Abacus Data Systems,
doing business as Caret (formerly AbacusNext) is an American
software and
private cloud services provider headquartered in
San Diego, California.
Services and software
Cloud
Abacus Private Cloud is a
private cloud sold as
Desktop-as-a-Service within a
Windows Server 2012 R2 environment. This service relies on
Veeam Software for backup support, and is built on
Intel-based architecture.
This private cloud service is colocated across three carrier-neutral data centers that are interconnected via a self-run
optical network
Optical networking is a means of communication that uses signals encoded in light to transmit information in various types of telecommunications networks. These include limited range local-area networks (LAN) or wide-area networks (WAN), which cr ...
. These data centers are Scalematrix in
San Diego, California, Skybox Houston One in
Houston, Texas
Houston (; ) is the most populous city in Texas, the most populous city in the Southern United States, the fourth-most populous city in the United States, and the sixth-most populous city in North America, with a population of 2,304,580 in ...
, and SUPERNAP by
Switch in
Las Vegas, Nevada.
Software
AbacusNext offers four
Windows-based platforms, all of which rely on
relational database management system
A relational database is a (most commonly digital) database based on the relational model of data, as proposed by E. F. Codd in 1970. A system used to maintain relational databases is a relational database management system (RDBMS). Many relatio ...
s. Two are
law practice management software
Law practice management software is software designed to manage a law firm's case and client records, billing and bookkeeping, schedules and appointments, deadlines, computer files and to facilitate any compliance requirements such as with docum ...
for
lawyers; AbacusLaw uses
Advantage Database, while Amicus Attorney uses
Microsoft SQL Server. AbacusNext has two platforms for
accounting
Accounting, also known as accountancy, is the measurement, processing, and communication of financial and non financial information about economic entities such as businesses and corporations. Accounting, which has been called the "languag ...
firms that rely on
Microsoft SQL Server: ResultsCRM, a
customer relationship management for
QuickBooks, and OfficeTools
practice management software.
Management
*Keri Gohman,
CEO
A chief executive officer (CEO), also known as a central executive officer (CEO), chief administrator officer (CAO) or just chief executive (CE), is one of a number of corporate executives charged with the management of an organization especially ...
(previously a partner at Bain Capital Ventures)
*Mike Skelly,
CFO (former CFO of Trio Health, UpWind Solutions, and
Active Network)
In December 2015, American
private equity investment firm
Providence Equity Partners
Providence Equity Partners L.L.C. is a specialist private equity firm, private equity investment firm focused on media, communications, education, technology investments across North America and Europe. The firm specializes in growth-oriented pri ...
took a strategic majority investment in AbacusNext (Abacus Data Systems at that time).
Acquisitions
*May 2016: acquired
Toronto-based software company Gavel & Gown, makers of Amicus Attorney.
*February 2017: acquired
Virginia-based software company Results Software, makers of ResultsCRM.
*February 2017: acquired
San Diego–based cloud hosting provider Cloudnine Realtime.
*May 2017: acquired
Palmdale-based software company OfficeTools.
*November 2017: acquired
Scotland-based software company
HotDocs
HotDocs is a document automation (also known as document generation or document assembly) software company currently owned by AbacusNext. Version 1.0 of HotDocs was introduced in 1993.
Description
HotDocs transforms documents and graphical (PDF) ...
. HotDocs was previously owned by
LexisNexis before being sold in 2009.
*December 2017: acquired
New Hampshire–based software company Commercial Logic.
References
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External links
Official website
Software companies of the United States
Cloud applications
Cloud computing providers
American companies established in 1983
Software companies based in California
Technology companies based in San Diego