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The company serves more than 5,000 organizations worldwide in industries such as financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, energy and utilities, legal, ... GoodTechnology FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch Thisarticlemaycontainwordingthatpromotesthesubjectthroughexaggerationofunnoteworthyfacts.Pleasehelpimproveitbyremovingorreplacingsuchwording.(October2021)(Learnhowandwhentoremovethistemplatemessage) ThetopicofthisarticlemaynotmeetWikipedia'snotabilityguidelinesforcompaniesandorganizations.Pleasehelptodemonstratethenotabilityofthetopicbycitingreliablesecondarysourcesthatareindependentofthetopicandprovidesignificantcoverageofitbeyondameretrivialmention.Ifnotabilitycannotbeshown,thearticleislikelytobemerged,redirected,ordeleted.Findsources: "GoodTechnology" – news ·newspapers ·books ·scholar ·JSTOR(October2021)(Learnhowandwhentoremovethistemplatemessage) GoodTechnologyTypeSubsidiaryIndustrySoftwareFounded1996HeadquartersSunnyvale,CaliforniaParentBlackBerryLimitedWebsitewww.good.com GoodTechnology,ownedbyBlackBerryLimited,isamobilesecurityproviderheadquarteredinSunnyvale,California,UnitedStates. Thecompanyservesmorethan5,000organizationsworldwideinindustriessuchasfinancialservices,healthcare,manufacturing,energyandutilities,legal,government,andtechnology.[1][2] Goodmakesproductsformanagingandsecuringmobiledevicesinabusinessenvironment.[3]Thecompanyfocusesonsecuringappsanddataonmobiledevices.[4] Contents 1History 2Platformandproducts 3Industrystatus 4References 5Furtherreading 6Externallinks History[edit] GoodTechnologyinitscurrentformisacontinuationoftwopreviouscompanies.OnewasVisto,foundedin1996(andinitiallyknownasRoampage).VistoacquiredtheoriginalGoodTechnologyin2009,andassumeditsname.TheoriginalGoodTechnologyhadbeenfoundedin2000;itwasinitiallyknownasSpringThings,andsoldanMP3playerfortheHandspringVisorbeforeshiftingtoemailproductsformobileprofessionals.[5][6] Priortotheacquisition,bothcompaniesmarketedemailaccessfromportabledevices.[6][7][8]InNovember2006,MotorolaannouncedplanstoacquireGoodTechnologyaspartofitsplantocompetewithResearchinMotion'sBlackberryproductlineintheenterprisesector,andexpresseditsintentiontocontinuelicensingitstechnologytootherphonemanufacturers.[8][9]Atthetimeoftheacquisition,Good'sflagshipproductswereGoodMobileMessaging,GoodMobileIntranetandGoodMobileDefense;thecompanyhad470employees.[10] OnFebruary23,2009,MotorolaannouncedthatithadagreedtosellGoodTechnologytorivalpushemailprovider,Visto.In2009VistoannouncedthatithadrenameditselfGoodTechnologyeffectivelytakingthenameoftheformerindependentcompany.[11] From2009to2012,GoodTechnologygrewthroughacquisitions,amongthemIntercastingCorporation(May2009)andCloudSync(January2010),[12]Copiun(2012),[13]andAppCentral(2012).[14][15] InDecember2009GoodTechnologybegansupportingiPhoneandAndroiddevices.[16]ThecompanylaunchedGoodDynamics,asetofmobileapplicationdevelopmenttoolsforenterpriseandconsumers,inOctober2011.[17] WiththeGoodSecureMobilitySolution,releasedinJune2013,GoodTechnologyaimedtoaddressreal-worldusageinwhichprofessionalsuseseveralappstoaccomplishatask.BuildingonitsappcontainerizationapproachandtheGoodDynamicsplatform,thecompanypresentedasystemthatwasbothsecureandresponsivetocustomers’usagehabits.[18] InSeptember2013thecompany's"GoodforEnterprise(GFE)"solutionbecamethefirstcross-platformmobilecollaborationsolutiontoachieveCommonCriteriaEvaluationAssuranceLevel4Augmented(EAL4+)andtheonlycontainerizedsolutiontomeetthislevelofsecuritycertificationoneitheriOSorAndroid.[19] InFebruary2014,GoodTechnologyacquiredBoxToneforitsMobileDeviceManagement,EnterpriseMobilityManagement,MobileServiceManagementandMobileAppPerformanceMonitoringSolutions.[20] OnSeptember4,2015BlackBerryannouncedthatitwouldacquireGoodTechnologyfor$425Milliondollars.[21]ThenewsoftheacquisitionwasconfirmedbyGoodTechnologyCEOChristyWyattinablogpostontheGoodBlog.[22]TheacquisitionwascompletedonNovember2,2015.[23]ThefiresalewascontroversialbecauseGoodTechnologywasvaluedat$1billionandhadfiledforanIPOinMay2014,andinearly2015thecompany'sboardhadturneddownanall-cashofferof$800million.ThevaluationofGoodTechnologyhasbeensuggestedtobeinflated,andthoughthecompanyreported2014revenueof$211.9millioncomparedto2013revenueof$160.4million,withan2014operatinglossof$83.9millionlosscomparedtothe2013and2012operatinglossesof$115.9millionand$89.4million,the2014filingshowedthecompanyhad$42.1millionwhichwaslessthan12monthsworth,andthatcashhaddwindledtounder$25millionbythestartof2015.[24]Theemployees'commonstockatthetimeoftheacquisitionbyBlackBerrywasworthonly44centspershare(around10percentofwhatithadbeenthepreviousyear)whilepreferredstockforexecutivesandventurecapitalistswas$3pershare;furthermoreemployeeshadbeentaxedonthecommonsharevaluewhenitreacheditspeak(astheywereleavingthecompany).[25][26] Inlate2016Sunnyvaleheadquartersofficewasclosed,allremainingemployeesweremovedtotheBlackBerryofficelocatedinMountainView.[citationneeded] In2017allGoodTechnologyproductswererebrandedundertheBlackBerrySoftwarebrand.[citationneeded] Platformandproducts[edit] TheGoodDynamicsSecureMobilityPlatformservesasafoundationfortheGoodCollaborationSuite,andalsofortheGoodMobileAllianceISVEcosystem,inwhichindependentdeveloperscreateanddistributeappsoftheirown.InOctober2013GoodannouncedtheGoodDynamicsSharedServiceFrameworkaspartofGoodDynamics,includingservicessuchasprinting,filesharing,andemail.[27]Theframeworkisalsodesignedtomakeiteasierfordeveloperstoreusecodeandconnectapps.[28][29]GoodalsoannouncedDirectConnectinfall2013;thistechnologyenablescompaniestocontrolthewaydataflowsthroughtheirnetworks,forinstancewithrespecttocorporateornationalboundaries.[30] TheGoodCollaborationSuiteincludesemail,calendar,contacts,tasks,instantmessaging,browsinganddocumentsharingfeaturesthatgobeyondtheconsumer-orientedfeaturesofiOS,WindowsPhoneorAndroid,andaremoretightlyintegratedwithoneanother.[31]Italsoincludesbusiness-orientedfeaturessuchassinglesign-on,secureaccesstocorporatenetworks,andadministrativefunctions.[31]GoodforEnterprise,thecorecomponentoftheCollaborationSuite,providesastrictseparationbetweenpersonalandcorporatecontent,allowingbothtocoexistonanemployee'sdevicewithoutcompromisingsecurity.[32]OthercomponentsoftheCollaborationSuiteincludeGoodShare(forSharePoint-basedfilesharing)andGoodConnect(forLyncandSametimeinstantmessaging).[33]Good'sproductofferingsalsoinclude:GoodVault,offeringenhanceddataprotectionforGoodforEnterprise,andusingtwo-factorauthentication;[34]GoodforOEMs/Carriers,whichenablestelecommunicationscompaniestocreateintegratedsocialmessagingexperiencesfortheircustomers;GoodSecureMobilitySolution,whichsupportsdeveloping,securing,deploying,andmanagingworkflowsformobileworkers.[33] Industrystatus[edit] GoodTechnology'sreportsandexecutiveshavebeencitedasexpertsintheadoptionanduseofmobiletechnologyintheenterprisesector.[35][36][37]Inparticular,itsquarterlyMobilityIndexReporttracksdatabasedonGood'scustomersdeviceactivationsand,morerecently,appactivations.[38] Good'sclientbaseincludesthosewithhighsecurityneeds,suchasgovernmentagenciesandfinancialinstitutions.[39]Good'ssecurityproductsoffercustomersawaytomigratefromtheBlackBerryplatformtoiOS,WindowsPhoneandAndroid.[40]Infall2013,GoodopenedofficesinBeneluxandStockholm.[41]ItalsohasofficesinNewJersey,NewYork,Washington,Texas,Australia,China,Germany,Italy,SouthKorea,Spain,andtheUnitedKingdom.[33] Theplatformhasearnedaccreditationsandcertificationsthatenablecompaniestocomplywithgovernmentregulationsaroundtheworld.[42]GoodsoftwarewasrequiredintheU.S.DepartmentofDefense'sfirstapprovalofAndroiddevicesin2012.[43]In2013,theplatformbecamethefirstcross-platformmobilecollaborationsolutiontoachieveCommonCriteriaEvaluationAssuranceLevel4Augmented(EAL4+)andtheonlycontainerizedsolutiontomeetthislevelofsecuritycertificationoneitheriOSorAndroid.[19]ItwasalsolistedonAustralia'sDefenceSignalsDirectorate'sEvaluatedProductsList.[44] Afall2013InfoSecuritymagazinefeaturearticleonwomenintheinformationsecurityindustrywhichquotedGoodCEOChristyWyatt,andnotedthatGood'sworkforcewas27%female,anditsexecutiveteam40%female,bothaheadofanestimated10%femaleworkforceintheindustry.[45] References[edit] ^King,Rachel(June5,2013)."GoodTechnology:Enterprisemobilitytrendsdon'tmirrorconsumeruse".ZDNet. ^Villavicencio,Patrick(September18,2013)."GoodTechnologyentersPhilippinemarket,keenonemergingmobileenterprises".InterAksyonInfotek. ^Lomas,Natasha(October2,2012)."GoodTechnologyAcquiresAppCentralToBolsteriOS,AndroidAndWPAppSecurity,ManageabilityAndDistributionInBYODEra".TechCrunch. ^Gallant,John(August12,2013)."GoodTechnologyCEO:"Wefocusonthedata,notthedevice"".CITEWorld. ^Shim,Richard(September28,2001)."GoodchallengesRIM'sBlackBerry".CNETNews. ^abManey,Kevin(May7,2002)."Sofar,sogoodfortechstart-up".USATODAY. ^"Vistoe-mailsolutionforKPN'si-mode".telecompaper.November14,2003. ^ab"MotorolatakesontheBlackBerry-Technology&Media-InternationalHeraldTribune".NewYorkTimes.October10,2006. ^Lemon,Sumner(February23,2009)."MotorolaSellsGoodTechnologytoVisto".IDGNewsService. ^Frulinger,Josh(June11,2012)."Motorolabuysmobileappcompany".ITWorld. ^Loizos,Connie(August18,2010)."Dawnofanewerahundredsofmillionsofdollarslater".PEHub. ^Rao,Leena(January27,2010)."GoodTechnologyBuysUpCloudSync".TechCrunch. ^Endler,Michael(September5,2012)."GoodTechnologyBuysCopiun".InformationWeek. ^Lomas,Natasha(October2,2012)."GoodTechnologyAcquiresAppCentralToBolsteriOS,AndroidAndWPAppSecurity,ManageabilityAndDistributionInBYODEra".TechCrunch. ^Madden,Jack(September6,2012)."GoodTechnologyacquiresfilesyncingcompanyCopiun".BrianMadden.com. ^Finley,Klint(August4,2010)."iPhoneandAndroidBothSeeMeteoricEnterpriseGrowthAccordingtoGoodTechnology".ReadWrite. ^Dignan,Larry(October10,2011)."GoodTechnologyeyesdevelopers,launchesGoodDynamics".ZDNet. ^Faas,Ryan(June25,2013)."GoodTechnologyRecognizesthatNoAppisanIsland".CITENews. ^abBudmar,Patrick(September11,2013)."GoodTechnologygetsEAL4+certification".ComputerWorld. ^"GoodTechnologytoAcquireBoxTone".GoodTechnologypressrelease.February23,2014. ^Edmonds,Rich(September4,2015)."BlackBerrytoacquireGoodTechnologyfor$425million".Crackberry. ^Wyatt,Christy(September4,2015)."ALettertoOurCustomers,EmployeesandPartners".GoodBlog. ^"BlackBerryCompletesGoodTechnologyAcquisition".BlackBerry,Ltd.pressrelease.November2,2015. ^"'Unicorn'startupGoodTechnologysellsforlessthanhalfitstopvaluation". ^"AfterGoodTechnology's$425MfiresaletoBlackBerry,ashareholderoffershiswindfalltocolleagueswholostout".11January2016. ^Benner,Katie(23December2015)."WhenaUnicornStart-UpStumbles,ItsEmployeesGetHurt".TheNewYorkTimes. ^Clark,Melody(November17,2013)."54newAPIs:Adobe,BitTorrentSynch,andShopYourWay".ProgrammableWeb. ^Boyd,Mark(October16,2013)."GoodTechnologyReleasesSemi-OpenAPI".ProgrammableWeb. ^"MobileIndustryontheMoveOctober12".MobileEnterprise.October12,2013. ^Parkerson,Stuart(November20,2013)."GoodTechnologyMakesEnhancementstoitsGoodDynamicsSecurityMobilityPlatform,PartofitsEnterpriseMobileSolutionServices". ^abArlotta,CJ(November19,2013)."GoodTechnologyUpdatesMobileCollaborationSuite".MSPmentor. ^Barwick,Hamish(27November2013)."Slater&GordonLawyersmakesthecaseformobilesecurity".Computerworld. ^abc"GoodTechnologyReleasesNextGenerationSecureMobileCollaborationSuite".BloombergBusinessweek.November12,2013. ^Hamblen,Matt(December4,2012)."GoodVaultlaunchestwo-factorauthenticationforiPhones:iPhoneswouldusesleevestoreadsmartcardsandmicroSDcards".ComputerWorld. ^Holmes,Lindsay(November23,2013)."19SignsYouNeedToUnplugFromYourSmartphone".TheHuffingtonPost. ^DiPietro,Ben(January22,2014)."TheMorningRiskReport:HowAsianManagementCultureAffectsRisk". ^Grayson,Ian(November19,2013)."Personaldeviceusagecancreateasecuritynightmare".AustralianFinancialReview. ^Madden,Jack(October18,2013)."CheckoutalltheseenterprisemobilitymanagementannouncementsfromMobileCON".BrianMaddenBlog. ^Finneran,Michael(December4,2013)."HowMobileSecurityLagsBYOD".InformationWeek. ^Tausche,Kayla(November26,2013)."Meet'Good,'thenewBlackBerrykilleronWallStreet". ^Baburajan,Rajani(November19,2013)."GoodTechnologyExpandsMobileDeviceManagementServicesinNordics".TMCnet. ^Parkerson,Stuart(November20,2013)."GoodTechnologyMakesEnhancementstoitsGoodDynamicsSecurityMobilityPlatform,PartofitsEnterpriseMobileSolutionServicesArticleAuthor".AppDeveloperMagazine. ^Serbu,Jared(January5,2012)."DoDapprovesfirst-everAndroiddevices".FederalNewsRadio. ^Anderson,Steve(September16,2013)."GoodforTechnologyProvesGoodforMobileSecuritywithEAL4+Cert".SAPMobileSecure. ^Dallaway,Eleanor(17October2013)."Let'sHearitfortheLadies:WomeninInformationSecurity".InfoSecurity. Furtherreading[edit] Lemon,Sumner(February23,2009)."MotorolaSellsGoodTechnologytoVisto".PCWorld.RetrievedDecember28,2011. Gohring,Nancy(July21,2011)."T-MobileSecuringAndroidPhonesWithGoodTechnology".PCWorld.RetrievedDecember28,2011. "GoodTechnologyBuysUpCloudSync".Techcrunch.com.January27,2010.RetrievedJanuary1,2012. 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