Ibm today announced that it is expanding the scope of its partnership with rocket software, inc. The popular understanding of a brand tends to identify a company with. Before founding rocket software, youness was the development manager for db view inc. Founded in 1990, rocket software is headquartered in waltham, ma, with 23 offices around the world. The top 10 competitors in rocket softwares competitive set are manageengine, cherwell, sysaid, eview, guidevue, gt software, jacada, solarwinds, atlassian and servicenow. Bain capital in buyout of rocket software the boston globe.
Rsd was established in 1973 and provides software solutions that help major banking, government and retail. Because the musical act will be the grammywinning band, fun. I have been working at rocket software fulltime for more. Join us as we celebrate 30 legendary years rocket software. Rocket software empowers organizations to create legendary impact in the world through innovation in legacy technology. Andy successfully established and actively manages rockets largest oem partnerships and is. The company offers software tools in the areas such as business intelligence, storage, networks, terminal emulation, integration. Ey names rocket software ceo andy youniss new england. Andy successfully established and actively manages rockets largest. The global software firm helps organizations optimize and modernize their critical business applications and infrastructure so. One of the reasons that rocket software has been successful for almost 30.
Five technology visionaries discuss our digital future. Andy youniss cofounded rocket software in 1990 and continues to be the. Andy youniss is presidentceocofounder at rocket software inc. From the clothes we wear to the cars we drive, rocket.
Founded in 1990, rocket is based in waltham, massachusetts with. Rocket software ceo andy youniss named finalist for new. Its products address such needs as data, network, application, and. Ibm and rocket software expand analytics partnership. Andy youniss has been the guiding force behind rocket software since he cofounded the company in 1990. The company was cofounded in 1990 by andy youniss, president and ceo. Rocket software competitors, revenue and employees owler. It serves financial services, government, retail, healthcare, insurance. Rocket software announces investment by bain capital. One that was led by our values of humanity, empathy, trust, and. Andy successfully established and actively manages rockets largest oem partnerships and is guiding.
Rocket software acquires swiss enterprise software. Founder andy youniss and his business partner set out to build a new kind of software company. Rocket software is an app development company providing solutions to run their critical infrastructure, business processes and data. Rocket software develops enterprise infrastructure software for companies looking for a boost in the power of their back office systems. Founded in 1990, rocket is based in waltham, massachusetts. Waltham, ma september 9, 2019 rocket software, inc. Andy youniss, president and chief executive of waltham based rocket software, found success in gravitating toward the practical rather than the flashy. October 8, 2018 rocket software, a global technology provider and leader in developing and delivering enterprise modernization and optimization solutions, today announced the signing of a definitive agreement for bain capital private equity to acquire a majority stake in the company. Rocket software completes acquisition of trubiquity. Bain capital private equity has agreed to acquire a majority stake in waltham, massachusettsbased rocket software, a provider of enterprise modernization and optimization. Bain capital to buy majority stake in rocket software.
Industries corporate training, enterprise software, software headquarters regions greater boston area, east coast, new england founded date 1990 founders andy youniss, johan m. Rocket software will continue to operate under its current management team, led by president and chief executive officer. Rocket software is a technology company building solutions for organizations in the ibm ecosystem. Andys from rocket software, and thousands of companies depend on rocket software every day to solve their most challenging business. The company is headquartered in waltham, massachusetts, usa, and has. Founded in 1990 and led by andy youniss, chief executive officer, rocket software allows organizations in the ibm ecosystem to build solutions to. Boston, ma, june 28, 2017 ey has named andy youniss, president. Bain capital to buy majority stake in rocket software pe hub.
Your company culture and your brand lunch will be provided during this session. A renowned innovator and business leader, andy has been recognized as new england technology entrepreneur of the year by ey and is. Website, rocket software is a privately held software development firm founded in 1990. Alm and compliance for innovative businesses and applications andy youniss, cofounder as necessary as a software development process and ongoing maintenance is to a software. Waltham, mabased rocket software serves 48 of the fortune 50 companies. Andy youniss president and ceo anjali arora cpo kevin thimble cfo tom brigiotta cro christine washburn cmo jay leader svp, customer success.
With deep expertise in ibm z, ibm power, and embedded database systems and application servers, rocket solutions power tens of thousands of global businesses, solving real problems and making realworld impact. Bostonbased lovin spoonfuls gives leadership award to rocket software ceo andy youniss by published. Andy successfully established and actively manages rocket s largest oem partnerships and is guiding the companys growth through technology investments, acquisitions, new product lines, and strategic partnerships. Andy youniss, president and chief executive of walthambased rocket software, found success in gravitating toward the practical rather than. Andy youniss with johann magnussongedda, cofounded rocket software in 1990 with a core focus on the enterprise infrastructure space, addressing three key areas of data, applications and security. Andy successfully established and actively manages rocket. Andy youniss, president and ceo of rocket software, said that, we have a 20 year history of working closely with ibm mainframe customers, specifically in the areas of database, storage.
From the clothes we wear to the cars we drive, rocket solutions power the backend systems that thousands of brands we interact with every day rely on to run their critical infrastructure, business. Current employee senior software developer in waltham, ma. Andy youniss cofounded rocket software in 1990 and continues to be the companys main driving force. It will continue to be run by chief executive andy youniss. As a child, andy youniss found dual passions in music and computer programming. International association of better business bureaus. The it software firm, which was founded in 1990 and did not take outside investment until 2009, said it will keep its current management team, including cofounder and ceo andy youniss. Bostonbased lovin spoonfuls gives leadership award to. The backing from bain will allow waltham, massachusettsbased rocket software to bolster spending on research and development, youniss said. Bain capital has a long history of investing in tech.
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