FatWire

FatWire Software was a privately held company selling web content management system (CMS) software. It was acquired by Oracle Corporation in 2011, and its products rolled up into Oracle's WebCenter product lines.[1]

FatWire Software
TypePrivate
IndustrySoftware & Web Content Management & Web 2.0 Collaboration
FoundedNew York City, USA (1996)
FoundersMark Fasciano, Ari Kahn
SuccessorOracle Corporation (acquired FatWire 2011)
Headquarters
Key people
Yogesh Gupta, CEO
ProductsFatWire Content Server
FatWire TeamUp
FatWire Analytics
FatWire Engage
FatWire Community Server
FatWire Gadget Server
FatWire Mobility Server
FatWire Content Integration Platform
Number of employees
200 (2008)
WebsiteOracle and FatWire

History

  • 1996: Established by Mark Fasciano, Ari Kahn and John Murcott,
  • 2003: Acquired Open Market's Enterprise web content management assets including Content Server from divine, founded as FutureTense.[2][3]
  • 2004: Launched Content Server 6.0 WCM software
  • 2007: Yogesh Gupta was named president and CEO in August, acquired Infostoria in October, launched their strategy for Web Experience Management in November.[4]
  • 2010: FatWire and EMC Corporation announced a partnership in which EMC will resell FatWire's products as their strategic Web Experience Management solution. In return FatWire acquired the rights to resell EMC's digital asset management software[5][6][7]
  • 2011: On June 21, 2011, Oracle announced it was acquiring FatWire Software.[8] In July 2011, Oracle purchased Fatwire for $163 million with the assistance of Bingham McCutchen[9]
  • 2012: In February 2012 Oracle releases Oracle WebCenter 11gR1 (11.1.1.6.0) incorporating WebCenter Sites – the new name for Fatwire Content Server.[10]

Market

FatWire's revenue for 2009 has been estimated to be around $40M by Real Story Group.[11]

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