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Rocket Software Inc.

is in the Technology Industry

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$30.0M
  • Private
  • US
Dow Jones Description

Rocket Software was founded in 1990 with an initial focus on developing and delivering software solutions to IBM mainframe customers deploying IBM DB2. Within the first five years, Rocket licensed all of its intellectual property to IBM, and all of Rocket's products were rebranded and licensed to enterprises through IBM's worldwide sales channel. Since those early years, Rocket has expanded its software OEM business to cover a wide spectrum of enterprise infrastructure products in the areas of Business Intelligence, Storage, Networks, Terminal Emulation, Integration, Security, and Database. And in addition to IBM, Rocket has licensed its products to a number of major OEMs that include Microsoft, RSA, EMC, Nortel, Motorola, and HP. In parallel with a significant R&D investment in developing software products, Rocket Software began a series of strategic acquisitions in 2000. As a result, Rocket now has well over 100 software products that are licensed both through OEM partners and resellers, and via direct sales through Rocket's acquired branded sales channels, such as Mainstar, Servergraph, CorVu, BlueZone, and Seagull. Rocket values the technical skills and deep domain expertise of the employees at the companies we acquire. We endeavor to keep the teams intact and entrust them to manage and expand the product lines that they initially created. ...

Chief Executive Officer, Director, Founder
Andy Youniss
Number of Employees 217
Contact Information

275 Grove St Ste 1 300

Newton, Massachusetts 02466

www.rocketsoftw...

(617) 614-4321

NAICS Code Custom Computer Programming Services: 541511

Recent Events

  • Rocket Software Raises $91.9 Million Through Equity Sale

    10/24/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • IBM Sells U2 Group to Rocket Software

    9/16/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

News & Analysis

rocket software inc. - All News and Analysis

Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Andy Youniss Chief Executive Officer, Director, Founder
Brian Agle Chief Financial Officer
Matt Kelley Chief Technology Officer, Director
Troy Heindel Chief Operating Officer
Johan Magnusson Gedda Director, Founder
Karen Player Director of Human Resources

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Mike Beasley Chairman

Organization Position Status
Rocket Software, Inc. Chief Executive Officer, Director, Founder Current
Rocket Software, Inc. Board of Directors Current
American Management Systems Programmer Former
Rocket, Inc. Former
International Business Machines Corporation Former
The Catholic Company B.S. Degree In Computer Science Former
The Catholic University of America B.S. Degree In Computer Science Former

Brian Agle joined Rocket in February 2008 as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Rocket, he was Senior Vice President and CFO for Activant Solutions Inc., a $400 million software company. Brian also served as Vice President and CFO for Global Field Operations at Novell Inc., and was a member of the worldwide management team. During his tenure with Novell he was responsible for a $1 billion global business and headed up financial organizations in North America and Asia. Prior to joining Novell, he began his career with Ernst & Young. Brian holds B.S. and MAcc degrees from Brigham Young University.

Organization Position Status
Rocket Software, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Current

Organization Position Status
Rocket Software, Inc. Chief Technology Officer, Director Current
Rocket Software, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Peritus Software Services Vice President, Research and Development Former
Rocket, Inc. Former
Massachusetts, Inc. M.S. Degrees In Computer Science Former
Massachusetts Institute of Technology B.S. and M.S. degrees in Computer Science Former
Massachusetts, Inc. B.S. Former

Troy joined Rocket in April 2002 as Chief Information Officer, and became Chief Operating Officer in 2004. Troy came to Rocket Software with a wealth of experience fostering growth in technology companies. Prior to joining Rocket, he was CIO for Regus Business Centre, a global $1 billion real estate and technology services business. Troy served as CIO and Vice President of Technical Operations for Agillion, an application service provider and before that he was CIO and Vice President of Support Services for Gensym Corporation. Troy began his career at NASA's Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center as a Space Shuttle flight controller. Troy holds a B.S. in Computational and Applied Mathematics from the University of Connecticut and an M.S. in Applied Mathematics from the University of Houston.

Organization Position Status
Rocket Software, Inc. Chief Operating Officer Current
Rocket, Inc. Chief Information Officer Current
Gensym Corporation CIO Former
Gensym Corporation Vice President of Support Services Former
The University of Houston M.S. In Applied Mathematics Former
University of Connecticut B.S. In Computational and Applied Mathematics Former

Organization Position Status
Rocket Software, Inc. Director, Founder Current
Rocket Software, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Rocket, Inc. Former
Massachusetts Institute of Technology B.S. and M.S. degrees in engineering Former
Harvard Business School MBA Former

Organization Position Status
Rocket Software, Inc. Director of Human Resources Current

Organization Position Status
Legenta CEO Current
Nobska Ventures Venture Partner Current
Rocket Software, Inc. Chairman Current
Alta Alliance Bank Board of Directors Current
MIT Sloan School of Management S.M. In Management Technology Former
International Business Machines Corporation Former
Rocket Software, Inc. Board of Directors Former
Weber State University B.S. In Data Processing Technology Former
MIT Sloan School of Management S.M. In Management Technology Former
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