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*2000: Keynote launches Streaming Perspective product<ref>[http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-66294943.html HighBeam Research]</ref>
*2000: Keynote launches Streaming Perspective product<ref>[http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-66294943.html HighBeam Research]</ref>
*2001: Keynote adds Google to Business 40 Internet Performance index<ref>[http://www.allbusiness.com/media-telecommunications/internet-www/6087857-1.html allbusiness.com]</ref>
*2001: Keynote adds Google to Business 40 Internet Performance index<ref>[http://www.allbusiness.com/media-telecommunications/internet-www/6087857-1.html allbusiness.com]</ref>
*2002: Keynote wins InternetWeek’s ‘Best of Breed’ Award<ref>[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2002_Jan_8/ai_81472114/ BNET]</ref>
*2002: Keynote wins InternetWeek’s ‘Best of Breed’ Award<ref>[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2002_Jan_8/ai_81472114/ BNET] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100620051316/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2002_Jan_8/ai_81472114/ |date=2010-06-20 }}</ref>
Keynotes named 13th fastest growing North American tech company<ref>[http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Keynote+Ranked+Number+13+Fastest+Growing+Technology+Company+in+North...-a093468947 The Free Library]</ref>
Keynotes named 13th fastest growing North American tech company<ref>[http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Keynote+Ranked+Number+13+Fastest+Growing+Technology+Company+in+North...-a093468947 The Free Library]</ref>


Keynote acquires Xaffire’s Insight Service Suite<ref>[http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-110823724.html Acquires Xaffire's Deep Internet Diagnostic Services]</ref>
Keynote acquires Xaffire’s Insight Service Suite<ref>[http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-110823724.html Acquires Xaffire's Deep Internet Diagnostic Services]</ref>
*2003: the company offered to buy back 7.5 million of its shares, or about 33 percent, for $71.3 million. <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lexis.com/research/retrieve?_m=f23911d5ece49df7ff349ed2b6af41f6&docnum=21&_fmtstr=FULL&_startdoc=1&wchp=dGLzVzB-zSkAz&_md5=a8a99061e0b3f7114ed6d05fe3e65dbd |title= Technology Briefing Software: Keynote Offers To Buy Back 33% Of Its Shares }}</ref>
*2003: the company offered to buy back 7.5 million of its shares, or about 33 percent, for $71.3 million. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lexis.com/research/retrieve?_m=f23911d5ece49df7ff349ed2b6af41f6&docnum=21&_fmtstr=FULL&_startdoc=1&wchp=dGLzVzB-zSkAz&_md5=a8a99061e0b3f7114ed6d05fe3e65dbd |title=Technology Briefing Software: Keynote Offers To Buy Back 33% Of Its Shares }}{{dead link|date=May 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
*2004: Keynote introduces Performance Authority: Email alerts to warn public of internet threats
*2004: Keynote introduces Performance Authority: Email alerts to warn public of internet threats
*2005: Keynote and Zandan announce product-development and marketing partnership<ref>[http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Keynote+and+France%27s+Zandan+Announce+Joint+Product+Development+and...-a0126887279 Joint Product Development and Marketing Partnership]</ref>
*2005: Keynote and Zandan announce product-development and marketing partnership<ref>[http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Keynote+and+France%27s+Zandan+Announce+Joint+Product+Development+and...-a0126887279 Joint Product Development and Marketing Partnership]</ref>
*2007: Keynote joins [[Russell 3000 index]]<ref>[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2007_June_25/ai_n19313084/ Joins Russell 3000® Index]</ref>
*2007: Keynote joins [[Russell 3000 index]]<ref>[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2007_June_25/ai_n19313084/ Joins Russell 3000® Index] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100620051436/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2007_June_25/ai_n19313084/ |date=2010-06-20 }}</ref>
Keynote’s Voice Perspective Service named one of the top 25 innovations of 2007 by VoIP News<ref>[http://www.voip-news.com/feature/top-25-2007-innovations-121707/ voip-news.com]</ref>
Keynote’s Voice Perspective Service named one of the top 25 innovations of 2007 by VoIP News<ref>[http://www.voip-news.com/feature/top-25-2007-innovations-121707/ voip-news.com]</ref>
*2008: Keynote Systems acquires French mobile company Zandan<ref>[http://smart-data-centers.tmcnet.com/topics/applications/articles/25811-keynote-systems-acquires-french-based-zandan.htm Acquires French-based Zandan]</ref>
*2008: Keynote Systems acquires French mobile company Zandan<ref>[http://smart-data-centers.tmcnet.com/topics/applications/articles/25811-keynote-systems-acquires-french-based-zandan.htm Acquires French-based Zandan]</ref>
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*2011: Keynote Systems Acquires DeviceAnywhere
*2011: Keynote Systems Acquires DeviceAnywhere


In August, 2013, [[private equity]] firm [[Thoma Bravo]] acquired Keynote Systems for about $395 million.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/22/ca-thoma-bravo-idUSnBw225883a+100+BSW20130822 | title=Thoma Bravo Completes Take-Private Acquisition of Keynote |publisher= Reuters |work= Press release |date= August 22, 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl= https://web-beta.archive.org/web/20130928045304/http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/22/ca-thoma-bravo-idUSnBw225883a+100+BSW20130822 |archivedate= September 28, 2013 |access-date= March 24, 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=Keynote Completes Sale to Thoma Bravo: Becoming a Privately-Held Company |publisher= Keynote |work= Press release |date= August 22, 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl= https://web-beta.archive.org/web/20130903063051/http://www.keynote.com/company/press_room/releases_2013/08.22.13.html |archivedate= September 3, 2013 |url= http://www.keynote.com/company/press_room/releases_2013/08.22.13.html |access-date= March 24, 2017 }}</ref>
In August, 2013, [[private equity]] firm [[Thoma Bravo]] acquired Keynote Systems for about $395 million.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/22/ca-thoma-bravo-idUSnBw225883a+100+BSW20130822 |title=Thoma Bravo Completes Take-Private Acquisition of Keynote |publisher=Reuters |work=Press release |date=August 22, 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928045304/http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/22/ca-thoma-bravo-idUSnBw225883a%2B100%2BBSW20130822 |archivedate=September 28, 2013 |access-date=March 24, 2017 |df= }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Keynote Completes Sale to Thoma Bravo: Becoming a Privately-Held Company |publisher=Keynote |work=Press release |date=August 22, 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130903063051/http://www.keynote.com/company/press_room/releases_2013/08.22.13.html |archivedate=September 3, 2013 |url=http://www.keynote.com/company/press_room/releases_2013/08.22.13.html |access-date=March 24, 2017 |df= }}</ref>


==Acquisitions==
==Acquisitions==

Revision as of 04:11, 5 May 2017

Keynote Systems
Company typePrivate
IndustryComputer software
FoundedJanuary 1, 1995
FoundersJames Barrick and Andy Popell
Headquarters
San Mateo, California
Websitewww.keynote.com

Keynote Systems was a US-based company that specializes 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 provides independent testing, measurement and monitoring of mobile content, applications, and services on real devices across multiple mobile operator networks.

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 run its proprietary software that measure online business performance from the viewpoint of a geographically dispersed user base.

The company claims corporate customers including American Express, BP, Caterpillar, Disney, eBay, E*TRADE, Expedia, Microsoft, Sony Ericsson, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon and Vodafone.[1]

  • 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[2]
  • 2001: Keynote adds Google to Business 40 Internet Performance index[3]
  • 2002: Keynote wins InternetWeek’s ‘Best of Breed’ Award[4]

Keynotes named 13th fastest growing North American tech company[5]

Keynote acquires Xaffire’s Insight Service Suite[6]

  • 2003: the company offered to buy back 7.5 million of its shares, or about 33 percent, for $71.3 million. [7]
  • 2004: Keynote introduces Performance Authority: Email alerts to warn public of internet threats
  • 2005: Keynote and Zandan announce product-development and marketing partnership[8]
  • 2007: Keynote joins Russell 3000 index[9]

Keynote’s Voice Perspective Service named one of the top 25 innovations of 2007 by VoIP News[10]

  • 2008: Keynote Systems acquires French mobile company Zandan[11]

Keynote launches Web Site Performance index for 2008 Olympics[12] Keynotes introduces KITE (Keynote Internet Testing Environment)[13]

Keynote launches MITE (Mobile Internet Testing Environment) – desktop based mobile testing[14]

Keynote Systems wins Gold Mobile Star Award for mobile application testing[15]

  • 2009: Keynote Systems introduces Mobile Application Perspective 3.0 – real time operational monitoring for text messaging[16]

Keynote MITE wins Jolt Product Excellence Award Keynote Systems earns ‘On Fire’ ratings from Forrester[17] Keynote releases Transaction Perspective 9.0 – support for monitoring interactive Flash and Silverlight Web Applications[18]

  • 2011: Keynote Systems Acquires DeviceAnywhere

In August, 2013, private equity firm Thoma Bravo acquired Keynote Systems for about $395 million.[19][20]

Acquisitions

The company acquired 14 companies .

  • May 10, 2000: Keynote Systems acquires Velogic[21]
  • August 18, 2000: Keynote acquires RedAlert[22]
  • July 17, 2001:Keynote acquires Envive[23]
  • October 23, 2001: Keynote acquires OnDevice[24]
  • May 14, 2002:Keynote acquires NetMechanics, adds content testing to companies portfolio[25]
  • July 22, 2002: Keynote acquires Streamcheck[26]
  • October 28, 2002: Keynote acquires Enviz[27]
  • December 3, 2003: Keynote acquires MetrixNet
  • April 6, 2004: Keynote acquires NetRaker
  • July 7, 2004:Keynote acquires Hudson-Williams NY[28]
  • September 10, 2004: Keynote acquires Vividence[29]
  • February 3, 2005:Keynote acquires Hudson-Williams Europe[30]
  • December 6, 2005: Keynote acquires GomezPro Business Unit[31]
  • April 3, 2006: Keynote acquires Keynote Sigos[32]
  • October, 2011: Keynote Systems Acquires DeviceAnywhere

References

  1. ^ EDGAR Online, Inc.
  2. ^ HighBeam Research
  3. ^ allbusiness.com
  4. ^ BNET Archived 2010-06-20 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ The Free Library
  6. ^ Acquires Xaffire's Deep Internet Diagnostic Services
  7. ^ "Technology Briefing Software: Keynote Offers To Buy Back 33% Of Its Shares".[permanent dead link]
  8. ^ Joint Product Development and Marketing Partnership
  9. ^ Joins Russell 3000® Index Archived 2010-06-20 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ voip-news.com
  11. ^ Acquires French-based Zandan
  12. ^ Olympics Web Site Performance Index
  13. ^ AJAX-Based Testing Tool for Rich Web 2.0 Sites
  14. ^ telecommunicationnews.net
  15. ^ Wins Gold Mobile Star Award
  16. ^ Real time text message monitoring
  17. ^ Vendor Rating from Forrester
  18. ^ Flash and Silverlight Web Applications
  19. ^ "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. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  20. ^ "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. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  21. ^ Acquires Velogic
  22. ^ Acquires Red Alert
  23. ^ Purchases the MSP Division of Envive Corporation
  24. ^ Acquires OnDevice
  25. ^ NetMechanic
  26. ^ Streamcheck
  27. ^ Enviz
  28. ^ Hudson Williams, NY
  29. ^ Vividence
  30. ^ Hudson Williams, Europe
  31. ^ Acquires Gomez Pro
  32. ^ Sigos
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