Rocket software is an app development company providing solutions to run their critical infrastructure, business processes and data. Rocket software ceo andy youniss named finalist for new. From the clothes we wear to the cars we drive, rocket. Former employee senior software engineer in waltham, ma. Boston, ma, june 28, 2017 ey has named andy youniss, president. Andy youniss, president and chief executive officer of rocket software, says, over the last 19 years, trubiquity has built a reputation for delivering solutions that ensure that the right data is. Waltham, ma september 9, 2019 rocket software, inc.
Its products address such needs as data, network, application, and. Founder andy youniss and his business partner set out to build a new kind of software company. Ibm and rocket software expand analytics partnership. 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. Founded in 1990 and led by andy youniss, chief executive officer, rocket software allows organizations in the ibm ecosystem to build solutions to. Rocket software completes acquisition of trubiquity. 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. 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 is a technology company building solutions for organizations in the ibm ecosystem. 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. 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.
The global software firm helps organizations optimize and modernize their critical business applications and infrastructure so. Ibm today announced that it is expanding the scope of its partnership with rocket software, inc. Join us as we celebrate 30 legendary years rocket software. The backing from bain will allow waltham, massachusettsbased rocket software to bolster spending on research and development, youniss said. Andy youniss, president and chief executive of waltham based rocket software, found success in gravitating toward the practical rather than the flashy. 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.
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I have been working at rocket software fulltime for more. Five technology visionaries discuss our digital future. Andy youniss, president and chief executive of walthambased rocket software, found success in gravitating toward the practical rather than. International association of better business bureaus. Rocket software competitors, revenue and employees owler. 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. It serves financial services, government, retail, healthcare, insurance. The top 10 competitors in rocket softwares competitive set are manageengine, cherwell, sysaid, eview, guidevue, gt software, jacada, solarwinds, atlassian and servicenow. 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. Rocket software acquires swiss enterprise software. Founded in 1990, rocket is based in waltham, massachusetts with. A renowned innovator and business leader, andy has been recognized as new england technology entrepreneur of the year by ey and is. As a child, andy youniss found dual passions in music and computer programming. It will continue to be run by chief executive andy youniss.
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