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BMC spent heavily on research and product development in the early 2000s.[1] In 2000, it invested in Interliant, an application service provider.[2] Also in 2000, BMC acquired Sylvain Faust's assets, products and technology to be integrated into BMC's Distributed Data Management business unit. The assets and management were moved to BMC offices in Texas.[3] Along with 20 other large companies, BMC participated in 2001 in Project Eliza, an IBM initiative to "develop computer networks that can largely manage themselves, recognizing faults and repairing them without human handlers."[4]

In 2002, BMC made a deal with Dell, in which Dell would use BMC products to manage its systems.[5] BMC acquired Remedy later that year for $350 million,[6] from Peregrine Systems.[7] BMC president Bob Beauchamp said "the Remedy buy will take BMC software from managing disparate IT elements to managing business services across an enterprise."[6] He elaborated: "This acquisition will change the landscape of enterprise management for BMC. Our company will move from managing IT components to managing the business itself."[6]

Before the Remedy acquisition, BMC had had trouble integrating acquired technology into its tool set, Beauchamp said in a conference call, while Remedy software has been integrating with BMC for years.[6] In 2002, Remedy had sales of $250 million, with 800 employees and 6,000 customers.[7] The purchase had legal complications; at one point, BMC believed seven former employees of Peregrine might use their knowledge of trade secrets to develop competitive products; there were lawsuits and counterclaims.[8]

In 2003, BMC made a deal with a large maker of computer data storage systems, EMC Corporation, exchanging rights to BMC's discontinued storage software for access to fifty of BMC's software storage customers.[9] In 2003, BMC bought IT Masters of Belgium; it added 75 employees to BMC as well as customers such as Toyota Motor, Lockheed Martin and Bank of America.[10] Also in that year, BMC left the market for storage software.[9]

BMC bought Marimba (2004),[11] the Magic Solutions unit of Network Associates (2004)[12][13][14] OpenNetwork (2005),[15] Israel-based Identify Software (2006)[16][17] Service Management Partners (2007),[18] ProactiveNet (2007)[19] In July 2007, BMC bought RealOps, a provider of run book automation solutions.[20] Emprisa Networks (2007).[21][21][17]

In April 2008, BMC bought BladeLogic, a data center automation software company, for $854 million.[17][22] In the May 2009 SEC report, it said "The BladeLogic acquisition expands our offerings for server provisioning, application release management, as well as configuration automation and compliance."[17] In June 2008, BMC acquired ITM Software, a maker of "software products and services that advance the business management of Information Technology."[23][24][25] The integrated approach helps managers see their corporate information networks "from the perspective of the business" and helps them get a "comprehensive view" permitting "greater visibility and control."[23] An analyst explained: "Managing the business of IT has been a critical message in BMC Software's Business Service Management strategy since its inception. However, the company lacked critical applications to help senior IT leadership execute on that vision. With its recent acquisition of ITM Software, BMC fills in some critical gaps in its ITRP offering."[26] Financial details were not disclosed.[27]

In June 2009, BMC received a "CIO 100 Award" for "innovative use of an internal cloud computing environment to achieve maximum return on server and storage investments."[28] In August 2009, BMC acquired MQSoftware, a middleware management software firm.[29][30] In October 2009, BMC acquired Tideway Systems, a maker of IT discovery software.[31]

From 2010 to 2012, BMC acquired a number of businesses, including Phurnace Software (2010),[32] In December 2010, BMC acquired GridApp Systems, a software company specializing in automating database provisioning, patching and administration.[33] Coradiant (2011),[34] In October 2011, BMC acquired StreamStep, a company specializing in lightweight planning and coordination tooling for DevOps-related activities.[35] Numara Software, (2012).[36]

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  3. ^ D'Armond, Dan (November 1, 2000). "BMC Software Completes Acquisition of Sylvain Faust, Inc" (Press release). BMC Software. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
  4. ^ Steve Lohr (October 31, 2001). "Software: IBM Project Draws Big Names". The New York Times. Retrieved August 9, 2009.
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  9. ^ a b Staff writer (July 3, 2003). "Software: EMC Buys Rights To BMC Data Storage Software". The New York Times. Retrieved August 9, 2009.
  10. ^ Staff writer (March 26, 2003). "Deals: BMC Software Buys It Masters For $42 Million". The New York Times. Retrieved August 9, 2009.
  11. ^ LaMonica, Martin (April 29, 2004). "BMC snaps up Marimba". C-Net. Retrieved November 15, 2010.
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  13. ^ Bloomberg News (April 30, 2004). "Technology Briefing: Software: BMC Misses 4th-Quarter Forecast". The New York Times. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
  14. ^ Staff writer (December 16, 2003). "BMC Software Buying Network Associates Unit". The New York Times. Retrieved August 9, 2009.
  15. ^ Staff writer (March 24, 2005). "BMC Agrees To Acquire OpenNetwork". The New York Times. Retrieved August 9, 2009.
  16. ^ Jean-Pierre Garbani; Simon Yates; Thomas Powell (March 27, 2006). "BMC Software Acquires Identify Software To Reinforce Transaction Management". Forrester (market research). Retrieved August 11, 2009.
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  18. ^ Lisa Erickson-Harris (March 6, 2008). "BMC SMPM: Bridging the Gap Between ITIL and Reality". EMA - IT Management Research, Industry Analysis and Consulting. Retrieved August 11, 2009.
  19. ^ NWC News Desk (May 29, 2007). "BMC Acquires ProactiveNet, Gains Analytics". Network Computing. Retrieved August 11, 2009.
  20. ^ BMC Software (July 19, 2007). "BMC Software Acquires Run Book Automation Pioneer RealOps" (Press release). BusinessWire. Retrieved August 11, 2009.
  21. ^ a b Debra Curtis; Will Cappelli; David Williams (October 15, 2007). "BMC Expands Configuration Management With Emprisa Deal". Gartner Group. Retrieved August 11, 2009.
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  23. ^ a b "BMC Software Acquires Business Management Solutions Leader ITM Software". Reuters. June 17, 2008. Retrieved August 11, 2009.
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  26. ^ Dennis Gaughan (June 23, 2008). "BMC Acquires ITM Software, Takes Big Step Toward ITRP". AMR Research. Retrieved August 11, 2009.
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  29. ^ BMC Software (August 10, 2009). "BMC Software Acquires MQSoftware" (Press release). The Houston Chronicle (chron.com). Archived from the original on February 15, 2012. Retrieved August 10, 2009.
  30. ^ "BMC Software Inc 2009 September Quartely Report, Form 10-Q, Business Combinations, October 30, 2009" (PDF). secdatabase.com. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
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  32. ^ Wexler, Steve (January 7, 2010). "BMC Buys Phurnace, Creates Game Changer". Channel Insider.
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  36. ^ "BMC Software Enters Into Definitive Agreement to Acquire Numara Software". bmc.com (Press release). Retrieved July 26, 2013.
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