AppSense was a company that provided virtual user/desktop infrastructure. It was acquired by
Ivanti (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
Goldman Sachs for a minority share in the company. Originally based in
Daresbury,
England
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, in 2010 AppSense opened a US headquarters in
New York City
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, with a Technology and Development center located in
Sunnyvale, California. The company relocated its headquarters to
Sunnyvale, California from New York City in 2013.
In May 2010, AppSense was mentioned for use with
Citrix systems.
In 2010, AppSense joined the
Microsoft
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System Center Alliance, and is an ISV Partner.
In May 2011, AppSense announced a partnership with
Cisco.
In March 2016 AppSense was acquired by
LANDESK. In 2017, LANDESK and HEAT Software were merged to create a new software company called
Ivanti.
References
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External links
Official Ivanti Website
Defunct software companies of the United States
Software companies of the United Kingdom
Software companies established in 1999
Companies based in Sunnyvale, California
1999 establishments in California