| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Enterprise management software |
| Founded | 1985 |
| Headquarters | South Jordan, Utah, United States |
| Key people | Steve Daly CEO |
| Website | www.landesk.com |
LANDesk Software provides systems management, security management, service management, asset management, and process management solutions to organizations. It is one of the oldest companies providing this type of product.[1]
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Originally founded in 1985 as LAN Systems, the company’s software product assets were acquired by Intel in 1991, forming Intel’s LANDesk division.[2]
LANDesk pioneered the desktop management category in 1993. That same year, IDC named LANDesk the category leader.[3] In addition, LANDesk pioneered virtual IT technology in 1999, revolutionizing large-packet distribution with LANDesk Targeted Multicast technology.
In 2002, LANDesk Software became a standalone company with headquarters near Salt Lake City, Utah.[4]
By 2005, the company’s software was being used worldwide.[5] In 2006, Avocent purchased the company for $416 million.[6] Also in 2006, LANDesk added process management technologies to its product line and extended into the consolidated service desk market with LANDesk Service Desk.
In August 2008 Avocent acquired Touchpaper, ITSM vendor to merge within LANDesk division. In December 2009 Emerson Electric acquired Avocent to merge within its Network Power division. LANDesk split from Avocent to become an independent business unit. In February 2010 Emerson stated its intention to sell LANDesk during first half of 2010.[7]
Emerson announced in the first quarter 2010 report, that the LANDesk business unit of Avocent was not a strategic fit for Emerson and expected it to be sold within six months. Therefore, the results of LANDesk were being reported as discontinued operations.
On the 23rd of August, 2010, Thoma Bravo LLC announced their intention to acquire LANDesk to establish as independent company.[8]
Recent industry awards include:
The company's products have asset inventory/discovery, security vulnerability detection and remediation, software distribution, IT compliance reporting, patch management, software license management, security policy enforcement, and endpoint device power consumption management.
LANDesk software is used to manage over 250 million desktops, servers and mobile devices.[9] Their software is used to manage devices running Windows, Macintosh and Linux operating systems.
LANDesk sells directly and through partners worldwide and has regional offices and development centers in Brazil, China, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, and Britain. The division has employees in 18 countries.
Systems Lifecycle Management
Endpoint Security Management
IT Process Automation
IT Service Management
LANDesk has worked with technology vendors and industry standards bodies to develop emerging and open standards across the systems and security management landscape, including the DMI and CIM initiatives as well as enabling technologies such as Wake on LAN and Alert on LAN.
LANDesk cofounded the Desktop Management Task Force DMTF and spearheaded the Web-based Enterprise Management WBEM initiative.[9]