Unit4 is a software company that designs and delivers

enterprise software Enterprise software, also known as enterprise application software (EAS), is computer software used to satisfy the needs of an organization rather than individual users. Such organizations include businesses, schools, interest-based user groups, ...

and ERP applications and related

professional services Professional services are occupations in the service sector requiring special training in the arts or sciences. Some professional services, such as architects, accountants, engineers, doctors, and lawyers require the practitioner to hold professi ...

for people in services organizations, with a special focus on the professional services, education, public services, and nonprofit sectors. It has

subsidiaries A subsidiary, subsidiary company or daughter company is a company owned or controlled by another company, which is called the parent company or holding company. Two or more subsidiaries that either belong to the same parent company or having a sa ...

and offices in 26 countries across Europe, North America, the Asia-Pacific region and Africa. The company is best known for its People Experience Suite including Unit4 ERP, Unit4 Financials, Unit4 FP&A, Unit4 Talent Management. In 2015, Unit4 announced a partnership with

Microsoft Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational technology corporation producing computer software, consumer electronics, personal computers, and related services headquartered at the Microsoft Redmond campus located in Redmond, Washing ...

to build self-driving business applications on the

Microsoft Azure Microsoft Azure, often referred to as Azure ( , ), is a cloud computing platform operated by Microsoft for application management via around the world-distributed data centers. Microsoft Azure has multiple capabilities such as software as a ...

cloud. Unit4's software is available in either cloud or on-premises setups. In 2020, the company launched a Global Channel Partner Programme to aid partners in implementing Unit4 software.

History

Unit4 was founded in 1980 by Chris Ouwinga and listed on the

Amsterdam Stock Exchange Euronext Amsterdam is a stock exchange based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Formerly known as the Amsterdam Stock Exchange, it merged on 22 September 2000 with the Brussels Stock Exchange and the Paris Stock Exchange to form Euronext. The r ...

in 1998. In 2000, Unit4 merged with the Norwegian ERP software house Agresso Group ASA and the company name was changed to Unit4Agresso. In March 2014, Unit4 was acquired by international venture capital firm Advent International. In 2015, Unit4 rebranded its Coda financial management software package as Unit4 Financials. The Unit4 People Platform was also launched in 2015 as the foundation for Unit4 business applications using Microsoft Azure technology. In April 2019, Mike Ettling, former president of SAP SuccessFactors and CEO of NGA Human Resources, became Unit4's CEO. Global growth private equity firm TA Associates announced the strategic growth buy out of Unit4 for more than $2bn in March 2021. Global private markets firm, Partners Group, will invest alongside TA. In April, Unit4 released ERPx, its next-generation intelligent Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution built for mid-market, people-centric organizations.

Acquisitions

Recognition

Unit4 was featured in Gartner's 2019 Market Guide. In 2020, Unit4 was featured in a Forrester Wave evaluation of cloud-based HCM suite providers as a Strong Performer. That same year, Unit4 placed 3rd as a Gold Medalist in the ERP Data Quadrant Report on MS Dynamics and Oracle ERP Cloud providers. In 2021, Unit4 was featured as a Notable Vendor in Gartner’s ''Market Share Analysis: ERP Software, Worldwide, 2020''.

References

External links

* * {{accounting software Accounting software Business software companies Software companies established in 1980 Dutch brands ERP software companies Financial software companies Software companies of the Netherlands Sliedrecht