BMC wants to behave like a startup, exec says
It is coming up to two and a half years since a group of private equity firms took BMC private. The acquisition was led by Bain Capital and Golden Gate Capital and worth around US$6.9 billion.
It is coming up to two and a half years since a group of private equity firms took BMC private. The acquisition was led by Bain Capital and Golden Gate Capital and worth around US$6.9 billion.
SMS Management and Technology (SMS) has inked a deal to license BMC's Remedy IT service management suite.
Mainframe operators using BMC software may now be able to enjoy the speedy, devops-style development pace that is quickly becoming the norm for customer-facing mobile applications and Internet services.
BMC Software wants to bring some social networking magic to the formal world of the IT help desk.
BMC Software has set up a private-label marketplace service that will allow independent software vendors (ISVs) and other organizations to run their own online app stores.
BMC has agreed to be acquired by a private investment consortium headed by Bain Capital and Golden Capital, in a deal worth about $US6.9 billion.