Information Builders

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Information Builders (ibi)
TypePrivate
Industry Software and consulting
Founded1975 in United States
Headquarters,
United States
Key people
Gerald D. Cohen, founder
Frank J. Vella, CEO
ProductsWebFOCUS
FOCUS iWay Software
integration technology
RevenueUS$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

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] In 2001, it established iWay Software, a wholly-owned company focusing on data integration and service-oriented architecture (SOA). [6]

In October 2020, TIBCO Software agreed to purchase ibi. The deal was completed in March 2021. [7]

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References

  1. Mervyn Rothstein (May 2, 1997). "Lease for Office Space". The New York Times .
  2. Brust, Andrew. "Information Builders (ibi) names Frank J. Vella new CEO". ZDNet. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  3. "Information Builders, Inc". Founded in 1975
  4. "Focus on End User tools". Network World. May 9, 1994. p. 39.
  5. Zielenziger, David (5 December 2011). "Let Oracle, SAP Buy Others, Information Builders (ibi) Remains Independent Stalwart, CEO Says". International Business Times .
  6. "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.
  7. "TIBCO Announces Agreement to Acquire Information Builders, Inc". TIBCO Software Inc. Press Release. 22 October 2020.