Double-Take Software
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Double-Take Software, Inc. (NASDAQ
: DBTK), a publicly listed company, develops software that reduces downtime
and protects data for business-critical systems in Microsoft
server environments and also more recently on Red Hat Linux and VMWARE ESX servers.
The company was founded in 1991 as NSI Software, Inc. and changed its name in March 2006 to Double-Take Software, Inc . The company is headquartered in Southborough, Massachusetts
with primary R&D
offices in Indianapolis, Indiana
. Other offices are located in Hoboken, New Jersey
; Worcester, England; and Paris, France
.
Double-Take Software acquired Sunbelt System Software in May 2006 , TimeSpring Software
in December 2007 and emBoot, Inc. July 2008
Double-Take filed for IPO in August 2006 , and began trading on December 15, 2006 with 7.5 million shares released to the public at $11 per share .
On May 17, 2010, Double-Take entered into a definitive merger agreement to be acquired by Vision Solutions, Inc., a portfolio company of Thoma Bravo, LLC .
Disaster Recovery
Business Continuity
NASDAQ
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: DBTK), a publicly listed company, develops software that reduces downtime
Downtime
The term downtime is used to refer to periods when a system is unavailable.Downtime or outage duration refers to a period of time that a system fails to provide or perform its primary function...
and protects data for business-critical systems in Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
server environments and also more recently on Red Hat Linux and VMWARE ESX servers.
The company was founded in 1991 as NSI Software, Inc. and changed its name in March 2006 to Double-Take Software, Inc . The company is headquartered in Southborough, Massachusetts
Southborough, Massachusetts
Southborough is an affluent town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. It incorporates the smaller villages of Cordaville, Fayville, and Southville. Its name is often informally shortened to Southboro, a usage seen on many area signs and maps. Its population was 9,767 at the 2010...
with primary R&D
Research and development
The phrase research and development , according to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, refers to "creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of man, culture and society, and the use of this stock of...
offices in Indianapolis, Indiana
Indianapolis, Indiana
Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S...
. Other offices are located in Hoboken, New Jersey
Hoboken, New Jersey
Hoboken is a city in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population was 50,005. The city is part of the New York metropolitan area and contains Hoboken Terminal, a major transportation hub for the region...
; Worcester, England; and Paris, France
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
.
Double-Take Software acquired Sunbelt System Software in May 2006 , TimeSpring Software
Continuous data protection
Continuous data protection , also called continuous backup or real-time backup, refers to backup of computer data by automatically saving a copy of every change made to that data, essentially capturing every version of the data that the user saves...
in December 2007 and emBoot, Inc. July 2008
Double-Take filed for IPO in August 2006 , and began trading on December 15, 2006 with 7.5 million shares released to the public at $11 per share .
On May 17, 2010, Double-Take entered into a definitive merger agreement to be acquired by Vision Solutions, Inc., a portfolio company of Thoma Bravo, LLC .
See also
Virtual machineVirtual machine
A virtual machine is a "completely isolated guest operating system installation within a normal host operating system". Modern virtual machines are implemented with either software emulation or hardware virtualization or both together.-VM Definitions:A virtual machine is a software...
Disaster Recovery
Disaster recovery
Disaster recovery is the process, policies and procedures related to preparing for recovery or continuation of technology infrastructure critical to an organization after a natural or human-induced disaster. Disaster recovery is a subset of business continuity...
Business Continuity
Business continuity planning
Business continuity planning “identifies [an] organization's exposure to internal and external threats and synthesizes hard and soft assets to provide effective prevention and recovery for the organization, whilst maintaining competitive advantage and value system integrity”. It is also called...