Folio and nxt, which both specialize in enterprise publishing. Over the past couple of years, rocket software has quietly built up a tidy business related to the os400 and i, thanks to its acquisitions of application modernization tool maker seagull software and terminal emulation software maker bluezone. I have learned a lot about software quality control, product management and project management. Rocket develops products in such fields as analytics, networks, data, storage, and enterprise software. Rocket software was founded in boston in 1990 with a focus on ibm db2 tools. Rocket software us llc dept at 952992 atlanta, ga 311922992.
Primarily focused on java, spring, nodejs, angularjs, bootstrap, rest api development. Also included in the bluezone suite of products are secure file transfer protocol ftp systems and bluezone security server. J walk activex client plugin is developed by seagull software, a rocket software brand. Oct 04, 2011 seagull delivers major new release of legasuite october 4, 2011 alex woodie ibm i shops and isvs that rely on seagull s legasuite software to extend and modernize their 5250 applications will see a host of new capabilities in version 6, which the rocket software subsidiary announced last week. Seagull bluezone access server terminal emulation te solutions are now at the heart of the rocket bluezone suite of terminal emulators. Share is the oldest computer user group in the world, and the organization plays a critical role in driving innovation in the ibm z community. Over the last 25 years rocket software has grown both organically and through acquisitions. Rocket software announces investment by bain capital. Authorize activate products please enter your email address, name and company name.
I was present during the early days of rocket, formerly known as seagull software. Rocket acquired mainstar software corporation in 2006. J walk plugins are used by developers to create gui applications. Rocket software develops enterprise infrastructure software for companies looking for a boost in the power of their back office systems. Rocket software, a global technology provider and leader in developing and delivering enterprise modernization and optimization solutions, today announced the signing of a definitive agreement for bain capital private equity to acquire a majority stake in the company. Mar 29, 2010 rocket software acquires walthams cca. Seagull software, an atlantabased international infrastructure software company publicly traded on the euronext amsterdam exchange, has agreed to be acquired by rocket software, a newton, mabased global development firm, in an allcash public tender offer for 4. Seagull delivers major new release of legasuite it jungle. Ibm has undergone a large number of such during a corporate history lasting over a century. Eclipse plugins and features by rocket software rocket software. Our first acquisition was led by our cofounder johan gedda, who saw the company through more than 20 acquisitions. Continues rocket s longstanding commitment to investing in the mainframe ecosystem. Rocket software bulks up i biz with aldon acquisition it. Rocket software announces agreement to acquire mainstar itweb.
The mainstar line includes tools for catalog and system management, local and disaster recovery, hierarchical storage management hsm, and linux on system z. Mcinish, vp of professional services, seagull software. Rsd was established in 1973 and provides software solutions that help major banking, government and. Rocket software and seagull software today announce that, with the approval of the seagull holding n. Universal client authorization code rocket software. With rocket s acquisition of seagull software, the companys legasuite modernization solutions have been renamed rocket legasuite. Founded in 1990, rocket software is a global development firm that builds enterprise infrastructure products for the worlds leading oems, networks and software companies. The following is a partial list of ibm precursors, amalgamations, acquisitions and spinoffs. At this point, i like to do more than just build a rocket to go up and parachute down, which was just fine when i was a kid. Through those products, the company plays in a range of ibm irelated it disciplines, including application lifecycle management, devops, application modernization, mobile development, terminal emulation. Dec 18, 2006 rocket software acquires seagull software systems on 20061218 for an undisclosed amount. Rocket software has been on an acquisition tear in the ibm space for the.
A free inside look at rocket software salary trends based on 272 salaries wages for 140 jobs at rocket software. To clear common systembuilder, connection manager and webde security violations click here. Rocket software acquires walthams cca boston business journal. Moodys affirms rocket softwares b2 cfr and assigns new. This site contains features and plugins for various rocket software products. View patrick carrolls profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. I joined rocket, when rocket software acquired my previous employer, seagull software. Bluezone webtohost bluezone software activation feature starting with bluezone version 3. Seagull was recently acquired by rocket software and we underwent some restructuring. Please enter your email address, name and company name. Announce settlement of public offer on shares in seagull holding n. Make a connection to the iseries through the j walk windows client or gui400 rts pro. Rocket software buys icluster ha biz from ibm it jungle.
Rocket software competitors, revenue and employees owler. Rocket software has been a longtime member of share, and we are committed to supporting its goals and ideals. Oct 10, 2018 rocket software owns several ibm i product lines thanks to various acquisitions over the years, including aldon, seagull, bluezone, and icluster. The intellectual property of rocket software includes registered patents primarily in the computing. If this is the first time youre visiting the community you will need to reset your password. Salaries posted anonymously by rocket software employees. If you experience any problems with your login or have any other questions about the community, please contact rocket customer care. Rocket software enhances legasuite to support ibm cics ts 4. The company offers software tools in the areas such as business intelligence. Rocket bluezone features fast and costeffective host access with improved functionality over previous generation te systems.
With the move to rocket software, remit addresses have changed as follows. View tom sherons profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. In 2007, rocket software added the seagull software product portfolio to the rocket family. Last month they acquired ibms icluster business and dont forget that they also bought aldon in 2011 and seagull software in 2006 with this, rocket is looming a little larger in the ibm i world and its also helping to shrink the number of vendors in that marketplace. Thats why we are excited to announce that principal solutions advisor. Rocket software acquires swiss enterprise software. Rocket legasuite enables you to reuse your reliable hostbased application code to create new web and mobile applications, vastly reducing the cost, duration, and risk of scrapping the applications that run your business and building replacements from scratch. If you have current support and maintenance agreements with rocket software, you can access the rocket community and report a problem, download an update, or read answers to faqs. With deep expertise in ibm z, ibm power, and embedded database systems and application servers, rocket solutions power tens of thousands of global businesses, solving real problems and making realworld impact. To install these rocket products, you should first add this update site to your list of eclipse update sites by following these steps. Agc partners advises seagull software on its sale to rocket. Initially focussed on db2 software for ibm mainframes. Johan passed the torch to me four years ago and ive been leading our acquisition strategy ever since. Reviews from rocket software employees about management.
Rocket software is a technology company that helps organizations extend the value of their ibm z, ibm power, and embedded database investments to meet the needs of today and tomorrow. I dont know if seagull is now part of rocket software. Americas growth capital is pleased to announce that its client, seagull software systems, inc. Nov 29, 2012 rocket software today announced that it has acquired sirius software, inc. Rocket software owns several ibm i product lines thanks to various acquisitions over the years, including aldon, seagull, bluezone, and icluster. About seagull software seagull software specializes in technology that transforms legacy applications into soacompliant web services, helping enterprises achieve exponentially faster it support for business change, governance and compliance. L, and we had no problems because we were a profitable unit, happily selling and maintaining the products that we had been developing for 20 years. Handle customerfacing technical presales and support as needed. Rocket continues to develop and market software for ibm mainframes, but has expanded to other platforms.
With this ease of access, consultants can manage their own business and projects first hand. The eagle tree system has allowed me to include collection of flight data to help fine tune flight prediction software and to point the direction to more efficient rocket designs. Bain capital to acquire majority stake in rocket software. Under rocket s stewardship, legasuite continues to maintain and improve its ibm i and as400 modernization toolset. December 2, 2009 rocket software acquires folio and nxt from microsoft. Rocket software acquires seagull software systems on 20061218 for an undisclosed amount. Its products address such needs as data, network, application, and storage management, as well as business intelligence and security. Rocket software is a privately held software development firm founded in 1990. Rocket software announces acquisition of aldon application lifecycle management software company to become rocket business unit, remain in. Rocket software empowers organizations to create legendary impact in the world through innovation in legacy technology. Seagull bluezone terminal emulation rocket software. Use rocket legasuite to quickly and easily develop rich web and mobile user experiences for your hostbased applications, increasing user satisfaction.
Jun 26, 20 rocket software is a privatelyheld company and a leading global developer of software solutions, particularly in the mainframe space, that maximise the business value obtained from the investments in it made by large corporations and government agencies. Many have been customers since the seagull gui400 product days. Some are still using gui400, jwalkwinja and legasuite gui as a strategic part of their applications. Raymond schenk director, renewals rocket software linkedin. Rocket software buys fifth company this year boston. Seagull software europe korte parallelweg 1 3311 jn dordrecht the netherlands tel. Adding to rockets track record of over 50 acquisitions since 1990, rockets acquisition of rsd demonstrates the companys ongoing commitment. Rocket software completes acquisition of sirius software brings leading application and tools vendor back into m204. Moodys affirms rocket software s b2 cfr and assigns new debt instrument ratings. Rocket software acquires seagull software systems 20061218. Rocket mainstar products are built for ibm system z mainframes. Rocket software acquires swiss enterprise software solutions.
Rocket software develops enterprise infrastructure software for companies. Rpg edition 05192010 fujitsu australia selects rocket software as application modernization partner 05042010 rocket software expands legasuite integration technology with ibm cics transaction. Through those products, the company plays in a range of ibm irelated it disciplines, including application lifecycle management, devops, application modernization, mobile development, terminal. Rocket s products are in the analytics, data, storage, applications and networks areas, and run on platforms including mainframe, linuxunixwindows, ibm i, public and private cloud, and hybridvirtualized systems. With the addition of aldon, which rocket software acquired on march 22 just as it jungle was. October 8, 2018 rocket software, a global technology provider and leader in developing and delivering enterprise modernization and optimization solutions, today announced the signing of a definitive agreement for bain capital private equity to acquire a majority stake in the company. In 2007, rocket software added seagull software to the rocket family. Rocket software is a software development firm that offers enterprise infrastructure products and various related services.
The rocket community is the primary method of obtaining support. The companys management team will remain intact following the transaction, which is expected to be completed this quarter. Over the past several months, i have been speaking with and visiting a wide variety of our customers. Over the last ten years i was promoted into rocket management. This software and the associated documentation are proprietary and confidential to rocket software, inc.
Previous names, past and present software marketed, companies acquired. Rocket software introduces legasuite 6 boasting powerful. Rocket software acquires swiss enterprise software solutions provider rsd. Rocket software buys zephyr for terminal emulation joe. Tom sheron account executive rocket software linkedin. These teams comprise the rocket technical support organization. Within five years, rocket sold these products to ibm. Note that this is the second big acquisition that rocket made this year. Managed world wide customer care and online experience team for seagull software.
Being in rocket software helps you to know the inside world of mainframe. Announced date dec 18, 2006 completed on date apr 17, 2007 acquisition type acquisition acquisition status complete disposition of acquired organization subsidiary. The rocket commitment rocket values you as a customer and partner. Rocket software has acquired 6 companies and its latest acquisition was rsd sa in sep 2019. The companys most targeted sectors include software 89% and information technology 12%.
The company is owned by management and private equity firm court square capital partners. These products are highly reliable and provide great functionality and developer. Rocket software acquires seagull software systems 2006. Moving from client to clientless the rocket software blog. Much different environment at that time but once rocket purchased seagull, management and internal processes changed. Rocket software, a global technology company, acquired rsd sa, a geneva, switzerlandbased enterprise software solutions provider.
Rocket acquired the bluezone product line in 2007 as part of the seagull software purchase. Additionally, rocket software has registered 46 trademarks with the most popular class being scientific and electric apparatus and instruments. The rocket corvu product line consists of tools for. Getting to work on system programming on control blocks hooks in assembler on tools like sdsf, allocation manager or output manager, makes you realize you just know a drop in the ocean of the legacy system which is generally used by service industry. Jwe j walk rocket software uninstall wizard to finish the process. Lookup mainframe software entry for the mainframe software vendor seagull software.
Rocket software acquires seagull software systems 200612. Seagull legasuite is now rocket legasuite in 2007, rocket software added the seagull software product portfolio to the rocket family. The rocket corvu product line consists of tools for business intelligence and enterprise performance management epm. Has also undergone a series of acquisitions to expand its market. About rocket news events partners blog support locations contact. Rocket software inc company profile and news bloomberg. Founded in 1990, rocket software is a global development firm that builds enterprise infrastructure products for the worlds leading oems, networks and software. The company offers software tools in the areas such as business intelligence, storage, networks, terminal emulation, integration. Dealing with connection parameters in visual basic after upgrade from seagull to rocket. Sometimes you need to acquire the name of relevant good, then you need to add up ram chips. Rocket software provides technical support through teams of specialists who are dedicated to the various rocket software brands.
Use the eclipse update managers feature updates view to open this site to locate new and updated versions to download. Rocket software announces acquisition of aldon business wire. For a long time, this was a great company to work for as they were constantly acquiring new companies and growing. Note to existing bluezone customers the new software activation feature is currently not required to be used by existing bluezone customers. Thousands of companies around the world depend on rocket to solve their most challenging business problems by helping them run their critical infrastructure, business processes, and data, as well as extending the value of these assets to take advantage of cloud and mobile computing, advanced analytics, and other future innovations. Rocket software buys lockheeds aerotext suite boston. Rocket software mergers and acquisitions summary mergr. The firms products are designed to run on mainframes, linuxunixwindows, ibm i, cloud, and hybridvirtualized systems. Supervisory board, they have executed a binding merger protocol under which rocket software, or one of its wholly owned subsidiaries, agrees to make a public offer to acquire 100% of the shares of seagull holding n.
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