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| name = Micro Focus International plc | logo = Micro Focus logo.svg | logo_size = | type = Public limited company | traded_as = {{lse|MCRO}} {{nyse|MFGP}} FTSE 100 Component | industry = Information technology | products = Enterprise application integration and management software | key_people = Kevin Loosemore {{small|(Executive Chairman)}} Stephen Murdoch {{small|(CEO)}} | services = IT consulting | revenue = {{US$|4,754.4 million}} (2018)[1] | operating_income = {{US$|915.0 million}} (2018)[1] | net_income = {{US$|784.1 million}} (2018)[1] | num_employees = 4,826 (2017)[2] | subsid = NetIQ Serena Software | foundation = {{Start date and age|1976}} | location = Newbury | location_country = England, UK | homepage = {{URL|http://www.microfocus.com/}} }} Micro Focus International plc is a multinational software and information technology business based in Newbury, Berkshire, England. The firm provides software and consultancy. The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. HistoryThe company was founded in 1976.[3] In 1981, it became the first company to win the Queen's Award for Industry purely for developing a software product. The product was CIS COBOL, a standard-compliant COBOL implementation for microcomputers.[4] {{wide image | Micro Focus logo c. 1985.svg | 300px | The Micro Focus logo circa 1985. | 30% | right | alt=Micro Focus}}In 1998, the company acquired Intersolv Inc, an applications enablement business, for {{US$|534 million}}[5] and the combined business was renamed Merant.[3] The same year the company acquired XDB Systems with their XDB Enterprise Server relational database management system.[6] In 2001 the business was demerged from Merant with help from Golden Gate Capital Partners and once again became Micro Focus.[7] It was listed on the London Stock Exchange in 2005.[8] In June 2008, the company acquired the Israeli NASDAQ listed software company NetManage for {{US$|73.3 million}}.[9] In July 2008, the company acquired the privately held Austin, Texas-based Liant Software Corporation for its RM/COBOL and PL/I product lines. Liant Software owned the assets of Ryan-McFarland Corporation, a Micro Focus competitor in the 1980s.[10] In July 2009, the company acquired Borland, a developer of application lifecycle management tools, as well as the Quality Solutions (including automation tool TestPartner) part of Compuware.[11] In 2010, Micro Focus took on Numis as its corporate broker, a role the latter continues to perform.[12] In 2011, the company alleged that the New South Wales Police Force and other agencies were using 16,500 copies of its ViewNow software on various computers when police and other agencies were only ever entitled to 6,500 licences. The group initially alleged {{AUD|10 million|link=yes}} in damages but later increased this to {{AUD|12 million}} after reviewing the results of a court-ordered audit of the police force's computer systems. The police force maintained during the court proceedings that it had paid for a site licence that entitled it to unlimited installations of the software for all of its officers. Despite this, it settled the matter out of court in 2012, for an undisclosed sum. The other agencies previously settled the matter out of court, also for undisclosed sums.[13] In December 2013, Micro Focus acquired the Orbix, Orbacus and Artix software product lines from Progress Software. These market-leading implementations of the CORBA standard were originally developed by IONA Technologies.[14] On 15 September 2014, Micro Focus announced that it would acquire The Attachmate Group for {{US$|1.2 billion}} in shares, which would give it ownership of the Attachmate, NetIQ, Novell, and SUSE product lines. Attachmate's parent company Wizard Parent LLC—consisting of the investment groups Elliott Management Corporation, Francisco Partners, Golden Gate Capital, and Thoma Bravo, would hold a 40% stake in Micro Focus post-acquisition.[15][16] In 2015, Micro Focus acquired Authasas, which produces authentication middleware.[17] On 22 March 2016, Micro Focus announced its intent to acquire Serena Software, then valued at {{US$|540 million}}.[18] The acquisition was completed on 2 May 2016.[19] On 7 September 2016, Micro Focus announced its intent to merge with Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s software business segment.[20][21] The acquisition was completed on 1 September 2017.[22] On 4 October 2016, Micro Focus announced it had acquired Gwava Inc., an enterprise information archiving business.[23] On 19 March 2018, Micro Focus shares fell 55% to 849p after the company warned of a sharp fall in revenue; its chief executive, Chris Hsu, resigned.[24] On 2 July 2018, it was announced that Micro Focus would sell its SUSE business segment to EQT Partners for $2.535 billion.[25][26] {{anchor|Liant}}Liant Software Corporation{{Main article|Digitek}}Liant Software Corporation was founded in 1983.[27]This company was an outgrowth of the 3-way partnership named Digitek and a successor named Ryan-McFarland Corporation, which was sold to an Australian company named Austec. They sold it to a company named Language Processors, Inc - later renamed Liant Software Corporation. The latter was acquired by Micro Focus International.[10] Liant was still advertising its Open PL/I product in 1995.[28] Ryan-McFarland CorporationDave McFarland and Don Ryan, both with a Digitek background, co-founded Ryan-McFarland Corporation.[29] Ryan-McFarland was a major source for FORTRAN, COBOL and BASIC in the PC arena.[30][31][32] References1. ^1 2 {{cite web|title=Preliminary Results 2018|url=https://investors.microfocus.com/media/1496/micro-focus-preliminary-results-to-31-oct-18.pdf|publisher=Micro Focus International plc|accessdate=3 March 2019}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.statista.com/statistics/727773/worldwide-micro-focus-number-of-employee/|title=Micro Focus|publisher=Statista|accessdate=11 March 2018}} 3. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://investors.microfocus.com/mcro/investor-info/summ-hist/|title=Micro Focus: History|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080912203753/http://investors.microfocus.com/mcro/investor-info/summ-hist/|archive-date=12 September 2008}} 4. ^{{cite journal | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iUz6LTd7vdIC&pg=PA289#v=onepage&q&f=false | title=Software industry receives royal treatment | author= | journal=New Scientist | volume=90 | issue=1251 | pages=289 | issn=0262-4079 | date=30 April 1981}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0CGN/is_n121/ai_20913326|title=FindArticles.com - CBSi|publisher=}} 6. ^{{cite book |last=Aggarwal |first=Vinod|date=2001 |title=Winning in Asia, European Style: Market and Nonmarket Strategies for Success|location=New York |publisher=Palgrave |pages=146 |isbn=978-1-349-63239-8}} 7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.brandrepublic.com/News/471997/|title=City & Corporate: FD wins Micro Focus equity listing bid - PR Week|work=brandrepublic.com|accessdate=31 March 2015}} 8. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.efinancialnews.com/homepage/content/541677|title=Micro Focus IPO scrapes home after price cut|author=Dominic Elliott|work=efinancialnews.com|accessdate=31 March 2015}} 9. ^{{cite web |title = Micro Focus completes acquisition of NetManage, Inc |url = https://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS172535+18-Jun-2008+BW20080618 |accessdate = 11 October 2009 |publisher = Reuters |date = 18 June 2008}}{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} 10. ^1 {{cite web |title = Micro Focus buys Liant, PL/I, modernization capabilities picked up |url = https://www.infoworld.com/article/2652640/application-development/micro-focus-buys-liant.html |accessdate = 8 May 2018 |publisher = InfoWorld |date = 11 July 2008}} 11. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.infoworld.com/t/mergers-and-acquisitions/micro-focus-buys-borland-software-75-million-484|title=Micro Focus buys Borland Software for $75 million|publisher=InfoWorld|date=6 May 2009}} 12. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.fnlondon.com/articles/numis-jp-morgan-micro-focus-hewlett-packard-20160908|title=Numis lands record M&A win with $9bn tech tie-up|publisher=Investment Banking|accessdate=21 March 2018}} 13. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/it-pro/government-it/nsw-police-hit-with-18m-legal-bill-after-piracy-case-20130426-2ijr8.html|title=NSW hit with $1.8m legal bill after piracy case|publisher=SMH|access-date=27 April 2013|date=2013-04-26}} 14. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.microfocus.com/aboutmicrofocus/pressroom/releases/pr20121224275101.asp|title=Micro Focus International plc - Acquisition of Orbix, Artix and Orbacus software product lines for $15m|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104025914/http://www.microfocus.com/aboutmicrofocus/pressroom/releases/pr20121224275101.asp|archive-date=4 November 2013|publisher=Micro Focus International plc|date=24 December 2012}} 15. ^{{cite news|title=Micro Focus to Buy Attachmate in $1.2 Billion Share Deal|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-09-15/micro-focus-to-acquire-attachmate-group-for-1-19-billion.html|accessdate=15 September 2014|work=Bloomberg|date=15 September 2014}} 16. ^{{cite news|title=Micro Focus to Buy Attachmate in $1.2 Billion Deal|url=https://online.wsj.com/articles/micro-focus-to-buy-attachmate-in-1-2-billion-deal-1410780066|accessdate=15 September 2014|work=The Wall Street Journal|date=15 September 2014}} 17. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.innovationquarter.nl/nieuws/international-acquisition-authasas-strengthens-security-cluster-west-holland|title=International acquisition of Authasas strengthens security cluster in West Holland|publisher=InnovationQuarter|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161104002347/http://www.innovationquarter.nl/nieuws/international-acquisition-authasas-strengthens-security-cluster-west-holland|archive-date=4 November 2016|access-date=9 April 2017}} 18. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.microfocus.com/about/press/pressreleases/2016/pr21032016.aspx|title=Micro Focus International plc - Micro Focus Announces Intent to Acquire Serena Software, Inc.|publisher=Micro Focus International plc|date=22 March 2016}} 19. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.microfocus.com/about/press-room/article/2016/micro-focus-completes-acquisition-of-serena-software-inc|title=Micro Focus Completes Acquisition of Serena Software, Inc.|publisher=Micro Focus International plc|date=2 May 2016}} 20. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-micro-focus-inte-results-idUSKBN14311V|title=Micro Focus shares lifted by surprise first-half revenue rise|date=14 December 2016|newspaper=Reuters}} 21. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.microfocus.com/about/press-room/article/2016/micro-focus-announces-intent-to-merge-with-hewlett-packard-enterprise-software-business-segment|title=Micro Focus Announces Intent to Merge with Hewlett Packard Enterprise's Software Business Segment|publisher=Micro Focus International plc|date=7 September 2016}} 22. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.microfocus.com/about/press-room/article/2017/micro-focus-completes-merger-with-hpe-software/|title=Micro Focus Completes Merger with HPE Software Business, Creating One of World's Largest Pure-play Software Companies|publisher=Micro Focus International plc|date=1 September 2017|access-date=4 September 2017}} 23. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/micro-focus-acquires-gwava-inc-300338913.html|title=Micro Focus Acquires GWAVA, Inc.|date=4 October 2016|publisher=PR Newswire|accessdate=11 March 2018}} 24. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-43457024|title=UK tech giant Micro Focus halves in value as shares crash|newspaper=BBC News|date=19 March 2018}} 25. ^{{cite magazine |last1=Burton |first1=Graham |title=Micro Focus to sell SUSE Linux to private equity firm for US$2.5bn |url=https://www.computing.co.uk/ctg/news/3035155/micro-focus-to-sell-suse-linux-to-private-equity-firm-for-usd25bn |accessdate=29 August 2018 |magazine=Computing |date=2 July 2018}} 26. ^{{Cite web |url=https://otp.tools.investis.com/clients/uk/micro_focus/rns/regulatory-story.aspx?cid=108&newsid=1096070 |title= Proposed sale of the SUSE Business |website=otp.investis.com|access-date=2018-07-02}} 27. ^{{cite web|title=Liant Software Corp|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/profiles/companies/2897502Z:US-liant-software-corp|quote=Liant Software Corp was founded in 1983.}} 28. ^{{cite magazine |magazine=Information Week |title=Open PL/I |date=May 29, 1995 |page=77}} 29. ^{{cite web |title=code comments archive|url=http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/digitek/digitek_history.txt|quote=Don Ryan went on with Dave McFarland, also from Digitek, to found Ryan-McFarland}} 30. ^{{Cite journal|title=Ryan-McFarland and Microsoft |journal=Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling |volume=30 |pages=96–97 |author=A. Marani |date=1990|quote=Two FORTRAN Compilers for Microcomputers: Ryan-McFarland and Microsoft ...|doi=10.1021/ci00065a600}} 31. ^{{cite web|publisher=InfoWorld |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FzwEAAAAMBAJ |title=RM Cobol, Fortran|quote=Similarly, for the past 20 years Ryan-McFarland Corp. has offered its customers standard Cobol and Fortran compilers and tools.|date=1987-10-12 }} 32. ^{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/Compiler_BASIC_v2.4_19xx_Ryan_McFarland-Tandy_a |title=TRS-80 Manual: Compiler BASIC |year=1981}} External links
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