Micro Focus
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| Traded as | : |
| Industry | Information technology |
| Founded | 1976 |
| Headquarters | Newbury, Berkshire, United Kingdom |
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| Products | Enterprise application integration and management software |
| Services | IT consulting |
| Revenue |  US$1.245 billion (2016) |
| US$294.9 million (2016) |
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| Profit | US$163.0 million (2016) |
| Subsidiaries |
Serena Software Borland |
| Website | www |
Micro Focus International plc is a multinational software and information technology business based in Newbury, Berkshire, England. The firm provides software and consultancy services for clients updating legacy systems to more modern platforms. The company is listed on the (LSE) and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.
On September 7, 2016, a "spin-merge" was announced between Micro Focus and Hewlett Packard Enterprise, where Micro Focus would acquire "non-core" software assets of HPE, and HPE shareholders would own 50.1 percent of the merged company. The resultant company would retain its current name and listing on the LSE.
The company was founded in 1976, and in its early years, concentrated on COBOL products. In 1981, it became the first company to win the Queen's Award for Industry purely for developing a software product. The product was CIS COBOL, a standard-compliant COBOL implementation for microcomputers.
In 1998, the company acquired Intersolv Inc, an applications enablement business, for US$534 million and the combined business was renamed Merant. In 2001 the business was demerged from Merant with help from Golden Gate Capital Partners and once again became Micro Focus. It was listed on the in 2005.
On June 2008, the company acquired the Israeli NASDAQ listed software company NetManage for US$73.3 million.
In July 2009, the company acquired Borland, a developer of application lifecycle management tools, as well as the Quality Solutions (including automation tool Test Partner) part of Compuware.
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