Keynote Systems

Keynote Systems
Company typePrivate
Nasdaq: KEYN
IndustryComputer software
FoundedJanuary 1, 1995; 29 years ago (1995-01-01)
FoundersJames Barrick and Andy Popell
FateMerged with Dynatrace
Headquarters
San Mateo, California
Websitewww.dynatrace.com

Keynote Systems was a U.S. based company that specialized in developing and marketing software as a service technology to measure, test, and improve from the end user perspective, the performance of websites, online content, applications, and services across browsers, networks, and mobile devices. Keynote provided independent testing, measurement and monitoring of mobile content, applications, and services on real devices across multiple mobile operator networks.[1]

Keynote Systems merged with Dynatrace in June 2015.[2]

Overview

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Headquartered in San Mateo, California, and employing about 300 people, the company went public on NASDAQ on September 24, 1999.[3]

The company claimed corporate customers including American Express, BP, Caterpillar, Disney, eBay, E*TRADE, Expedia, Microsoft, Sony Ericsson, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon and Vodafone.[4]

History

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Keynote Systems was founded in 1995. It launched ‘Keynote Perspective’ in 1996 and launched Business 40 Internet Performance Index in 1997 and globalized internet-performance metrics securing $4.7 million in equity financing.

Keynote released the first ever internet multi-page transactional measurement service in 1999 and launched Streaming Perspective product in 2000.

In 2001, Keynote added Google to Business 40 Internet Performance index.[5]

In 2002, Keynote won InternetWeek's ‘Best of Breed’ award[6] and was named the 13th fastest growing North American tech company.[7]

In 2003, the company offered to buy back 7.5 million of its shares, or about 33 percent, for $71.3 million.[8]

In 2004, Keynote introduced Performance Authority which were email alerts to warn public of internet threats. In 2005 Keynote and Zandan announce product-development and marketing partnership.[9]

In 2007, Keynote joined Russell 3000 index.[10] Keynote's Voice Perspective Service was also named one of the top 25 innovations of 2007 by VoIP News[11] and launched Web Site Performance index for the 2008 Olympics. Keynote also introduced KITE (Keynote Internet Testing Environment)[12] and launched MITE (Mobile Internet Testing Environment), a desktop based mobile testing.[13] Keynote Systems won Gold Mobile Star Award for mobile application testing.

In 2009, Keynote Systems introduced Mobile Application Perspective 3.0, a real time operational monitoring for text messaging.[14] Keynote MITE won Jolt Product Excellence Award.

In August, 2013, private equity firm, Thoma Bravo, acquired Keynote Systems for about $395 million.[15][16]

In June 2015, Keynote Systems merged with Dynatrace, the latter having John Van Siclen as acting CEO.[17]

Acquisitions

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The company acquired 17 companies:

  • May 10, 2000: Velogic
  • August 18, 2000: RedAlert[18]
  • July 17, 2001: Envive[19]
  • October 23, 2001: OnDevice[20]
  • May 14, 2002: NetMechanics, adds content testing to companies portfolio
  • July 22, 2002: Streamcheck[21]
  • October 28, 2002: Enviz[22]
  • 2003, Xaffire's Insight Service Suite[23]
  • December 3, 2003: MetrixNet
  • April 6, 2004: NetRaker
  • July 7, 2004: Hudson-Williams NY[24]
  • September 10, 2004: Vividence[25]
  • February 3, 2005: Hudson-Williams Europe[26]
  • December 6, 2005: GomezPro Business Unit[27]
  • April 3, 2006: Keynote Sigos[28]
  • April 21, 2008: Zandan[29]
  • October, 2011: DeviceAnywhere[30]

References

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  1. ^ Monitoring the Cloud - Behind the Scenes with Keynote Systems, retrieved 2022-05-24
  2. ^ "What the Dynatrace/Keynote merger means for APM". SD Times. June 26, 2015. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
  3. ^ Staff Writer (1999-11-01). "Keynote Systems Inc. -". Venture Capital Journal. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  4. ^ "KEYNOTE SYSTEMS INC, Form 10-K, Annual Report, Filing Date Dec 11, 2009". secdatabase.com. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  5. ^ "allbusiness.com".
  6. ^ BNET Archived 2012-07-11 at archive.today
  7. ^ "Keynote Ranked Number 13 Fastest Growing Technology Company in North America on the 2002 Deloitte & Touche Technology Fast 500. - Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com.
  8. ^ "Technology Briefing Software: Keynote Offers To Buy Back 33% Of Its Shares". Archived from the original on 2013-10-30.
  9. ^ "Joint Product Development and Marketing Partnership".
  10. ^ Joins Russell 3000® Index Archived 2012-07-14 at archive.today
  11. ^ "voip-news.com".
  12. ^ AJAX-Based Testing Tool for Rich Web 2.0 Sites
  13. ^ "telecommunicationnews.net".
  14. ^ "Keynote unveils real time text message monitoring". Totaltelecom.
  15. ^ "Thoma Bravo Completes Take-Private Acquisition of Keynote". Press release. Reuters. August 22, 2013. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  16. ^ "Keynote Completes Sale to Thoma Bravo: Becoming a Privately-Held Company". Press release. Keynote. August 22, 2013. Archived from the original on September 3, 2013. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  17. ^ "Five questions with new Dynatrace CEO John Van Siclen on APM and company's future". SD Times. 2014-12-23. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  18. ^ "Digital experience monitoring". Dynatrace.
  19. ^ "Purchases the MSP Division of Envive Corporation".
  20. ^ Inc, IDG Network World (29 October 2001). "Network World". IDG Network World Inc – via Google Books. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  21. ^ Streamcheck Archived 2011-02-08 at the Wayback Machine
  22. ^ "CRM and Sales Force Automation: News - Enterprise Apps Today". www.enterpriseappstoday.com. 13 July 2023.
  23. ^ "Keynote VP Lloyd Taylor Demystifies Web Performance". E-Commerce Times. 2004-02-18. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  24. ^ Hudson Williams, NY
  25. ^ "CRM and Sales Force Automation: News - Enterprise Apps Today". www.enterpriseappstoday.com. 13 July 2023.
  26. ^ "Keynote Strengthens European Position; Acquires Business of Hudson Williams Europe, an E-Business Performance Consulting Firm with Expertise in SAS Software. - Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com.
  27. ^ "Acquires Gomez Pro".
  28. ^ "Sigos". Archived from the original on 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2011-02-11.
  29. ^ "Keynote Systems Acquires French-based Zandan". technews.tmcnet.com.
  30. ^ "Keynote to Acquire DeviceAnywhere, a Leader in Mobile Testing and Quality Assurance". businesswire. 10 October 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
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