AppSense was a company that provided virtual user/desktop infrastructure. It was acquired by

Ivanti Ivanti () is an IT software company headquartered in South Jordan, Utah, United States. It produces software for IT Security, IT Service Management, IT Asset Management, Unified Endpoint Management, Identity Management and Supply Chain Management ...

(then called LANDESK) in 2016. AppSense offered virtual user environments for enterprise desktop infrastructure, from user rights management to personalization settings.

History

AppSense was founded in 1999 by Charles Sharland. In February 2011, AppSense announced a $70 million round of funding from

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for a minority share in the company. Originally based in

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, in 2010 AppSense opened a US headquarters in

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, with a Technology and Development center located in

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. The company relocated its headquarters to

from New York City in 2013. In May 2010, AppSense was mentioned for use with

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systems. In 2010, AppSense joined the

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System Center Alliance, and is an ISV Partner. In May 2011, AppSense announced a partnership with

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. In March 2016 AppSense was acquired by

LANDESK Ivanti () is an IT software company headquartered in South Jordan, Utah, United States. It produces software for IT Security, IT Service Management, IT Asset Management, Unified Endpoint Management, Identity Management and Supply Chain Manageme ...

. In 2017, LANDESK and HEAT Software were merged to create a new software company called

References

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External links

Official Ivanti Website
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