FatWire
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Software & Web Content Management & Web 2.0 Collaboration |
| Founded | New York City, USA (1996) |
| Founders | Mark Fasciano, Ari Kahn |
| Successor | Oracle Corporation (acquired FatWire 2011) |
| Headquarters | |
Key people | Yogesh Gupta, CEO |
| Products | FatWire Content Server FatWire TeamUp FatWire Analytics FatWire Engage FatWire Community Server FatWire Gadget Server FatWire Mobility Server FatWire Content Integration Platform |
Number of employees | 200 (2008) |
| Website | Oracle and FatWire |
FatWire Software was a privately held company selling web content management system (CMS) software. It was acquired by Oracle Corporation in 2011, and its products rolled up into Oracle's WebCenter product lines.[1]
History
[edit]- 1996: Established by Mark Fasciano, Ari Kahn and John Murcott,
- 2003: Acquired Open Market's Enterprise web content management assets including Content Server from divine, founded as FutureTense.[2][3]
- 2004: Launched Content Server 6.0 WCM software
- 2007: Yogesh Gupta was named president and CEO in August, acquired Infostoria in October, launched their strategy for Web Experience Management in November.[4]
- 2010: FatWire and EMC Corporation announced a partnership in which EMC will resell FatWire's products as their strategic Web Experience Management solution. In return FatWire acquired the rights to resell EMC's digital asset management software[5][6][7]
- 2011: On June 21, 2011, Oracle announced it was acquiring FatWire Software.[8] In July 2011, Oracle purchased Fatwire for $163 million with the assistance of Bingham McCutchen[9]
- 2012: In February 2012 Oracle releases Oracle WebCenter 11gR1 (11.1.1.6.0) incorporating WebCenter Sites – the new name for Fatwire Content Server.[10]
Market
[edit]FatWire's revenue for 2009 has been estimated to be around $40M by Real Story Group.[11]
Further reading
[edit]- Barb Mosher (Feb. 16, 2010) EMC Replaces their WCM with FatWire's Web Experience Management
- Sharon Fisher (Jan. 13, 2010) FatWire introduces WEM framework
- Richard V. Dragan (July 1, 2001) Elegant Content Management, PC Magazine (UpdateEngine5 review)
- Mark Gibbs (January 5, 2004) FatWire serves content big time Network World (covers their product line as of 2004)
References
[edit]- ^ Oracle FatWire Acquisition
- ^ FatWire acquires divine's content management line. (BI News Review)
- ^ FatWire Software: Content Management Takes a divine Turn (page 2) Archived 2011-06-07 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "FatWire Software Acquires Infostoria to Utilize Web 2.0 Technologies". java.sys-con.com. Archived from the original on 2008-09-13.
- ^ "FatWire: EMC and FatWire jointly deliver marketing solutions for web experience and brand management". fatwire.com. Archived from the original on 2010-02-19. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
- ^ "EMC Replaces their WCM with FatWire's Web Experience Management".
- ^ Bettering brand management, KMWorld, Feb 17, 2010
- ^ http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/Acquisitions/fatwire/index.html [bare URL]
- ^ "Bingham Closes FatWire Acquisition for Oracle". Archived from the original on 2012-07-19. Retrieved 2012-05-29.
- ^ Best Fatwire and WebCenter Sites Resources
- ^ Would EMC really buy FatWire?, Real Story Group
External links
[edit]Categories:
- Defunct software companies of the United States
- Defunct computer companies based in New York (state)
- Software companies based in New York (state)
- Defunct companies based in New York (state)
- Software companies established in 1996
- Technology companies disestablished in 2011
- 1996 establishments in New York City
- 2011 disestablishments in New York (state)
- Oracle acquisitions