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The company was founded in Houston, Texas, by former [[Shell plc|Shell]] employees Scott Boulette, [[John Moores (baseball)|John Moores]], and Dan Cloer, whose surname initials were adopted as the company name BMC Software.<ref name="CEOMag">{{cite news|date=October 2015|title=Jason Andrew|work=The CEO Magazine|url=http://www.theceomagazine.com/business/jason-andrew/|url-status=dead|access-date=2016-06-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220065245/http://www.theceomagazine.com/business/jason-andrew/|archive-date=2016-12-20}}</ref> Moores served as the company's first CEO.<ref name="Blmberg">{{cite news|title=John J. Moores|work=Bloomberg|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=87848&privcapId=9192929}}</ref> The firm primarily wrote software for [[IBM mainframe]] computers, the industry standard at the time,<ref name="nytbmc">{{cite news |author=Staff writer |date=June 6, 1985 |title=BMC-I.B.M. Suit |work=[[New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/06/06/business/bmc-ibm-suit.html |access-date=August 9, 2009}}</ref> but since the mid-1990s has been developing software to monitor, manage and automate both distributed and mainframe systems.
The company was founded in Houston, Texas, by former [[Shell plc|Shell]] employees Scott Boulette, [[John Moores (baseball)|John Moores]], and Dan Cloer, whose surname initials were adopted as the company name BMC Software.<ref name="CEOMag">{{cite news|date=October 2015|title=Jason Andrew|work=The CEO Magazine|url=http://www.theceomagazine.com/business/jason-andrew/|url-status=dead|access-date=2016-06-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220065245/http://www.theceomagazine.com/business/jason-andrew/|archive-date=2016-12-20}}</ref> Moores served as the company's first CEO.<ref name="Blmberg">{{cite news|title=John J. Moores|work=Bloomberg|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=87848&privcapId=9192929}}</ref> The firm primarily wrote software for [[IBM mainframe]] computers, the industry standard at the time,<ref name="nytbmc">{{cite news |author=Staff writer |date=June 6, 1985 |title=BMC-I.B.M. Suit |work=[[New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/06/06/business/bmc-ibm-suit.html |access-date=August 9, 2009}}</ref> but since the mid-1990s has been developing software to monitor, manage and automate both distributed and mainframe systems.


In 1987, Moores was succeeded by Richard A. Hosley II as CEO and President. In July 1988, BMC was re-incorporated in Delaware and went public with an [[initial public offering]] for BMC stock.<ref name="twsnbsqasd">{{cite news|date=August 11, 2009|title=BMC: Stock Quote & Summary Data|publisher=[[Nasdaq]]|url=http://quotes.nasdaq.com/asp/SummaryQuote.asp?symbol=BMC&selected=BMC|access-date=August 11, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=BMC SOFTWARE INC (Form: 10-K, Received: 05/21/2008 17:30:22)|url=http://secfilings.nasdaq.com/edgar_conv_html%2f2008%2f05%2f21%2f0001362310-08-002952.html#FIS_BUSINESS|access-date=September 7, 2009|archive-date=January 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220104221012/https://secfilings.nasdaq.com/edgar_conv_html/2008/05/21/0001362310-08-002952.html#FIS_BUSINESS|url-status=dead}}</ref> The first day of trading was August 12, 1988.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=23 February 2001 |title=BMC Software exits Nasdaq for New York Stock Exchange |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2001/02/19/daily26.html |access-date=11 December 2024 |website=Houston Business Journal}}</ref> BMC stock was originally traded on the [[Nasdaq]] under the symbol '''BMCS''' and later on the [[New York Stock Exchange]] with symbol '''BMC'''.<ref name=":0" />
In 1987, Moores was succeeded by Richard A. Hosley II as CEO and President. In July 1988, BMC was re-incorporated in Delaware and went public with an [[initial public offering]] for BMC stock.<ref name="twsnbsqasd">{{cite news|date=August 11, 2009|title=BMC: Stock Quote & Summary Data|publisher=[[Nasdaq]]|url=http://quotes.nasdaq.com/asp/SummaryQuote.asp?symbol=BMC&selected=BMC|access-date=August 11, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=BMC SOFTWARE INC (Form: 10-K, Received: 05/21/2008 17:30:22)|url=http://secfilings.nasdaq.com/edgar_conv_html%2f2008%2f05%2f21%2f0001362310-08-002952.html#FIS_BUSINESS|access-date=September 7, 2009|archive-date=January 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220104221012/https://secfilings.nasdaq.com/edgar_conv_html/2008/05/21/0001362310-08-002952.html#FIS_BUSINESS|url-status=dead}}</ref> The first day of trading was August 12, 1988.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=23 February 2001 |title=BMC Software exits Nasdaq for New York Stock Exchange |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2001/02/19/daily26.html |access-date=11 December 2024 |website=Houston Business Journal}}</ref> BMC stock was originally traded on the [[Nasdaq]] under the symbol BMCS and later on the [[New York Stock Exchange]] with symbol BMC.<ref name=":0" />


=== Acquisition and privatization by private equity firms ===
=== Acquisition and privatization by private equity firms ===
In May 2013, BMC announced that it was being acquired by a group of major private equity investment groups for $6.9 billion.<ref>Goldman, David. (2013-05-06) [https://money.cnn.com/2013/05/06/technology/enterprise/bmc-software/ BMC Software sold for $6.9 billion - May. 6, 2013]. Money.cnn.com. Retrieved on 2013-07-26.</ref> The process was completed in September 2013 and the company is no longer publicly traded.
In May 2013, BMC announced that it was being acquired by a group of major private equity investment groups for $6.9 billion.<ref>Goldman, David. (2013-05-06) [https://money.cnn.com/2013/05/06/technology/enterprise/bmc-software/ BMC Software sold for $6.9 billion - May. 6, 2013]. Money.cnn.com. Retrieved on 2013-07-26.</ref>  


It was announced on October 2, 2018 that BMC was acquired by [[Kohlberg Kravis Roberts|KKR]], a leading global investment firm. The company was acquired from a private investor group led by [[Bain Capital|Bain Capital Private Equity]] and [[Golden Gate Capital]] together with GIC, [[Insight Venture Partners]], and [[Elliott Management Corporation|Elliott Management]].
=== Creation of Two Independent Companies ===
In October 2024 BMC announced that it was splitting into two separate organizations. BMC Software remains the name of the company that includes the Intelligent Z Optimization and Transformation (IZOT) and Digital Business Automation (DBA) business units.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BMC to split into two independent organizations |url=https://www.cio.com/article/3555304/bmc-to-split-into-two-independent-organizations.html |access-date=2025-08-06 |website=CIO |language=en}}</ref>


== Products and services ==
== Products and services ==


BMC Software specializes in software designed to enable an autonomous digital enterprise, developing products used for multiple functions including automation, service management, [[DevOps]], workflow orchestration, [[AIOps]], and security.{{cn|date=November 2024}}
The company supports enterprises using mainframes with its Automated Mainframe Intelligence (AMI) product line also known internally as (IZOT), which enables self-managing mainframe systems.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-07-31|title=BMC Reinvents Application Development with Automated Intelligence|url=https://www.aithority.com/security/bmc-reinvents-application-development-with-automated-mainframe-intelligence/|access-date=2020-03-27|website=AiThority|language=en-US}}</ref> Self-managing mainframes use machine learning to improve efficiency by anticipating needs, sending alarms, and taking actions without the need for manual actions.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Creating a Self-Managing Mainframe|url=https://ibmsystemsmag.com/IBM-Z/09/2018/self-managing-mainframe|access-date=2020-03-27|website=ibmsystemsmag.com|language=en|archive-date=March 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230306002025/https://ibmsystemsmag.com/IBM-Z/09/2018/self-managing-mainframe|url-status=dead}}</ref>


The company supports enterprises using mainframes with its Automated Mainframe Intelligence (AMI) product line, which enables self-managing mainframe systems.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-07-31|title=BMC Reinvents Application Development with Automated Intelligence|url=https://www.aithority.com/security/bmc-reinvents-application-development-with-automated-mainframe-intelligence/|access-date=2020-03-27|website=AiThority|language=en-US}}</ref> Self-managing mainframes use machine learning to improve efficiency by anticipating needs, sending alarms, and taking actions without the need for manual actions.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Creating a Self-Managing Mainframe|url=https://ibmsystemsmag.com/IBM-Z/09/2018/self-managing-mainframe|access-date=2020-03-27|website=ibmsystemsmag.com|language=en|archive-date=March 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230306002025/https://ibmsystemsmag.com/IBM-Z/09/2018/self-managing-mainframe|url-status=dead}}</ref>
BMC's Control-M software (internally known as DBA) is an application workflow orchestration platform that allows businesses to run hundreds of thousands of [[Batch processing|batch jobs]] daily and use the data to optimize complex business operations, such as [[supply chain management]].<ref name="enterprisesystemsmedia.com">{{Cite web|title=BMC Control-M Named Overall Leader in EMA Workload Automation Radar Report|url=http://enterprisesystemsmedia.com/|access-date=2020-03-27|website=enterprisesystemsmedia.com|language=en}}</ref> Users can access all enterprise batch jobs through a single graphical interface.<ref>{{Cite web|title=BMC Control-M Improve workflows, reduce operating costs, and deploy new services faster with automation|url=https://www.rightstar.com/products/bmc-products/bmc-control-m/|access-date=2020-03-27|website=RightStar|language=en-US}}</ref> Control-M integrates with distributed storage systems such as [[HDFS]], [[YARN]], [[MapReduce]] and [[Apache Spark]].<ref name="enterprisesystemsmedia.com"/> In 2019, the firm made the program available in a [[Docker (software)|Docker]] container, allowing easy deployment to the public cloud or on-premises.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-11-01|title=BMC Preps Control-M Workflow Engine for Container Age|url=https://containerjournal.com/topics/container-management/bmc-preps-control-m-workflow-engine-for-container-age/|access-date=2020-03-27|website=Container Journal|language=en-US}}</ref> The software has been named the overall leader in [[workload automation]] by  Enterprise Management Associates in each report since 2010.<ref name="enterprisesystemsmedia.com"/> In 2020, the firm announced the launch of [[SaaS]]-based BMC Control-M application workflow orchestration.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2020-12-02|title=Adding some SaaS to traditional business, BMC Helix Control-M unifies on-premises and Cloud|url=https://siliconangle.com/2020/12/02/adding-some-saas-to-traditional-business-bmc-helix-control-m-unifies-on-prem-and-cloud-reinvent/|access-date=2020-12-10|website=SiliconANGLE|language=en-US}}</ref>


BMC's Control-M software is an application workflow orchestration platform that allows businesses to run hundreds of thousands of [[Batch processing|batch jobs]] daily and use the data to optimize complex business operations, such as [[supply chain management]].<ref name="enterprisesystemsmedia.com">{{Cite web|title=BMC Control-M Named Overall Leader in EMA Workload Automation Radar Report|url=http://enterprisesystemsmedia.com/|access-date=2020-03-27|website=enterprisesystemsmedia.com|language=en}}</ref> Users can access all enterprise batch jobs through a single graphical interface.<ref>{{Cite web|title=BMC Control-M Improve workflows, reduce operating costs, and deploy new services faster with automation|url=https://www.rightstar.com/products/bmc-products/bmc-control-m/|access-date=2020-03-27|website=RightStar|language=en-US}}</ref> Control-M integrates with distributed storage systems such as [[HDFS]], [[YARN]], [[MapReduce]] and [[Apache Spark]].<ref name="enterprisesystemsmedia.com"/>  In 2019, the firm made the program available in a [[Docker (software)|Docker]] container, allowing easy deployment to the public cloud or on-premises.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-11-01|title=BMC Preps Control-M Workflow Engine for Container Age|url=https://containerjournal.com/topics/container-management/bmc-preps-control-m-workflow-engine-for-container-age/|access-date=2020-03-27|website=Container Journal|language=en-US}}</ref> The software has been named the overall leader in [[workload automation]] by  Enterprise Management Associates in each report since 2010.<ref name="enterprisesystemsmedia.com"/> In 2020, the firm announced the launch of [[SaaS]]-based BMC Helix Control-M application workflow orchestration.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2020-12-02|title=Adding some SaaS to traditional business, BMC Helix Control-M unifies on-premises and Cloud|url=https://siliconangle.com/2020/12/02/adding-some-saas-to-traditional-business-bmc-helix-control-m-unifies-on-prem-and-cloud-reinvent/|access-date=2020-12-10|website=SiliconANGLE|language=en-US}}</ref>
[[Remedy Corporation|Remedy]], which was rebranded as Helix spans across their IT Service and Operations Management portfolio (internally known as DSOM).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-11-27 |title=BMC Converges ITSM and ITOM Into a Unified Platform, Incorporating Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning |url=https://www.softwarereviews.com/research/bmc-converges-itsm-and-itom-into-a-unified-platform-incorporating-artificial-intelligence-and-machine-learning |access-date=2025-08-06 |website=www.softwarereviews.com |language=en}}</ref>  


The TrueSight suite utilizes AI and [[machine learning]] to provide insights and network automation capabilities,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-09-22|title=BMC TrueSight Operations Management|url=https://www.ktsl.com/bmc-truesight-operations-management/|access-date=2020-03-27|website=KTSL|language=en-GB}}</ref>  and includes TrueSight Operations Management, TrueSight Automation for Networks, TrueSight Automation for Servers, and TrueSight Orchestration.
The TrueSight suite utilizes AI and [[machine learning]] to provide insights and network automation capabilities,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-09-22|title=BMC TrueSight Operations Management|url=https://www.ktsl.com/bmc-truesight-operations-management/|access-date=2020-03-27|website=KTSL|language=en-GB|archive-date=May 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512114250/https://www.ktsl.com/bmc-truesight-operations-management/|url-status=dead}}</ref>  and includes TrueSight Operations Management, TrueSight Automation for Networks, TrueSight Automation for Servers, and TrueSight Orchestration.


== Directors and staff ==
== Directors and staff ==

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History

The company was founded in Houston, Texas, by former Shell employees Scott Boulette, John Moores, and Dan Cloer, whose surname initials were adopted as the company name BMC Software.[1] Moores served as the company's first CEO.[2] The firm primarily wrote software for IBM mainframe computers, the industry standard at the time,[3] but since the mid-1990s has been developing software to monitor, manage and automate both distributed and mainframe systems.

In 1987, Moores was succeeded by Richard A. Hosley II as CEO and President. In July 1988, BMC was re-incorporated in Delaware and went public with an initial public offering for BMC stock.[4][5] The first day of trading was August 12, 1988.[6] BMC stock was originally traded on the Nasdaq under the symbol BMCS and later on the New York Stock Exchange with symbol BMC.[6]

Acquisition and privatization by private equity firms

In May 2013, BMC announced that it was being acquired by a group of major private equity investment groups for $6.9 billion.[7]

Creation of Two Independent Companies

In October 2024 BMC announced that it was splitting into two separate organizations. BMC Software remains the name of the company that includes the Intelligent Z Optimization and Transformation (IZOT) and Digital Business Automation (DBA) business units.[8]

Products and services

The company supports enterprises using mainframes with its Automated Mainframe Intelligence (AMI) product line also known internally as (IZOT), which enables self-managing mainframe systems.[9] Self-managing mainframes use machine learning to improve efficiency by anticipating needs, sending alarms, and taking actions without the need for manual actions.[10]

BMC's Control-M software (internally known as DBA) is an application workflow orchestration platform that allows businesses to run hundreds of thousands of batch jobs daily and use the data to optimize complex business operations, such as supply chain management.[11] Users can access all enterprise batch jobs through a single graphical interface.[12] Control-M integrates with distributed storage systems such as HDFS, YARN, MapReduce and Apache Spark.[11] In 2019, the firm made the program available in a Docker container, allowing easy deployment to the public cloud or on-premises.[13] The software has been named the overall leader in workload automation by Enterprise Management Associates in each report since 2010.[11] In 2020, the firm announced the launch of SaaS-based BMC Control-M application workflow orchestration.[14]

Remedy, which was rebranded as Helix spans across their IT Service and Operations Management portfolio (internally known as DSOM).[15]

The TrueSight suite utilizes AI and machine learning to provide insights and network automation capabilities,[16] and includes TrueSight Operations Management, TrueSight Automation for Networks, TrueSight Automation for Servers, and TrueSight Orchestration.

Directors and staff

The company was founded by John J. Moores in 1980.[17] Richard A. Hosley II was president and chief executive officer of BMC Software, Inc. from October 1987 until April 1990. Shortly after becoming president, Hosley took the company public in 1988. Hosley was succeeded by Max Watson Jr. in April 1990.[18] Max Watson Jr. was chairman and chief executive officer of BMC Software from April 1990 to January 2001.[19]

In 2001, BMC appointed the company director, Garland Cupp, as chairman, succeeding Max Watson, who quit the post in January 2001.[20] Watson was succeeded as chairman and CEO by BMC's former senior vice president of product management and development, Robert Beauchamp.[21]

In December 2016, Peter Leav succeeded Bob Beauchamp as president and chief executive officer.[22] In October 2019, Ayman Sayed was named as President and CEO of BMC Software.[23]

Litigation

In 2022, BMC won a lawsuit against IBM for "fraudulently inducing and then violating a software licensing agreement", and was awarded over $1.6 billion in damages.[24][25] This was then overturned by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans, stating that "a lower court judge's determination concerning liability was in error." The three-judge panel, U.S. Circuit Judge Edith Jones said AT&T, one of BMC's biggest clients, had switched to IBM software "independently" and that BMC had "lost out to IBM fair and square".[26]

See also

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