Ivanti

Ivanti (/ˌiːˈvɒntiː/) is an IT software company headquartered in South Jordan, Utah. It produces software for IT Security, IT Service Management, IT Asset Management, Unified Endpoint Management, Identity Management and Supply Chain Management. It was formed in January 2017 with the merger of LANDESK and HEAT Software.

Ivanti
Private
IndustryIT Security and Systems Management Software
Founded1985
HeadquartersSouth Jordan, Utah, United States
Key people
Jim Schaper CEO, Jeff Abbott President, Angie Gunter CMO, Michael McClellan CFO, Mary Trick CCO
Websitewww.ivanti.com

History

LANDESK

LAN Systems was founded in 1985 and its software products acquired by Intel in 1991 to form its LANDESK division. LANDESK introduced the desktop management category in 1993. In 2002 LANDESK Software became a standalone company with headquarters near Salt Lake City, Utah. In 2006, Avocent purchased the company for $416 million. Also in 2006, LANDESK added process management technologies to its product line and extended into the consolidated service desk market with LANDESK Service Desk. In 2010 LANDESK was acquired by private equity firm Thoma Bravo.

LANDESK expanded its product line with a series of acquisitions of software companies. It bought supply chain software company Wavelink in 2012, network vulnerability assessment and patch management company Shavlik in 2013, application software company Naurtech Corporation in 2014, data visualisation company Xtraction Solutions in 2015.[1] and AppSense, a provider of secure user environment management solutions, in 2016.

Lumension Security

Lumension Security, Inc was founded as High Tech Software in 1991 and headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona[2] The company was rebranded as PatchLink Corporation in 1999. In 2016, Patrick Clawson was appointed Chairman, CEO and President[3] The company then adopted the Lumension name in 2007.[4]

In 2009 they acquired Securityworks,[5] and in 2012 acquired CoreTrace.[6]

Through this period, industry awards included:

  • In 2014, "Lumension Endpoint Management and Security Suite" was "Highly Commended" in the Best Advanced Persistent Threat Protection category at the SC Magazine Awards Europe 2014.[7]
  • In 2013, Lumension received the position as a "Visionary" on Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms.[8]
  • In 2012, 2011 and 2010 Lumension received the position as a "Visionary" on Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms.[9]
  • In 2011 "Lumension Power Management" was listed in the Manitoba Hydro Commercial Network Energy Management Program.[10]
  • In 2010 Lumension was named a "Leader" in Vulnerability Management in the Forrester Wave report.[11]
  • In 2010 "Lumension Risk Manager" was "Highly Commended" in the Best Security Management category at the SC Magazine Awards Europe 2010.[12]
  • In 2008 Frost & Sullivan awarded Lumension the Global Market Penetration Leadership Award.[13]

Lumension products traditionally competed in the endpoint management and security industry against Sophos, McAfee, Kaspersky Lab, Symantec and Trend Micro among others.

HEAT

HEAT software was a producer of software for IT Service Management and Endpoint Management formed in 2015 by the merger of FrontRange Solutions and Lumension Security.

Ivanti

In January 2017 Clearlake Capital Group, owner of HEAT Software, purchased LANDESK from Thoma Bravo.[14] On January 23, 2017, LANDESK and HEAT Software merged to form Ivanti.[15][16] The combined company has 1800 employees in 23 countries[17][18] and markets some products with references to their original names such as Wavelink supply chain software[19] and Ivanti patch product ‘powered by Shavlik’.

On April 12, 2017, Ivanti acquired Concorde Solutions, a UK based Software Asset Management company.[20] In July 2017, Ivanti acquired RES Software, a US and Netherlands based company producing automation and identity management software.[21]

Products
  • Ivanti Package Studio based on Liquit Setup Commander
  • Ivanti patch management and security management applications for SCCM, third party applications, OS and servers[22]
  • Ivanti Service Manager is an ITSM and Enterprise Service Management solution based on HEAT's products
  • IT Asset Management
  • Supply Chain management – based on Wavelink's products.[23]
  • Endpoint Manager - based on LANDESK LDMS

References
  1. "LANDESK acquires Xtraction Solutions to bring business intelligence to IT". siliconslopes.com. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  2. About Us. Lumension.com. Retrieved 04-04-2013.
  3. "PatchLink born again as Lumension Security". Networkworld.com. 2007-09-11. Archived from the original on 2008-08-21. Retrieved 2013-04-02.
  4. "Lumension buys Securityworks in deal to expand compliance software". Phoenix Business Journal. 2009-04-20. Retrieved 2013-04-04.
  5. "Lumension buys CoreTrace to bolster security offerings". Bizjournals.com. 2012-11-05. Retrieved 2013-04-04.
  6. . SC Magazine. 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
  7. Firstbrook, Peter; Girard, John; MacDonald, Neil (2014-01-08). "Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms". Gartner. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  8. Firstbrook, Peter; MacDonald, Neil; Girard, John (2012-01-16). "Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms". Gartner. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  9. Commercial Network Energy Program. Manitoba Hydro. 2011. Retrieved 2013-04-11.
  10. Wang, Chenxi (2010-07-15). "The Forrester Wave: Vulnerability Management, Q2 2010". Forrester Research. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  11. SC Magazine Awards Europe 2010 Winners. SC Magazine. 2010. Retrieved 2013-04-11.
  12. "Frost & Sullivan Presents Best Practices Awards for Growth Excellence" (Press release). Frost & Sullivan. 2008-09-26. Retrieved 2013-04-16.
  13. "Clearlake Capital to Acquire LANDESK and Combine with Portfolio Company HEAT Software". www.ivanti.com. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
  14. "Introducing Ivanti, LANDESK's new name for all of its products (including AppSense)". BrianMadden.com. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
  15. "LANDESK and HEAT Software Merge to Form Ivanti". www.ivanti.com. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
  16. "New Ivanti brand for LANDESK-HEAT union to focus on unified secure workplace message - ChannelBuzz.ca". ChannelBuzz.ca. 2017-01-23. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
  17. "LANDesk and Heat Software Merge into Ivanti". redmondmag.com. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  18. "Wavelink comes under Ivanti name after merger – DC Velocity". www.dcvelocity.com. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
  19. "Ivanti, formerly Landesk and Heat Software, buys software asset management vendor Concorde Solutions". crn.com.au. CRN. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  20. "Ivanti scoops up RES Software: Here's our full analysis". BrianMadden.com. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
  21. "Ivanti Patch: Patch Management Overview and Analysis". esecurityplanet.com. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  22. "Wavelink comes under Ivanti name after merger". dcvelocity.com. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
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