Covisint

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Covisint
Company type Subsidiary
Nasdaq: COVS
IndustryInformation Technology
Founded2000;24 years ago (2000)
Headquarters Southfield, Michigan, U.S.
Key people
Sam Inman (CEO)
Number of employees
180+ (2015)
Parent OpenText
Website www.covisint.com

Covisint was an American information technology company that was purchased by OpenText, a Canadian company for US$103 million in July, 2017. [1] [2] The OpenText Business Network mission is "Integrate, manage and securely exchange data across people, systems and things to gain an information advantage".

The roots of Covisint were in a program funded by General Motors to simplify supply chain led by Phil Abraham. [3] General Motors was joined by Ford, and DaimlerChrysler [4] to create a single B2B Supplier Exchange in 2000. They were also joined by Nissan, Renault and Peugeot as participants. [5] In February 2004, Compuware Corporation acquired Covisint. [6] Compuware completed a spin-off of Covisint on October 31, 2014. Covisint was fully independent of Compuware until its purchase by OpenText. [7]

Initially focused in the automotive industry, they have expanded into the healthcare, oil and gas, government, and financial services.[ citation needed ] Covisint has offices in Southfield, San Francisco, Shanghai, Coventry and Frankfurt.

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