Jan 16, 2014 provided as a noncomprehensive overview of over 250 key and publicly announced ediscovery related merger, acquisition and investment events since 2001, the following listing highlights key industry activities through the lens of announcement date, acquired company, acquiring or investing company and acquisition amount if known. Workshare termekszolgaltatas 1262 fenykep facebook. Litera microsystems provides software and document technology solutions to documentintensive organizations across the globe. Software bisque provides support to customers via their community forum and their knowledge base. Large company with a lot of teams and projects, microsoft focused tech if youre into that, diverse workforce, friendly people, decent employee share plan, fast paced environment if youre client facing, easy to stand out if youre talented or just take it easy and meet your goals. Litera acquires document manager workshare, two months after. Barrie hadfield norwich, united kingdom professional. See skydox s revenue, employees, and funding info on owler, the worlds largest communitybased business insights platform. In 2012, workshare merged with skydox, also founded by barrie hadfield, a provider of cloudenabled document collaboration software for the enterprise sector. Our team of specialists can configure solutions such as invoice processing and contract management, and also integrate xerox docushare or docushare flex with backend crm, erp and financial systems so you can do all you need to do when and how you need to do it. Sep 26, 2012 uk cloud startup acquires us collaboration giant. Workshare is a provider of secure enterprise file sharing and collaboration applications. Experienced troubleshooters, on the other hand, use standard tests and indicators to help narrow the solution space. We provide our customers with staged test environments.
Nov 28, 2012 workshare acquires leading enterprise social network vendor, ideaplane. Londonbusiness wire workshare, a leading provider of document collaboration software, today announced that it has joined forces with skydox, a leader in the provisioning of cloudenabled file. From our domain experience in working with a hundred plus jurisdictions, we created bestinclass workflows that enable you to get up and running quickly when coupled with our hosting option. Workshare acquires leading enterprise social network.
So microsoft word, adobe photoshop, itunes etc are all desktop software. Londonbased enterprise software firm skydox is joining forces with workshare, a document collaboration software firm thats headquartered in san. Skydox acquires collaboration player workshare cloud pro. Workshare, a leading provider of document collaboration software, today announced that it has joined forces with skydox, a leader in the provisioning of cloudenabled file sharing, synchronization and collaboration tools. Skydox is a collaboration software solution that makes it easy for different users to collaborate with one another. Online file sharing service provider skydox has acquired collaboration firm workshare, adopting the american companys name in the process. Similar to yammer, ideaplane focuses on strengthening communicati. With new tech in hand, workshare looks to partner up. Workshare has joined forces with skydox, a provider of cloudenabled. It stores and sends large quantities of sensitive information on behalf of its corporate client base without being restricted by email size limits and cleans files to ensure that no sensitive information hidden within files is shared inadvertently. See who you know at workshare, leverage your professional network, and get.
Skydox, which provides a cloudbased file sharing and synchronization tool similar to, well, almost everyone, and document collaboration provider workshare are merging to form a new company that. They often fail to spontaneously acquire or use the information that can be provided by standard tests and indicators. Mar 18, 2014 dropbox has acquired startup zulip, a chat service aimed at the workplace that has yet to come out of beta. Workshare acquires ideaplane, an enterprise social network. Workshare software enables business professionals to create and control the content, including confidential information and intellectual property and is used by over one million professionals across 5,500 organizations in 65 countries. Legal it today editor joanna goodman visited workshare in londons spitalfields. Following its acquisition by skydox in 2012, workshare expanded its document collaboration software portfolio to include cloud and server based enterprise versions of popular consumer applications, including social media. Get up and running fast with docushare professional services. More than two million professionals in 70 countries now use workshare solutions on their desktop, mobile or tablet. Our customers receive weekly status reports during this process so that you are never left guessing. London, uk prweb october 30, 2012 workshare, a leading provider of document collaboration software, today announced the appointment of michael ollitervomurphy as chief customer officer cco to build on workshare s commitment to customer service and enhancing customer experience michael will be responsible for driving workshare s customer. Litera microsystems today announces its acquisition of workshare in a. Workshare acquires leading enterprise social network vendor. Litera announces integration with kira systems, to enable the delivery of aicurated content via clause companion.
It also allows uploading images, text or other types of files to many supported destinations you can choose from. Skydox competitors, revenue and employees owler company. Little fish eats big skydox acquires workshare real story group. Litera microsystems is a leading provider of software for drafting, proofreading, comparing, repairing, cleaning and securing documents in the legal and life sciences industries worldwide. Last week, uk based provider of cloudbased file sharing and collaboration solutions skydox acquired workshare and also raised.
Workshare buys enterprise social network firm ideaplane. Sep 12, 2012 the merger isnt terribly surprising given that each company was founded by the same person. Sg vestia provides employee equity plan administration services to north american and european clients. Skydox backed in third club deal for business growth fund. Workshare appoints chief customer officer to enhance. Our team is composed of experts in many coding languages and software platforms.
Software bisque theskyx professional edition for windows. Workshares recent merger with skydox well and truly puts them in this space as they. Software is fully vetted before it is released into a live environment. Workshare and skydox join forces to launch first policy. Content owners can accurately track and compare amendments made by all contributors, while businesses have secure ways to work collaboratively and control the process of constant change. The acquisition gives skydox access to workshare s 18,000. Our tech lending team has a deep understanding of the software sector and were impressed by workshare s business model, which boasts an established recurring revenue model, solid customer. Foy engineered a takeover of workshare via a merger with skydox. Litera launches litera connect, its thirdparty technology partner program. The news comes on the heels of workshare s hookup with another ukbased enterprise software firm, skydox, for which it had raised. Litera microsystems acquires workshare, creating a leading. As reported by techcrunch, the deal came to light via an email from the firm to its.
Skydox, workshare merge to provide new enterprise file. We wanted to make sure the customers understood our specialties and make it clear how we were going to evolve the business. The deal will provide workshare customers with a complete collaboration and communication solution by integrating ideaplanes easytouse, secure and compliant social networking features into workshares collaboration platform. Headquartered in the uk, in london, workshare also operates offices in the us and australia. The company, which has been doing business directly with end users in new zealand since 2000, acquired a yammerlike social media platform, ideaplane, and skydox, a cloudbased file sharing. Workshare s applications are used by legal and professional services organizations to track changes in contracts and documents. The program stores all your documents in a digital workspace environment that consists of multilevel folders. London, england, united kingdom industries cloud management, collaboration, content, document management, enterprise software, file sharing founded date 2009 founders barrie hadfield operating status active last funding type venture series unknown number of employees 1150. Apr 24, 2017 minneapolisbased ameriprise financial announced on monday that it will acquire investment professionals, inc.
Litera microsystems was able to leverage hgs network and knowledge of the global legal software market to help drive this integration with workshare, adding further products to the suite, for the benefit of existing and future customers. Skydox provides a cloud platform and workshare brings a heritage of 18,000 global companies, incredible penetration into the legal services market approximately 500,000 users in that market alone, and robust desktop software. It is the first time that i see a company providing software to amateurs that charges for their support. Workshare, the document comparison and transaction management specialist for the legal sector, has been acquired by chicagoheadquartered litera microsystems in a deal set to drive further innovation across the global legal software market. Barrie hadfield northlands boys london, united kingdom. Apr 12, 2012 some things to think about when choosing a vendor.
Oct 30, 2017 softbank group intends to call off merger talks between subsidiary sprint corp nyse. Moinuddin was appointed the cmo of workshare last september following the companys merger with cloud collaboration software provider, skydox. Mar 22, 2019 ediscovery mergers, acquisitions, and investments in q1 2019. Collaboration software provider workshare is on the lookout for resellers, following a year of acquisitions and the subsequent integration of technologies. Workshare acquires enterprise social network ideaplane for. Online document collaboration and editing software. Workshare has brought in a new ceo in an appointment understood to have. Subject computershare acquires acciontec and strengthens its share registry core business computershare is expanding its core business in germany. Workshare was acquired by uk startup skydox in 2012. The cloud awards 2011 skydox wins the web service excellence award 2011 2007 microsoft worldwide partner program awards workshare honored as partner of the year for isvsoftware solutions 2007 other shortlisted for mobile star awards best mobile technology 20 shortlisted for techworlds enterprise software product of the year 20. Uk 20 fashion street london e1 6px uk workshare inc. Upload software acquires cloud messaging company, revises. Workshare and skydox merge workshare has joined forces with skydox, a provider of cloudenabled.
With skydox, users can collaborate on content with company team members, customers, suppliers, and business partners. Workshare, a leading provider of document collaboration software was acquired by skydox, backed by scottish equity partners and the business growth fund in 20. Workshare deltaview the worlds leading document comparison tool. Manuel morales director of software engineering at workshare. Anthony foy is the chief executive officer of workshare, a file sharing and document collaboration platform used by over 1. London, england, united kingdom industries cloud management, collaboration, content, document management, enterprise software, file sharing founded date 2009 founders barrie hadfield operating status active last funding. Is it just cloud storagesharing and file sync across devices, or do they offer collaboration, ex. The capital raised enabled skydox to acquire workshare. Litera microsystems acquires workshare, extending document. Skydox acquires workshare on 20120912 for an undisclosed amount. Workshare is a cloud based product which helps firms to securely compare, share and access important documents. The enterprise social software market is evolving in response to the demand for flexible environments in which.
Charts can be found on various organization profiles and on hubs pages, based on data availability. Please find the full press release on the litera microsystems website. Infinera which of these two tech companies is the better bet for new money today. Skydox was a cloud collaboration application, while workshare was predominantly focused on metadata removal and securing documents. Notches revenue decline sales fell for the semiconductor manufacturer in the justconcluded quarter, and the company believes it will also face challenges in the quarter ahead. Nov 28, 2012 document collaboration software provider, workshare, is joining the enterprise social network game with their acquisition of ideaplane. Skydox was founded in 2009 and is based in london, united kingdom. Workshare appoints new ceo led by private equity backer sep. Scottish equity partners and business growth fund invested. Workshare, skydox team up on collaboration software, raise. Workshare acquires enterprise social network vendor ideaplane. Hot on the heels of the skydox merger, workshare today acquired ideaplane, an enterprise social network built specifically for highly regulated industries.
Skydox is a cloudenabled platform that delivers online, mobile and desktopbased. Skydox was an early stage enterpriseclass, cloudenabled, secure file sharing and collaboration platform. Established in march 2009, skydox is a provider of cloudenabled document collaboration software for the enterprise sector and enables business users to keep large quantities of sensitive information secure, to share files and collaborate efficiently on content while reducing the cost of electronic storage and network traffic. Developer of a cloudenabled file sharing and collaboration platform designed to compare, protect and share high stakes documents on any device. Previously, he held the parallel position at skydox, where he focused on executing the companys vision for delivering secure, cloudenabled collaboration to the enterprise. Workshare desktop user guide 2 company information workshare desktop user guide workshare ltd. Workshare and skydox join forces to launch first policybased enterprise collaboration platform for mobile, cloud and desktop. Skydox incorporating workshare united kingdom private established in march 2009, skydox is a provider of cloudenabled document collaboration software for the enterprise sector and enables business users to keep large quantities of sensitive information secure, to share files and collaborate efficiently on content while reducing the cost of. News litera acquires document manager workshare, two months after new investment seeking to build an endtoend solution, litera microsystems acquired workshare, a fellow document management company. Workshare also acquired ideaplane, an enterprise social network, in 2012. Theskyx professional edition is the next major release in theskys 27 year history. Simon has also provided international growth, fundraising and. Workshare professional 7 combines the industrys most accurate comparison technology with a pioneering metadata cleaning system that protects millions of documents that are attached to emails each day. Uk cloud startup acquires us collaboration giant online file sharing service provider skydox has acquired collaboration firm workshare, adopting the american companys name in the process.
Board of directors rootstock cloud erp software company. Workshares innovative and intelligent platform empowers professionals to compare, protect and share their high stakes documents on any device. Or, you may face business requirements not covered by one of avolves bestinclass workflows. Skydox is a cloudenabled platform that delivers online, mobile and desktopbased collaboration, storage and file management tools. Foy has more than two decades of professional experience and has built profitable technology companies in north america, latin. The deal will provide workshare customers with a complete collaboration and communication solution by integrating ideaplanes easytouse, secure and compliant social networking features into workshare s collaboration platform. The leading global share registry service provider has acquired acciontec gmbh, a specialist for registered shares, with effect from 1 september 2005. Skydox is a cloudenabled platform that delivers online, mobile and desktop based. Skydox s top competitors are verifip, workshare and clarizen. London business wire workshare, a leading provider of secure enterprise collaboration applications, has acquired ideaplane, an enterprise social network built specifically for highly regulated industries. Nov 15, 2011 the latest change of ownership of ctspace whose software portfolio includes softwareasaservice and onpremise construction collaboration technologies saw the company disposed of by lyon, francebased sword group and acquired by idox last week see idox acquires ctspace for.
The acquisition secures an exit for sep who first invested in workshare in 2012. Skydox was an early stage enterpriseclass, cloudenabled, secure file. Usa 625 market street, 15th floor san francisco ca 94105 usa workshare website. Dropbox acquires workplace chat provider zulip techradar. It was built on the wellestablished knowledge and experience of top software engineers, with a mission to deliver specialized high quality business solutions for the hospitality sector in the middle east. Workshare also notes on its site that its programs integrate into various ediscovery and data management platforms, including imanage.
Anthony brings more than 20 years of experience to workshare and has built profitable technology ventures in europe, north america, asia, latin america, and australia. The acquisition secures an exit for bgf, who first invested in workshare in 2012. In the next version file share and synchronization services. Litera acquires workshare and doxly, creating a leading, global supplier of document drafting and transaction management technology. Skydox makes it easy to view, comment, search, store, deliver, manage, and collaborate on over 200 types of files using a suite of highly secure online, mobile, and desktopbased collaboration, storage, and filemanagement tools. If you live in a city or suburb, a pale blue or grey dome looms overhead while the sun is up, and a darkish brown curtain hangs down at night, with maybe a few sparks of light poking through here and there if the clouds havent gathered and the glare from. At the end of 2012, we raised capital to acquire workshare to launch the first. In one hours time workshare, a leading provider of document collaboration software, will announce to the world that it has joined forces with skydox, a provider of cloudenabled file sharing, synchronization and collaboration tools. Litera acquires document manager workshare, two months. The companys file sharing and collaboration platform offers an interface to view, comment, search, store, deliver, manage and collaborate files of different types using a suite of online, mobile. Tmus as soon as tuesday, according to a report by nikkei asian.