(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Application performance management software firm Compuware (www.compuware.com) announced on Wednesday it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Web application experience management provider Gomez (www.gomez.com) for $295 million in cash.
Together, Compuware and Gomez will provide IT and business executives a solution for optimizing the performance of business applications.
The companies say they will offer unified views of application performance across the enterprise and Internet, troubleshooting and resolution throughout the enterprise and Internet, and a proven solution with already existing integration, delivered through a cost-effective SaaS model.
“Together, Compuware and Gomez provide the industry’s only unified Application Performance Management solution, spanning the Enterprise and Internet,” says Compuware president and chief operating officer Bob Paul. “For business and IT executives who are moving more business-critical applications onto the Internet, Compuware can now offer unified visibility, isolation and resolution of application performance problems from the data center to the customer. Competitive offerings only cover isolated portions of the Enterprise-Internet application delivery chain.”
Headquartered in Lexington, Massachusetts, Gomez has 272 employees around the world. All of these employees, including the leadership team, are expected to remain with Compuware after the acquisition is completed.
The addition of Gomez, which delivers its offering through a software as a service model, will boost Compuware’s SaaS revenues to help it become the world’s leading SaaS infrastructure management provider, says the company.
Gomez recently provided some of the top brands in China with performance and availability testing and monitoring to optimize Web and mobile applications for end-users across China.
The companies have also prepared a presentation, available on Compuware’s website, on the details of the acquisition.
The deal is expected to close in November, pending on government approvals and the satisfaction of other customary conditions.
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