Information Builders
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Software and consulting |
| Founded | 1975 in United States |
| Headquarters | , United States |
Key people | Gerald D. Cohen, founder Frank J. Vella, CEO |
| Products | WebFOCUS FOCUS iWay Software integration technology |
| Revenue | US$315 million (2007) |
Number of employees | 1,400 (2007) |
Information Builders (ibi), founded in 1975, was a privately held software company headquartered in New York City.[1] Information Builders (ibi) provided services in the fields of Business Intelligence, Data Integration and Data Quality solutions.[buzzword]
History
[edit]Gerald D. Cohen, who died in 2020,[2] co-founded Information Builders (ibi) in 1975[3] with Peter Mittelman and Martin B. Slagowitz. Their initial product, FOCUS, was designed to enable people without formal computer programming skills to work with information systems.[4]
Information Builders (ibi) was one of the largest privately held software firms, operating in more than 60 locations.[5] Computer Intelligence estimated in 1987 that Information Builders had 3% of the Fortune 1000 PC database market, tied for third behind Ashton-Tate and Microrim.[6] In 2001, it established iWay Software, a wholly-owned company focusing on data integration and service-oriented architecture (SOA).[7]
In October 2020, TIBCO Software agreed to purchase ibi. The deal was completed in March 2021.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Mervyn Rothstein (May 2, 1997). "Lease for Office Space". The New York Times.
- ^ Brust, Andrew. "Information Builders (ibi) names Frank J. Vella new CEO". ZDNet. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- ^ "Information Builders, Inc". Bloomberg News.
Founded in 1975
- ^ "Focus on End User tools". Network World. May 9, 1994. p. 39.
- ^ Zielenziger, David (5 December 2011). "Let Oracle, SAP Buy Others, Information Builders (ibi) Remains Independent Stalwart, CEO Says". International Business Times.
- ^ Gates, Bill; Manzi, Jim; Esber, Ed (1987-11-02). "The great software debate". Computerworld (Interview). Vol. XXI, no. 44. Interviewed by Paul Gillin. p. SR7. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
- ^ "iWay Software, from Information Builders (ibi)". ComputerWorld. March 19, 2001. p. 50.
iWay Software, launched in February 2001, is a wholly owned company of Information Builders (ibi) Inc.
- ^ "TIBCO Announces Agreement to Acquire Information Builders, Inc". TIBCO Software Inc. Press Release. 22 October 2020.