Keynote Systems

keynote system was a us-based company that

Keynote Systems
Private
Industry Computer software
Founded January 1, 1995
Founders James Barrick and Andy Popell
Headquarters San Mateo, California
Website www.keynote.com

Keynote Systems was a US-based company that specialized in developing and marketing software as a service technology to measure, test, 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.

Keynote Systems merged with Dynatrace in June 2015.[1]

History

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

The company's Internet and mobile monitoring products and services ran its proprietary software that measured online business performance from the viewpoint of a geographically dispersed user base.

The company claimed corporate customers including American Express, BP, Caterpillar, Disney, eBay, E*TRADE, Expedia, Microsoft, Sony Ericsson, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon and Vodafone.[2]

  • 1995: Keynote Systems founded
  • 1996: Keynote Systems launches ‘Keynote Perspective’
  • 1997: Keynotes launches Business 40 Internet Performance Index
  • 1998: Keynote globalizes internet-performance metrics

Keynote secured $4.7 million in equity financing

  • 1999: Keynote releases first ever internet multi-page transactional measurement service
  • 2000: Keynote launches Streaming Perspective product[3]
  • 2001: Keynote adds Google to Business 40 Internet Performance index[4]
  • 2002: Keynote wins InternetWeek’s ‘Best of Breed’ Award[5]

Keynotes named 13th fastest growing North American tech company[6]

Keynote acquires Xaffire’s Insight Service Suite[7]

  • 2003: the company offered to buy back 7.5 million of its shares, or about 33 percent, for $71.3 million.[8]
  • 2004: Keynote introduces Performance Authority: Email alerts to warn public of internet threats
  • 2005: Keynote and Zandan announce product-development and marketing partnership[9]
  • 2007: Keynote joins Russell 3000 index[10]

Keynote’s Voice Perspective Service named one of the top 25 innovations of 2007 by VoIP News[11]

  • 2008: Keynote Systems acquires French mobile company Zandan[12]

Keynote launches Web Site Performance index for 2008 Olympics[13] Keynotes introduces KITE (Keynote Internet Testing Environment)[14]

Keynote launches MITE (Mobile Internet Testing Environment) – desktop based mobile testing[15]

Keynote Systems wins Gold Mobile Star Award for mobile application testing[16]

  • 2009: Keynote Systems introduces Mobile Application Perspective 3.0 – real time operational monitoring for text messaging[17]

Keynote MITE wins Jolt Product Excellence Award Keynote Systems earns ‘On Fire’ ratings from Forrester[18] Keynote releases Transaction Perspective 9.0 – support for monitoring interactive Flash and Silverlight Web Applications[19]

  • 2011: Keynote Systems Acquires DeviceAnywhere

In August, 2013, private equity firm Thoma Bravo acquired Keynote Systems for about $395 million.[20][21]

Acquisitions

The company acquired 14 companies.

  • May 10, 2000: Keynote Systems acquires Velogic[22]
  • August 18, 2000: Keynote acquires RedAlert[23]
  • July 17, 2001:Keynote acquires Envive[24]
  • October 23, 2001: Keynote acquires OnDevice[25]
  • May 14, 2002:Keynote acquires NetMechanics, adds content testing to companies portfolio[26]
  • July 22, 2002: Keynote acquires Streamcheck[27]
  • October 28, 2002: Keynote acquires Enviz[28]
  • December 3, 2003: Keynote acquires MetrixNet
  • April 6, 2004: Keynote acquires NetRaker
  • July 7, 2004:Keynote acquires Hudson-Williams NY[29]
  • September 10, 2004: Keynote acquires Vividence[30]
  • February 3, 2005:Keynote acquires Hudson-Williams Europe[31]
  • December 6, 2005: Keynote acquires GomezPro Business Unit[32]
  • April 3, 2006: Keynote acquires Keynote Sigos[33]
  • October, 2011: Keynote Systems Acquires DeviceAnywhere

References

  1. ↑ "What the Dynatrace/Keynote merger means for APM". SD Times. June 26, 2015. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
  2. ↑ "KEYNOTE SYSTEMS INC, Form 10-K, Annual Report, Filing Date Dec 11, 2009". secdatabase.com. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  3. ↑ HighBeam Research
  4. ↑ allbusiness.com
  5. ↑ BNET Archived 2012-07-11 at Archive.is
  6. ↑ The Free Library
  7. ↑ Acquires Xaffire's Deep Internet Diagnostic Services
  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.is
  11. ↑ voip-news.com
  12. ↑ Acquires French-based Zandan
  13. ↑ Olympics Web Site Performance Index
  14. ↑ AJAX-Based Testing Tool for Rich Web 2.0 Sites
  15. ↑ telecommunicationnews.net
  16. ↑ Wins Gold Mobile Star Award
  17. ↑ Real time text message monitoring
  18. ↑ Vendor Rating from Forrester
  19. ↑ Flash and Silverlight Web Applications
  20. ↑ "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.
  21. ↑ "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.
  22. ↑ Acquires Velogic
  23. ↑ Acquires Red Alert
  24. ↑ Purchases the MSP Division of Envive Corporation
  25. ↑ Acquires OnDevice
  26. ↑ NetMechanic
  27. ↑ Streamcheck Archived 2011-02-08 at the Wayback Machine.
  28. ↑ Enviz
  29. ↑ Hudson Williams, NY
  30. ↑ Vividence
  31. ↑ Hudson Williams, Europe
  32. ↑ Acquires Gomez Pro
  33. ↑ Sigos
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