Information Builders (ibi)
TypePrivate
IndustrySoftware and consulting
Founded1975 in United States
Headquarters
New York City
,
United States
Key people
Gerald D. Cohen, founder
Frank J. Vella, CEO
ProductsWebFOCUS
FOCUS iWay Software
integration technology
RevenueUS$315 million (2007)
Number of employees
1,400 (2007)

Information Builders (ibi), founded in 1975, was a privately held software company headquartered in New York City.[1] Information Builders (ibi) provided services in the fields of Business Intelligence, Data Integration and Data Quality solutions.

History

Gerald D. Cohen, who died in 2020,[2] co-founded Information Builders (ibi) in 1975[3] with Peter Mittelman and Martin B. Slagowitz. Their initial product, FOCUS, was designed to enable people without formal computer programming skills to work with information systems.[4]

Information Builders (ibi) was one of the largest privately held software firms, operating in more than 60 locations.[5] In 2001, it established iWay Software, a wholly-owned company focusing on data integration and service-oriented architecture (SOA).[6]

In October 2020, TIBCO Software agreed to purchase ibi. The deal was completed in March 2021.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Mervyn Rothstein (May 2, 1997). "Lease for Office Space". The New York Times.
  2. ↑ Brust, Andrew. "Information Builders (ibi) names Frank J. Vella new CEO". ZDNet. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  3. ↑ "Information Builders, Inc". Bloomberg News. Founded in 1975
  4. ↑ "Focus on End User tools". Network World. May 9, 1994. p. 39.
  5. ↑ Zielenziger, David (5 December 2011). "Let Oracle, SAP Buy Others, Information Builders (ibi) Remains Independent Stalwart, CEO Says". International Business Times.
  6. ↑ "iWay Software, from Information Builders (ibi)". ComputerWorld. March 19, 2001. p. 50. iWay Software, launched in February 2001, is a wholly owned company of Information Builders (ibi) Inc.
  7. ↑ "TIBCO Announces Agreement to Acquire Information Builders, Inc". TIBCO Software Inc. Press Release. 22 October 2020.
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