, 2000). "Mission Critical Software and NetIQ Plan $1.42 Billion Merger". The New York Times.
  5. ^ Deogun, Nikhil. "Mission Critical and NetIQ Plan To Merge in $1.42 Billion Deal - WSJ". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  6. ^ "UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, Washington, D.C. 20549" (PDF).
  7. ^ "Partners and rivals announce products at MS Management Summit". Computerworld. April 2, 2007.
  8. ^ Kearns, Dave (September 29, 2003). "A look at NetIQ AppManager". Network World.
  9. ^ "NetIQ Corporation – Company Profile, Information, Business Description, History, Background Information on NetIQ Corporation". referenceforbusiness.com.
  10. ^ Shannon, Victoria (January 18, 2001). "NetIQ Growth". The New York Times. .. would buy WebTrends .. software that monitors corporate Internet traffic.
  11. ^ "NetIQ's WebTrends: Host With the Most". baselinemag.com. August 14, 2002.
  12. ^ News, Bloomberg (March 29, 2005). "Technology Briefing - Deals - NetIQ To Sell WebTrends Unit". The New York Times. ((cite news)): |last1= has generic name (help)
  13. ^ Gohring, Nancy (April 27, 2006). "Attachmate buys NetIQ for $495 million". Network World. Archived from the original on April 15, 2014.
  14. ^ "Attachmate acquires Novell for $2.2 billion". CNET. CBS Interactive.
  15. ^ "Attachmate Splits Novell Acquisition into NetIQ, SUSE Divisions". eweek.com.
  16. ^ "Micro Focus finalises $1.2b merger deal with Attachmate". ZDNET. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
  17. ^ Cerny, Jeff (February 1, 2011). "Bending the failed expectations curve: 10 questions with NetIQ's Jay Gardner". TechRepublic.
  18. ^ "Proposed Merger between Micro Focus and the Attachmate Group to create a leading global infrastructure software company - Micro Focus". microfocus.com. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  19. ^ Atkinson, Doug (November 4, 2014). "NetIQ Releases Identity Manager 4.5". Solutions Review Technology News and Vendor Reviews. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  20. ^ NetIQ. "NetIQ Unleashes the Power of Identity with NetIQ Identity Manager 4.5". www.prnewswire.com (Press release). Retrieved April 6, 2023.
  21. ^ "OpenText NetIQ Access Manager". OpenText. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  22. ^ "NetIQ Access Manager". www.saasworthy.com. September 21, 2023. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  23. ^ "NetIQ Declared a Leader in Identity and Access Management Suites". MarketWatch.
  24. ^ "NetIQ Identity Manager v4.0.2". scmagazine.com.
  25. ^ "NetIQ Bolsters Actionable Security Intelligence With NetIQ Change Guardian 4.0". Dark Reading.
  26. ^ "NetIQ Privileged User Manager".((cite web)): CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  27. ^ "What is Privileged Access Management?". OpenText. Retrieved March 10, 2024.

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