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Company type | subsidiary |
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Industry | Business software, Field Service Management, Workforce Management |
Predecessor | ClickSoftware Technologies, ClickService Software |
Founded | 1997 |
Founder | Moshe BenBassat |
Services | Workforce management, Field service management |
Parent | Salesforce |
Website | www |
ClickSoftware was an American technology company providing field service management software. The company existed from 1997 until being acquired by Salesforce in 2019. [1]
ClickSoftware, founded in 1997 by former professor and consultant Moshe BenBassat in Givat Shmuel, Israel, [2] and was previously known as ClickService Software and IET–Intelligent Electronics. [3] [4] [5] The company went public on NASDAQ in 2000, during the peak of the dot-com boom. [6]
At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the company managed the coordination of hundreds of telecom technicians. [7] [8]
In 2014, ClickSoftware acquired Xora Inc., a cloud-based mobile workforce management company. [9]
On April 30, 2015, ClickSoftware announced signing a definitive agreement to be acquired by private funds managed by Francisco Partners Management L.P., a technology-focused private equity firm, in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $438 million. [10] [11] On October 1, 2015, Tom Heiser was appointed CEO, replacing Paul Ilse. [12]
On August 7, 2019, Salesforce announced an agreement to acquire ClickSoftware. [1]
In 2013 ClickSoftware successfully integrated its software with the native Salesforce platform, making its products available on the Salesforce AppExchange. [13]
Upon acquisition by Salesforce in 2020, ClickSoftware’s technology was integrated into Salesforce Service Cloud as a product known as “Field Service Management”. [14]
ClickSoftware reached its end of life with version 8.3 on December 31st, 2023. [15]
קליקסופטוור הונפקה בשנת 2000 בנאסד"ק (שיא הבועה) לפי מחיר של 7 דולר למניה, וגייסה 28 מיליון דולר.